To an enemy, our hands are the most immediate threat. With our hands thrust as far away from our body as possible, most of us are defenceless, except for those with awesome kicking skills. Here, two soldiers play at war as if they were boys, except the gun and bayonet are real. And the war is real. But so are the smiles, for now.
Interesting take on this challenge!
Yeah, hand is such a powerful weapon. Every enemy hates it.
Interesting interpretation of the theme. Nice…
Thank you. I was hesitant to use it because hands are normally photographed doing pleasurable things, like in your photos – playing music, feeling the water etc. But I’m choosing images from an album of war photos which contains no photos of hands. But the challenge makes you think (that’s the point) and so I had to think why enemies tell victims to put their hands up.
Very different take on the theme, trish. Rather a scary photo.
Yes, it probably is scary. Sorry. I’ve looked at this photo for fifty odd years so it has no effect on me. The men here are play-acting, but there are other photos in the album where they aren’t. They’re the ones that make me uncomfortable.