From here the circle of flags makes a nice framing.
Another possibility, people walking in front of monuments, "street life" style...
Don't mind me, just taking snapshots.
Walking downtown to meet my sister for dinner I saw a protest headed my way. Thanks to some fast footwork and a quick shutter I was able to get in front for this shot.
I wandered back in the night...
ISO 12,800 in all its grainy goodness |
...to the Lincoln memorial where the crowd is after dark.
f/2.8 ISO 8000 |
Inside it was even better, a scene deserving proper high contrast black & white treatment.
On my way out I passed by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and saw this old guy staring somewhat wistfully at the statue when a large group of children approached in their exuberance, he looked away.
Perhaps he was thinking of one of these names. Perhaps not. In any case it's impossible to not be moved by the weight of it all.
And with that I headed back to the Metro line, to the hotel, and then the next morning, home. As a parting thought, the very last picture on my roll is of a certain place I happened to walk past on Pennsylvania Avenue. I found myself suddenly inspired to make an homage to my favorite Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and a photo series he called Study of Perspective, and perhaps my own statement regarding the emoluments clause in the Constitution. There was plenty of security and people going in and out but nobody bothered me as I crouched in the middle of the driveway to get a good angle, and then came back again for a second take. I'm sure they've seen this before.
GR II shot left handed at f/2.8 |
Always have a camera ready. Even if it's the wrong camera.
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