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Challenge: Free Study 2007-02 (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Other shots
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 8, 2007
Aperture: 2.7
ISO: 50
Shutter: 4s
Galleries: Emotive, Blur
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2007

 The Iwo Jima Memorial honors fallen US Marines. It has a commanding view across the Potomac River to Washington, DC.

The clouds tonight had a very brown color to them. It started raining about 30 minutes after I took this.

I used a layer with the blending mode set to "soft light" to rescue detail in the hard shadows (to lighten, painted white) and darken some of the bright spots (painted those areas black).

Tonight was going to be fun because I got to meet JerseyGenie who was in town, and JimyThing joined us as well. The Iwo Jima was our first stop. Unfortunately, Jeanne fell and broke her leg! I went with her to the hospital until her son could get there (he lives in DC).

So here's my memento for Jeanne of her trip to DC - she's in the ambulance whose lights are just visible to the right of the statue:
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Get well quickly, Jeanne!

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Statistics
Place: 476 out of 624
Avg (all users): 5.1317
Avg (commenters): 5.2857
Avg (participants): 5.1008
Avg (non-participants): 5.2368
Views since voting: 927
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 167
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/13/2007 08:23:27 PM
I didn't vote on this, but find it really underrated. The movement in the flag makes the statue appear to be in motion - like the guys really are on Iwo Jima raising the flag. Very cool.
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 03/09/2007 08:11:55 AM
Jeffrey, you are the master of the monuments. I think this is well composed and the lighting is very nice. At first, I didn't like the slow shutter speed causing the flag movement but the more I think about it, I believe it was a good choice.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/07/2007 04:27:13 PM
good subject, but this perspective doesn't give it justice. the letters are distracting
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 03/06/2007 09:47:49 AM
WONDERFUL!!!! I love that motion in the waving flag. As if to emphasize a pro-American sentiment!
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 03/05/2007 06:50:39 AM
If I were to guess, I'd say this is Jeff's. Previous comments still apply. (If this isn't Jeff's, PM me and I'll add comments.)
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 03/03/2007 09:49:09 AM
Semper Fi! Nice perspective.
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 03/02/2007 11:38:15 PM
lighting good, subject not clear(some what confused) or composed properly
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 03/01/2007 04:07:01 PM
Nice detail in the statue
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 03/01/2007 02:37:42 AM
Nice capture
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