It is almost time for my annual pilgrimage into Washington D.C. for the Baldrige Examiner training. While I am there, I try to get into the city to photograph as much as possible. That’s my plan this year as well, along with having dinner with my cousin Eric. Should be fun.
This photo is from last year’s trip. As you can tell, this is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background.
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Today is Veterans Day in the United States of America, which is a national holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. It coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world. It also marks the anniversary of the end of World War I, which ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
I am thankful to everyone who currently serves and has served our country in the past. With that, I’ll stop and let this photo of the Vietnam Memorial speak for itself.
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Before I tell you anything about this photo, I wanted to say that I posted this picture for Randy. Randy is a co-worker who enjoys reenactments like this….so here’s to you Randy.
I took this picture about a week ago at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Fayette County Pennsylvania. This is part of the U.S. National Park Service and preserves the battlefield. This battle (July 3, 1754) was early in the French and Indian War, and resulted in the surrender of British Colonial forces under the command of Colonel George Washington….. a first of many losses for a young George.
This young WVU student volunteer put on a musket demonstration and as you can see I captured the moment.
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Here is one from the archives. I took this picture about 5 years ago when MJ and I visited the Grand Canyon. I was in Las Vegas for a work function and we took a side trip to see this natural wonder. No picture will ever do this site justice. Enough said.
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I took this picture last year while I was in Washington DC
for Baldrige Examiner training. I
wanted to post something tonight from an area I haven’t shared with you
recently. So I went back in
time….at least a little bit.
When I showed this picture to MJ tonight, she called it a “Brook Picture”…..whatever that means. Hopefully that’s a good thing. It really doesn’t matter, because I like the picture.
Facts about the Lincoln Memorial:
Built to honor our 16th President….shocker right?????
Architect of building (Greek Doric Temple style): Henry Bacon
Sculptor of statue: Daniel Chester French
Dedicated in 1922
Facts about my picture:
HDR final image was created with three auto-bracketed images of +1, 0, -1 exposure values (EV).
You can see the original three photos displayed at the bottom.
I merged the images together using Photomatix Pro and then I edited the photo within Photoshop CS6.
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HDR image with 3 auto-bracketed images used to create the final product.
About a year ago, I spent four days outside the Washington DC area for work. On two of those evenings, I drove into the city to photograph the monuments and government buildings. On the second night, I had Kuruvilla Markose with me, who was visiting from India for the same work event. We had a great time walking around the monuments taking photographs and talking about our countries and cultures.
We planned to be at the Lincoln Memorial around sunset. I have taken photos of it in the past, but not at sunset and I thought it might be cool. What I wasn’t planning on was the massive amount of people there at that time of day. It was covered with so many people, it reminded me of an angry anthill. Regardless, I got some great photos that night and wanted to share one with you.
* Abraham Lincoln was our 16th President
* Architect was Henry Bacon
* Dedicated in 1922
* Built in the form of a Greek Doric temple
* Includes inscriptions of The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address
* The spot where Martin Luther King delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech is marked and dated.
* It is open 24/7 to the public
I took this picture before I had my Nikon D800. So I took this with my Nikon D90 and my 14-24mm lens. This is a 3-exposure bracket set (+2, 0, -2). I merged the images using Photomatix Pro and edited it in Photoshop CS6. I took this with the tripod and I balancing on top of a four-foot tall pillar (security barrier). I stood on the pillar to get my camera above the heads of all the people. I wasn’t at risk of falling or anything, but I thought the security guards for the National Park Service might force me to get down. In the end, they never said a word to me.
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