Reflections in the Wall III

Desaturated/toned with Photoshop.(Following comments added subsequent to Picture of Week.) I didn't intend to add or emphasize any meaning in the Memorial in this photograph. I am not a veteran and am too young to have more than a ten year old's memory of the war. But the Memorial has always been the most somber and affecting place on the Mall for me. If you haven't been there you can't appreciate the power of it. You're a few feet below the grade of the Mall looking up at the names etched in black and the result is so much more touching and sobering that I think even the designer envisoned.As to the details of the photograph, I took the photo standing so that I would frame the reflection of the right hand sidewalk with the Washington Monument near the center of the composition. I decided to focus on the texture of the names because the beaded and partially wet surface was visually interesting, and of course also because the names themselves have more significance than the scenery reflected in them. In "toning" the image in Photoshop I tried to match the bluish cast of the rock as closely as possible. The result is very close to the tone of the rock of the Monument, with the color of the grass, coats, etc. removed.I find it an interesting photograph to ponder because it recalls the mood of the Monument very well for me. I'm glad that others appreciate it. Thanks very much for taking the time to look and comment.