{"id":12007,"date":"2015-08-04T03:51:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T07:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=12007"},"modified":"2015-08-03T06:07:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T10:07:31","slug":"winter-war-battle-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter War Battle Sites."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 23, 2015, I traveled with Petri and Pietu Tuovinen, Markku Pulkkinen to central-eastern Finland to visit battle sites, trenches and monuments at the Raate Road near Suomussalmi.<\/p>\n<p>Between November 1939 and March 1940, the Finns fought the Winter War to repel invading Soviet forces.<\/p>\n<p>I exposed these images using my FujiFilm X-T1.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12000\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=12000\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winter_war_memorial_dscf2956mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437650361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Winter War memorial; each stone represents a fallen soldier at the battle site.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Winter War memorial; each stone represents a fallen soldier at the battle site.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2956MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter War memorial; each stone represents a fallen soldier at the battle site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11999\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=11999\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winter_war_memorial_dscf2952mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437650182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;66.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bells toll in the wind at the Winter War memorial.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Bells toll in the wind at the Winter War memorial.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_memorial_DSCF2952MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bells toll in the wind at the Winter War memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11998\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=11998\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/russian_propaganda_dscf2960mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437651918&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Russian propaganda. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Russian propaganda. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Russian_propaganda_DSCF2960MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soviet \u00a0propaganda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12001\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=12001\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winter_war_tank_ruin_dscf2937mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437649703&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruins of a Soviet tank.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Ruins of a Soviet tank.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winter_War_tank_ruin_DSCF2937MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruins of a Soviet tank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12002\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=12002\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winterwar_trenches_dscf2973mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437657828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vestiges of trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?fit=358%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"Vestiges of trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?resize=358%2C537&amp;ssl=1 358w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?resize=483%2C724&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_DSCF2973MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vestiges of trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12003\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=12003\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winterwar_trenches_panorama_dscf2977mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437658052&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A panoramic composite image of restored  trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C106&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C71&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C71\" alt=\"A panoramic composite image of restored  trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.\" width=\"474\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C31&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C106&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?resize=500%2C75&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_panorama_DSCF2977MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panoramic composite image of restored trenches near the Finnish-Russian frontier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12004\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=12004\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/winter-war-battle-sites\/winterwar_trenches_with_river_dscf2986mod1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437658758&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Anti-tank defenses near the Finnish-Russian frontier.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Anti-tank defenses near the Finnish-Russian frontier.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Winterwar_Trenches_with_river_DSCF2986MOD1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anti-tank defenses near the Finnish-Russian frontier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tracking the Light posts daily.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 23, 2015, I traveled with Petri and Pietu Tuovinen, Markku Pulkkinen to central-eastern Finland to visit 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Between November 1939 and March 1940, the Finns fought the Winter War to repel invading Soviet forces. I exposed these images using my FujiFilm X-T1. 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