5:100 Alec

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5:100 Alec
5:100 Alec

I was at a very packed "Armed Forces Day" in Carrickfergus today. In among all the servicemen this gentleman stood out in his bright red uniform. He was obviously enjoying talking to the younger men, probably swapping stories and telling them what it was like in his day.

During a pause I got speaking to him. His name is Alec. He started his career in the Navy before transfering to the Army where he served 33 years in the Royal Engineers. He started telling me some of places he'd been to, but even he couldn't remember them all.

I asked him for a photo for the project to which he was more than happy, suddenly he spotted two Navy Cadets and called them over to get in the picture.

The chat continued with the two lads but before I left I gave him a card so hopefully he will look me up.

One thing was clear listening to Alec, he enjoyed his army life very much, and is still enjoying life as a Chelsea Pensioner.

You can see more people in this project by other photographers at www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

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Taken on: June 22, 2013
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Camera: Nikon D700, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 80mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 80.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length: 80mm
ISO: 320
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Cloudy
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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