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Collection: 30 days of where I live
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Arlington, VA
Date: Feb 18, 2007
Galleries: Architecture, Travel
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2007
Viewed: 433
Comments: 12
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Here's another not-so-famous spot.
This is the Navy-Marine memorial to those lost at sea in World War I. It was dedicated in 1934 and sits in Lady Bird Johnson park on the Potomac River (Lady Bird was President Lyndon Johnson's wife). The site is just across the River from the Jefferson Memorial. Access is from the George Washington Parkway, just north of the 14th Street bridge.
I just learned that it's actually in DC, not Virginia, despite being across the Potomac River from what we normally think of as the capital city. The entire Potomac River belongs to DC, and since this is on an island, it's part of Washington ("Washington" and "DC" are now synonymous, despite the initial setup).
I've driven past it hundreds of times, but never gotten close. Thanks to this project, I stopped for a shot.
This picture shows me how telephoto compresses the distance not only to the camera, but between objects. There's actually about 100 yards between the sign and the memorial, but it looks much closer.
I have no idea who the kid is, but I'm glad he's there for scale. Since the wind was blowing, it was 25 degrees, and you have to walk across rock-hard ice, it's a miracle he was there.
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02/22/2007 12:43:48 PM |
| great shot i love the birds flying off its great. |
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02/21/2007 01:12:20 PM |
| Very nice shot of this! Have to admit I've not seen it before. And yes, the addition of the kid is excellent for scale. It's a beautiful monument! |
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02/20/2007 05:31:26 AM |
| This is cool! I love the compressed point of view as there are so many different layers of interest. |
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02/19/2007 08:53:33 PM |
| I grew up in northern Virginia and I have never heard of this memorial. Nice perspective. |
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02/19/2007 08:25:33 PM |
| Excellent image and this is an awesome statue! |
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02/19/2007 08:16:36 PM |
Good cature with the kid in the statue.
On my list to shoot. |
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02/19/2007 06:01:27 PM |
| The sign looks like it at the base attached to the memorial. Great shot. The kid definetly ads DOF ansd scale. |
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02/19/2007 02:53:48 PM |
| I'm really glad the kid was there, too! it makes the photo perfect. really geat capture, wonderful idea and thanks to the kid, too for making the composition perfect!!:) |
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02/19/2007 02:11:22 PM |
| Very nice the way you arranged this shot, and good use of the long lens. You must have been a very long way back, and the tree behind makes for a good seperation of the sky and sculpture. Huge DOF. |
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02/19/2007 02:02:14 PM |
| What a beautiful statue and the lighting you captured on it really makes it stand out. |
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02/19/2007 01:38:07 PM |
| What a beautiful memorial and it's big too! I would love to visit DC again and have lots of time to explore. |
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02/19/2007 01:37:34 PM |
Oooooh, I love this one. The perspective is outstanding with that kid in it! I agree. . .its been great opening my eyes up and "seeing" things again that I hadn't noticed in a long time.
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