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11th November 2011
Last Friday I wanted to take the unique opportunity to capture a meaningful image on 11th November 2011. A special date, not only for being the anniversary of the armistice but for also containing all the 11’s .
The weather wasn’t overly inspiring, but I found myself at the relevant time in a small village called Llanfynydd. The village was almost deserted when we found the war memorial so it was a lovely surprise when the pupils of the local school were brought to the memorial to observe the 2 minute silence at 11am. The memorial is inscribed in Welsh and it was beautiful to hear the young voices recite the inscription to the memory of the fallen local heroes.
The Local school paying their respects
The image I took at 11 minutes & 11 seconds past 11 on the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of the second millennium. (well according to my camera anyway!)
The weather wasn’t overly inspiring, but I found myself at the relevant time in a small village called Llanfynydd. The village was almost deserted when we found the war memorial so it was a lovely surprise when the pupils of the local school were brought to the memorial to observe the 2 minute silence at 11am. The memorial is inscribed in Welsh and it was beautiful to hear the young voices recite the inscription to the memory of the fallen local heroes.
The Local school paying their respects
The image I took at 11 minutes & 11 seconds past 11 on the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of the second millennium. (well according to my camera anyway!)