
Wednesday the 6th February was the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Munich air crash which klilled so many of the Manchester United players nicknamed the 'Busby Babes'.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6/newsid_2535000/2535961.stm
My office is just yards from the stadium so I thought I'd post a couple of snapshots of the scenes that I took at lunchtime outside the ground for those of you who'll never get the chance to visit in person.
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@Momo: Thanks Momo.....I thought B&W suited the mood better even though there was a lot of red which is the predominant colour in the Man Utd. club shirts.
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine....did you also spot the tiny child coming out from the crowd to put flowers down with the rest?
@tom: Thanks for looking tom.
@Steven: Hi Steven...that's exactly what made me want to take this photo.
@Nocturama: Thanks...that's very kind of you!
NIKON D40
1/125 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)