Korean War Veterans Memorial I, a photo from District of Columbia, South

Photographer's Note

This is a close up of one of the statues of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Some of the memorial details can be found bellow:

Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated July 27, 1995.
Sculptor of Statue(s): Frank Gaylord.

Dimensions

Walls: 164 feet long, 8 inches thick; more than 100 tons of highly polished granite; more than 2500 photographic, archival images representing the land, sea and air troops that supported those who fought in the war sandblasted onto wall; "Academy Black" granite from California.
Statues: 19 stainless steel statues; 7'3"-7'6" tall; each one nearly 1000 pounds; 15 Army, 2 Marines, 1 Navy Medic, 1 Air Force Observer; fiber optic lighting.
Pool of Remembrance: 30 feet in diameter; black granite from Canada.
223 piles driven into bedrock, 30-60 feet deep, supporting the statues and the wall.
United Nations Wall: raised granite curb lists the 22 nations that contributed to this first U.N. effort.
Land area: 2.2 acres.

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longpt (947) 2005-01-07 1:54

Nice DOF. Look how a USM 2.8 len can do. If I can chang to CANON, I thing I must have this Lens. Thank for sharing

naxius (16685) 2005-01-07 4:10

Hi Nikos, what I like here is the DOF which is perfect, f2.8!
Well done.
Alexandre

capa (743) 2005-02-28 17:35

I liked your work with this statues, bravo. \o/
And you have a very nice gallerie.
Congrats.

pamastro (7296) 2005-05-08 21:54

Very good job capturing the sculpture. The point of view mixed with the quality of the sculpture brings it to life. The depth of field also is perfect, focusing on the statue and also perhaps into an element of what it represents. I think it just needs a little work with post-processing that will make it stand out a litle more. But it's a great viewing angle very well composed.

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dimman (118) 2005-07-01 15:16

Hallo from Thessalonica Greece!!
Very nice photos on the War Memorials! Are you sure they are statues? I can hear twigs breaking under their feet, and metallic sounds of their guns and helmets! I can even smell their scarce tobacco! I think I better hit the barracks now!!

Regards
Dimitris

agbonavita (0) 2006-11-02 9:27

What a beautiful statue. The low DOF was great. Nice POV too. I really like statue photos, I have some in my gallery. But that one remember one of mine, take a look:

1935

I think it because the helmet

Thanks for share
Andre