Korean War Memorial

Aargh! I did it again ... messed up the background shade for the drop shadow.

 

ANYWAY ... this is a severe crop of a larger image. I used my long lens to zoom in on the face of one of the statues at the Korean War Memorial, located in the same area as the Lincoln Memorial in downtown Washington, DC.

 

First of all, I'm very pleased with this in B&W. The color was so subtle/subdued anyway, that it wasn't a big leap. And the background was very blurred with a significantly shallow DOF ... and I had the larger shot all ready to upload ... but was playing with different crops and thought I'd try this one. It seems a bit more intense.

 

Any thoughts that you have would be most welcome!

Here's the original framing, but after I converted it to B&W.... which do you prefer?

I would prefer the uncropped version but would still crop a bit closer on the right. That's just my choice. Nice photo.

The Korean War Memorial is a great memorial, and the statues look so life-like. I've got a photo or two of it myself.

 

Anyway, I think your crop is a dramatic one and works pretty well, although I'd probably take it just a little wider. And the B&W works well, especially for this memorial, which lends itself to these colors, anyway.

 

Best Regards,

 

Barry

Any comments or ratings are appreciated! :-)

I like the tight crop and the original. How about a square crop? The tight crop you uploaded really concentrates on the feeling in the soldier's face s I go for that one.

I do like Colin's crop. The closer cropping gives "life" to the statue. B&W was a good choice, too.

I agree with Kim; the square crop is the best one, good image.

Square crop is fine... but in my opinion it's a bit too ordinary...! Lou Ann, I like your tighter crop better!!! Your version carries more intensity with it, and I like that way for this image.

Lou Ann, I agree with Brad Kim. It's beautiful strong shot. Best regards, Ruud.

Strong presentation and concept Lou Ann. very well in B/W. I like colin's sqare crop too. glad to see you here ;-))

Wow .. an awesome capture.

Powerful.