See if you can find the camouflaged German sniper pointing a gun directly at you

Business Insider ^ | 10 Jan, 2016 | David Rosenberg

[MtnClimber]

Simon Menner contacted the German army in 2010 to see whether it would be interested in helping him create images in which members of the army are hidden, or, "Camouflage," like the title of his series. Turns out they were, and the images ended up going viral.

Menner arranged two separate shoots, one in a "boring" forest in northern Germany with soldiers who were young and inexperienced. The second shoot, in the German Alps, was done with a group of elite soldiers.

"I found it quite interesting to work with soldiers who had been ordered to follow my instructions," Menner wrote via email. "I tried to be as respectful to them as possible, but nothing of what I told them was questioned in any way."

Menner think of his work as a conceptual take on conflict and war. He said the idea of conflict for him isn't just about battle, it is also a reflection on society - including the ways in which branding and marketing influence consumers.

Because it's not a documentary project, Menner said part of the fun was trying to find the hidden snipers.

[MtnClimber]

Numerous photos at link.

[angcat]

They should position him in cologne.

[Snickering Hound]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltmMJntSfQI

How Not To Be Seen

[Crazieman]

Too many video games. I found every one in seconds.

[cripplecreek]

Like I always tell the urban ferals when they threaten to go where whitey lives and raid hell, "Ya'll come see us sometime".

[MeshugeMikey]

hmmm what if there actually were no snipers present at any of these photo’s locations?....

[DCBryan1]

See if you can find the 13 Arkansas Rednecks Kudzu Kommandos in the Ozarks pointing rifles at you:

[Dr. Sivana]

I played many, many video games, but back in the low-res 8/16-bit days (Front Line/Operation Wolf/Rolling Thunder). I’ll be dead if a German sniper ever decides to take me out, I’m afraid.

[Tenacious 1]

Too many video games. I found every one in seconds.

That's funny because I could see what was off and where the sniper would be even when I couldn't make out the person. Like you, I could see where they were because I was looking for something in the photo. But if I didn't know what to look for actively? No way.

[AppyPappy]

Battlefield 4 is pretty impressive

[DCBryan1]

Holy smokes. Good photos. What is scary is that I found them, rather quick ;)

[woofer]

Well, I was able to find all but two. The boulder field stumped me as well as one of the middle woodlands picture.

Tip: Look for piles of sticks and ratty clumps of dead grass.

[Tenacious 1]

I only see 11 in that photo. What gives?

lol

[cripplecreek]

I didn’t see them all but I didn’t look too hard. The ones I did find I found because they stuck out.

[MtnClimber]

I bet it would be impossible to spot them from 1,000 yards away. But, they could see you!

[BitWielder1]

He's right ther..<bang>

[riverrunner]

Distance is a huge factor. The farther away the harder becomes.

I found them but I spent a life time hunting

[Dr. Sivana]

Battlefield 4 is pretty impressive

I'm sure it is, but for someone like me it'd be like making the jump from UHF converters and Jerrold RF Traps to digital setups. I was a big cheese in the "old world" and would be hopelessly lost in the new one.

[Coffee... Black... No Sugar]

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