Tyne Cot Cemetery, Ypres Salient.

I think this photograph is a fitting tribute. I appreciate the slightly ominous sky, and of course the lines of the tombstones and the wall. I have always been interested in WWI, or The Great War, as it was called before WWII came along. Perhaps because my grandfather fought on the German side and my great uncle as an American soldier. As a child I sometimes saw them talking and wondered why they did not hate one another. A year or so ago I read A Storm in Flanders by Winston Groom, which details the battles for the Ypres Salient. All wars are horrible, and leave lasting scars on those combatants lucky enough to survive. But after reading this book I think WWI, and the battles around Ypres, may be the most horrid of all man's wars. Thank you for sharing this picture.

Great. Thanks for sharing this.

Another great shot, although I've never been there I can imagine that it would be an overwhelming experience.

Many thanks everyone. It was overwhelming and I reached saturation point very quickly. It took me a while to find my 'zone' and I think I survived the journey on account of having a distraction. I had 30 rolls to develop and processing them is heavy work. I can only do small batches at a time. It was also a trip I made with my mother, she is a retired professor of english and one of her fields of expertise are the poets of The Great War. For her it was a pilgrimage to find Owen Wilson's grave. The last trips I did with her were Auschwitz and Birkenau and a tour of Budapest's synagogues. She likes it heavy.