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erich6
Jan-17-2006, 09:34 PM
I'm on a business trip and managed to take a little time to visit "The Mall". I had not been there since they finished the World War II monument. It's quite a memorial site when there aren't busloads of kids running around. Didn't have a tripod so had to manage with handheld shots for all except the panoramic (I set the camera on the wall for that one).

As always, comments welcomed.

Erich

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You can checkout the rest of the gallery at http://hbphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/1135299

Thanks again!

Erich
eye-max
Jan-18-2006, 03:30 AM
#'s 2 & 3 :thumb . The lighting & textures are what caught my eye. I can't make up my mind about #4, to my eye everything appears to centered.
excellent shots considering that you didn't have a tripod.
Phil U.
Jan-18-2006, 06:38 AM
Good stuff - love #2 & #3. They did a great job with that memorial. You've got to be there with the fountains going. Check out some shots of it here:

http://philu.smugmug.com/gallery/77186
Angelo
Jan-18-2006, 08:07 AM
very nice Erich - I like #2 & #4 best :thumb
4labs
Jan-18-2006, 08:21 AM
#2 is terrific.:clap
Awais Yaqub
Jan-18-2006, 08:52 AM
great job
erich6
Jan-18-2006, 07:19 PM
Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. #2 is my favorite also.

Phil, you got some great captures in that gallery. I like how the fountains look at the memorial.

Erich
ginger_55
Jan-18-2006, 08:58 PM
Really nice shots of DC's Mall Memorial!!

If #4 is centered, it is a good shot for that. I do like well done centering and that is that. Brings out the reflection.

I like the time of day/night you chose to shoot.

ginger
Flyinggina
Jan-19-2006, 05:10 AM
Great series. #2 is outstanding. :clap :clap The kid in #3 makes the shot (reminding me, yet again, that I need to put more people into my pictures!) I'm with Ginger on #4. There are times when it works best to break the rule of thirds rule. :thumb

Virginia
erich6
Jan-19-2006, 04:04 PM
Really nice shots of DC's Mall Memorial!!

If #4 is centered, it is a good shot for that. I do like well done centering and that is that. Brings out the reflection.

I like the time of day/night you chose to shoot.

ginger

Thanks Ginger. The sky had an eerie orange glow that evening. It was a low cloud cover so it was picking up the reflection from all the city lights.

Erich
erich6
Jan-19-2006, 04:06 PM
Great series. #2 is outstanding. :clap :clap The kid in #3 makes the shot (reminding me, yet again, that I need to put more people into my pictures!) I'm with Ginger on #4. There are times when it works best to break the rule of thirds rule. :thumb

Virginia

Thanks FG.

Yes, I was trying to use the symmetry of the shapes to accentuate the monument. These are times when centering works....

Erich