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Armed Forces Photography

Mortar lines after dark and section attacks in daylight: live training covered from the gun line to the last room cleared.

A mortar crew crouched in a green field as a round leaves the tube in a cloud of white smoke 01 / 13 · 15:23

Daylight serial

A round leaves the tube in the afternoon, smoke drifting towards the treeline while the crew stay low.

Sony α9 · 70 mm · f/2.8 · 1/32000 s · ISO 5000
Illumination flares hanging under low cloud over an open field, a mortar firing below 02 / 13 · 22:08

Illumination

Illumination rounds hang under low cloud and light the whole field while the next round goes.

Sony α9 · 28 mm · f/3.5 · 1 s · ISO 500
A mortar flash glowing orange and violet against a dark treeline 03 / 13 · 20:44

Treeline

Long lens, two-and-a-half-second exposure: the muzzle flash lights the treeline violet and orange.

Sony α9 · 118 mm · f/2.8 · 2.5 s · ISO 500
A mortar position at ground level lit only by its own muzzle flash 04 / 13 · 22:05

Low and wide

Shot from ground level so the flash is the only light on the position.

Sony α9 · 28 mm · f/3.5 · 1 s · ISO 500
Sparks streaking upwards from a mortar tube, the crew crouched beside it 05 / 13 · 22:24

Trail

A one-second exposure catches the burning trail climbing out of the tube.

Sony α9 · 29 mm · f/3.5 · 1 s · ISO 500
A mortar crew turning away from a ball of white-orange flame 06 / 13 · 22:25

Fireball

The crew turn away as the round leaves in a ball of white-orange flame.

Sony α9 · 29 mm · f/3.5 · 1 s · ISO 500
A mortar firing in a burst of white light, red head torches glowing in the pit 07 / 13 · 22:28

Last round

The last mission of the night, red head torches still on in the pit.

Sony α9 · 28 mm · f/3.5 · 1 s · ISO 500
Two soldiers in camouflage advancing past a low wall through drifting smoke 08 / 13 · 18:39

Advance

Two soldiers push forward past the wall, smoke still drifting from the last position.

Sony α9 · 70 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 1250
A soldier vaulting a low wall beside a building while another covers a window 09 / 13 · 18:44

Over the wall

Vaulting the low wall into cover while the second man watches the window.

Sony α9 · 70 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 1000
A section of soldiers stacked along a building wall, rifles aimed at a window 10 / 13 · 18:45

Stack up

The section stacked along the wall, weapons on the window before the entry.

Sony α9 · 41 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 500
Three soldiers waiting on a concrete stairwell, seen from above 11 / 13 · 18:59

Stairwell

Waiting on the stairwell, shot from above in the building’s half-light.

Sony α9 · 28 mm · f/3.5 · 1/200 s · ISO 6400
Two soldiers in a narrow doorway with rifles raised 12 / 13 · 18:52

Doorway

Two in a narrow doorway, one covering the stairs while the other moves.

Sony α9 · 62 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 20000
A soldier stepping out of a dark doorway with his rifle up 13 / 13 · 18:46

Clear

Stepping out of a cleared room into the light.

Sony α9 · 70 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 640