Have you seen two photos of Bai Yushan Tower in Lushun?

By the end of 1905, the smoke of the Russo-Japanese War had not been exhausted. As the main advocates, Tougou Heihachirou, commander of Japan's United Fleet, and Nogi Maresuke, commander of Japan's Third Army, launched fund-raising activities in Japan, raising 260,000 yen, and began to build "Nagu Temple" and "Tazhong Tower" in Lushun Bai Yushan to worship the dead and beautify the war of aggression.

There are two parts to check the photos of Bai Yushan Tower online: a small part is old historical photos, mostly photos and postcards of Japanese visiting Bai Yushan Tower; Most of them are photos taken by tourists as souvenirs under the tower. I also try to photograph the Bai Yushan Tower, always trying to photograph its true face and its soul, so that people can understand this behemoth through photos.

After 2004, for a long time, I never left my camera and went to work with my camera on my back every day. As the saying goes, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. This is completely true. One evening in the late autumn of 2004, the evil wind roared and the dark clouds rolled, feeling that a storm was coming. I stood in Normal University Square and looked at White. It is a rare sight to cross the dark clouds during the day. I quickly took out the Minolta film machine and aimed it at the Bai Yushan Tower. When the day was facing the spire, I held my breath and pressed the shutter, so I got this "sunset" or "sunset" photo. The "day" here has two meanings. If you look at the scary Bai Yushan Tower, you will think of another meaning.

As we all know, the spire of Bai Yushan Tower is an enlarged version of the shell of 280mm howitzer. When the white sunset sets at the bottom of the spire, press the shutter. Looking at the picture, I feel that the huge shell has been ignited and is about to explode. This shot shows that imperialism is aggression and war. At the same time, there is a photo taken, showing the moment when the root of the spire turns red. I can't find that photo at the moment, but fortunately the film is still there.

These two photos have no shooting skills and no post-production. Photography is the art of capturing moments and requires keen observation. High-end photographic equipment is very important, but what matters is not the lens, but the shocking head behind the lens. For example, just like playing football, we often say that one foot at the end of the door is not enough. In fact, it is not that one foot at the end of the door is not enough, but that one brain at the end of the door is not ready.

1June, 907, Nogi Maresuke was ecstatic when he learned that the tower in the tower had started construction. He wrote a poem for the tower in the tower:

The wind is auspicious, the sun and the moon are idle, and there is a wreath on the loyalty tablet. The soul of a hero has to sleep for thousands of years before it can be stable. Lushun is a new green mountain on the edge of the city.

Reading is a dull poem, but writing a poem with the opposite meaning:

The evil wind complains that the sun and the moon are dark, and the loyalty tower burns shells. Ghosts must be buried in the ground, Bai Yuling warned the world.