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Published: 2016-06-26 21:18:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 476; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Freedom Wall, World War II Memorial, Washington D.C.The Wall holds 4,048 gold stars, where each gold star represents 100 American service personnel who died or remain missing in the war.
"Here we mark the price of freedom"
I took this piece using an infrared converted Canon 40D (590nm) and a lensbaby composer pro with the sweet 35 optic.
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Comments: 16
Very interesting, already loved it from the thumb because of it's colours and great line play!
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another familiar place I can appreciate from a different perspective through your lens
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Thank you! I was surprised that it turned out this way myself.
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That's a satisfying surprise - always interesting when something turns out differently than expected.
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Yes! It often is in photography, but maybe that is just me. It's one half of the process just to take the shot, but another half of the process after the shot is taken.
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I really like the way you composed and positioned the picture, it really emphasizes the weight of the memorial.
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Yes, I agree! At first, I was wondering if it should be 'pointed downward', but I decided on a more 'upward' approach.
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I'm glad you went with the upward approach, it worked really well.
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Unique perspective and very effective overall! Great job
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