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Korean War Veteran's Memorial, Washington DC
Started August 18, 2009 @ 12:15am by Sam
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Sam
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| Korean War Veteran's Memorial, Washington DC | August 18, 2009 @ 12:15am |
A moving memorial in daylight that also wears the night extremely well.
(PPY) "Everything you can imagine is real", Pablo Picasso |
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| August 18, 2009 @ 2:32am | | Sam, this is creepy in the best way. It's a great use of B&W, too. |
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Wes
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| August 18, 2009 @ 7:52am | A very nice, mysterious rendition of this monument, Sam. While standing at this particular monument, I can almost feel the intensity of this particular moment in real time. The quiet before the storm kind of feeling. I like it at night, too.
Wes |
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Flo
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| August 18, 2009 @ 8:11am | Ditto Marty and Wes! I've never seen this before - but I think you captured it beautifully - and yes, B&W was the way to go here.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Marti
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| August 18, 2009 @ 9:46am | Hi Sam,
I've seen this memorial and much prefer to be there in the late evening and early night. It has such a powerful impact at that time. You've captured that mood very nicely with this image.
I love the soldier you chose as your closest subject. With his hand out to "hold you back", it puts the viewer right into the scene and on patrol with the others.
Very nicely done.
"Let’s lay to rest the tired old stereotype of the suffering artist. Creativity exists to sustain us, not torment us." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
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| August 18, 2009 @ 10:45am | | Just wow. It's like a screen shot of a black and white war movie. I want to visit this memorial next time I am in DC. |
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Bug
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| August 18, 2009 @ 11:16am | Wow is right! I feel like I'm there in the photograph.
Well done Sam.
Charlene
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Dancing with my fears, flying my freak flag. |
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Sam
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| August 18, 2009 @ 12:00pm | Thanks to all for your comments. Marti, the soldier with his hand out was an obvious subject for the focal point for me. He seemed to command attention with his gesture. This was my first time in DC, a trip I took with my 14 yr. old son last week, who is a fan of U.S. History. It was a wonderful time to spend with him. By the way, I bought a compact camera for this trip to shoot with instead of lugging around my DSLR kit. I am glad I did as the convenience of lighter weight and ease of passing through all the security screenings paid off. The camera used was the Sigma DP2. I am very pleased with the high quality files this camera is able to produce as well.
(PPY) "Everything you can imagine is real", Pablo Picasso |
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Becky
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| August 18, 2009 @ 1:44pm | A great shot of this memorial.
I have seen it during the day but not at night. The intensity of black and white and night is significant.
Becky |
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David Pitcher
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| August 18, 2009 @ 2:06pm | This is an incredible and powerful image Sam. To me the way you captured this really depicts the feeling of loyalty and sense or responsibility a soldier has for the members in their squad/platoon. Definitely brings back memories and experiences of serving in the armed forces during a conflict.
Glad that you chose to shoot this at night and really gives the monument a completely different look and feeling.
Thanks for sharing! |
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