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Mike Mancil

Well-Known Member
Nice perspective on the memorial. Not a place I have seen first hand.
Alan:

You owe it to yourself to take a trip to DC. My first time there was under duress, my wife wanted to take the kids while they would still be seen in public with us (early teens) and I wanted to go to the woods. Any woods, anywhere, just not to a city. I was wrong, it was humbling to visit all the historical places that I'd only read about and to see the stately monuments and buildings really put skin on history.

I recommend some research and schedule your trip out of the most popular times. This trip was besieged with tour groups of school age kids, getting in a Spring trip before school is out. They were all very well behaved but it is nice to have more reflection time at the monuments and not feel hurried.

Mike
 

JimFox

Moderator
Staff member
Nice perspective on the memorial. Not a place I have seen first hand.
I have to agree with Mike, if you have never been to DC you absolutely have to go. The history, the buildings, the museums. I have been there twice and I would love to go back again.
 

Mike Mancil

Well-Known Member
Love the up center angle and the contrast; great processing !
Thanks Dave. Composition can be a challenge at these monuments, both from the people element and lighting. We had already visited and were walking around to our ride when I saw this. I only had to clone out the top half of one head (guy mowing the grass beyond the wall). So, better to be lucky sometimes than good :rolleyes:.
Mike
 
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