Found an old photograph of my Grandfather during WW1

[Strider64]

I didn't feel right posting this in the monthly photograph category as obviously I didn't take the picture and I'm 100 percent sure the photographer is long gone who took this photo. However, I am starting to restore this picture using Photoshop and his hands need some work.

Here's a description I did on social media:
My Grandpa Alphonse Benninger served in the Canadian

Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. I still need to repair Grandpa's hands, as the photograph is in poor condition. I wish I had scanned it years ago.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I didn't feel right posting this in the monthly photograph category as obviously I didn't take the picture and I'm 100 percent sure the photographer is long gone who took this photo. However, I am starting to restore this picture using Photoshop and his hands need some work.

Here's a description I did on social media:
My Grandpa Alphonse Benninger served in the Canadian

Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. I still need to repair Grandpa's hands, as the photograph is in poor condition. I wish I had scanned it years ago.
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What a wonderful photograph, and a terrific link to the past.

I love his relaxed posture, my sense is that he looks rather pleased with himself.

Where was the photograph taken?

Many of the (posed) WW1 photos that I have seen (including the one that I have of my paternal grandparents who were married during WW1 - I have it framed in the hall) were shot in a rather soulless studio - whereas this one is out in the open, trees and sunlight framing your grandfather.

Treasure it.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Amazing. That photo of your grandfather reminded me of the documentary by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, They Shall Not Grow Old. Jackson and his team used 100-year-old BW footage from WWI and transformed it, digitally creating and inserting "missing" frames so the film flowed smoothly, then colorized it and created accurate sound for the scenes, down to making sure the voice actors, when used, were accurate to the local accents. An amazing documentary, you should watch it if you can.

 

[splifingate]

I wish I had scanned it years ago.

"The best time to scan a photo was thirty years ago. The second best time is today." --Ancient Georgia Archives Proverb

Your photo beautifully captures the blissful interlude between moments of mayhem.

Thanks for sharing.