Within a couple weeks, the Battle of Spotsylvania became the bloodiest site in all of the Civil War. The photos below are a small collection of the historical sites memorializing a battle that lost a third of all those that fought in it. Whether justified or not, wars will always be. The same came be said for religion. And an irony of them both is that together they have a long history together.
The first photo depicts that irony to me as the cross and cannonballs are so gloriously framed on this monument. Furthermore the whimsical clouds in the background make me think of the smoke that derives from the battlefield itself.
The second photo brings to life the colors of the weathered metals that have been exposed to time and the elements. On the back of the cannon, you can almost see the route that raindrops have traveled to reach the ground.
The first photo depicts that irony to me as the cross and cannonballs are so gloriously framed on this monument. Furthermore the whimsical clouds in the background make me think of the smoke that derives from the battlefield itself.
The second photo brings to life the colors of the weathered metals that have been exposed to time and the elements. On the back of the cannon, you can almost see the route that raindrops have traveled to reach the ground.
In the third photo, you get the view of a Zumbooruckeer (spelling is up for debate). Or would it have been a Cannonite? Wait, I think it is in fact an artilleryman. Yes, the view in the third photo would be the perspective of the artilleryman or cannoneer's view.
"Ironies of a Battlefield"
"Weathered Metals"
"A Cannoneer's Perspective"
*A Zumbooruck is a cannon that is mounted to the back of a camel that is seen in the deserts of Northern Africa.
It is also a feature of an early 90's videogame.
I'm digging the middle one. Great colors and composition. It's a very interesting photo. I like the first one too though not as much. I assume the irony is that there are instruments of war on top of a grave of someone who was likely killed by instruments of war? Well that's how I read it. The last one is okay. I think a wider shot would have been more interesting, but maybe the cannon is not actually pointing at anything interesting.
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