FROZEN!

Hey, thanks again fella's... Too kind. I know it's just a simple little thing but I just felt I had to do it. I only hoped I'd done him justice........A kind of memorial.

My only problem is that now I've come across another photo Totally different and a lot more complex but it's another "must do".....A lot warmer this time though!

Richard.

Hi Richard,

That is a simple little dio but very powerful, superb.

Cheers

VI

Superb Richard,really impressed, a touching atmosphere about it.

Rich.

I think your piece is perfect.

Theres no clutter, a discarded jerry can,stick grenade or anything to take away image of a sad death.

A simple idea well excuted.

You should be proud.

Steve.

Nice.

Just as nice as the BMW.

At this rate more to come soon I guess

Johan

Hi Richard

Mission accomplished--
Very well executed idea

a picture of misery, but well done

Adam

Poignant and very well executed Richard. Your best work to date for me. Class!

Pete

Richard

I've looked at this a few times now, and wondered what to write. It's a little too sad and lonely for me, I guess that is a compliment in itself. I'll confess: it upset me, I know not why, but it really did. Not at all upset me in that it's not appropriate, but upset me through some kind of barking empathy with a plastic figure.

You've made me feel sad. So I think that means you've done a very, very good job indeed, sir.

Cheers

Tim

I'm really pleased you guys like it I know there's a lot more detail I could have added to the Gulaschkanone but wanted to capture the main subject more than anything. Steve got it right when he said there's no clutter for the same reason, although the bucket is there to fill a space, it was deliberately chosen as an innocent item of no millitary relevance.

I also added the lump of wood on the floor, where it had slipped from the soldiers hand as he lost conciousness.

Cheers.

Richard.

Tim.

Thank you very much for those words sir

I know exactly what you're saying as I was having the same thoughts and feelings as I was building it. It matters not a jot his nationality, age or political beliefs and as you rightly say, yes, it's just a plastic figure.

I think it's because it represents a real human being in a photograph. I found myself wondering if his family ever knew of his fate. I know the same can be asked about thousands of dead from all sides in all wars but this just seems to sum it all up for me.

Thanks again.

Richard.