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"Lord, Remember Me. O Thou, from Whom all goodness flows, I lift my soul to Thee; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Good Lord, remember me." Soldiers Prayer from Civil War.

Memorial to young men, who were going off to war (Civil War).
The night before departing they would come to this overlook, above the Susquehanna River and pray for a safe return.

The irony here is that both sides prayed to the same God hoping for different outcome.

The statue is of Pvt William L Millham. At the first call for volunteers, he enlisted at the age of 16. He served continuously until the wars end.

Upon his death, at the age of 72, he was survived by his wife, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Photo was taken at what is called Old City Cemetery, in Wilkes-Barre PA, USA. Adjacent to the better known Hollenback Cemetery.

My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...