Shot from the base of the Jefferson Memorial looking across the Tidal Basin to the Washington Monument. Pentax 67, 55/4 Pentax SMC 6x7, Kodak Tri-X, processed in D-76 straight.

[slowpez]

Nominate

[kcjonez]

Well done!

[aslyfox]

very nice

years ago when I was in DC, I visited the Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR memorials at night but the most striking night time visit was the Korean War memorial since there was a low fog swirling around the men frozen on their patrol

no photo

just very memorable

Korean War Veterans Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

http://www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/the-memorial/

[chunkiness]

Nominated.

[cobbu2]

Thank you Susan, KC, and Josh!

Indeed Allen, I have visited the Korean War Memorial, it has an atmosphere all its own, moody and contemplative, accurately reflecting the tone of the conflict, thanks.

[aslyfox]

Thank you Susan, KC, and Josh!

Indeed Allen, I have visited the Korean War Memorial, it has an atmosphere all its own, moody and contemplative, accurately reflecting the tone of the conflict, thanks.

imagine fog to your memory and you will know what I saw in the dark

I was walking up the mall from the Lincoln. I knew the Viet Nam memorial was on the other side but I did not know anything about what I walked up to

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[cobbu2]

imagine fog to your memory and you will know what I saw in the dark

I was walking up the mall from the Lincoln. I knew the Viet Nam memorial was on the other side but I did not know anything about what I walked up to

That would seem like you're coming on to an apparition from the past, further enhancing the effect! A truly well thought-out memorial.

Cheers, Allan

[aslyfox]

nominated

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I initially thought the Korean War Memorial was a new part of the Viet Nam Memorial as I approached from the west (the rear of the patrol). it was close to midnight and I was alone

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remember the original Viet Nam memorial - the " chevron " cut into the ground with its reflective panels -


Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Washington.org

as I understand the story, due to its " uniqueness " more was added

statutes in a more " traditional " memorial

and a memorial to those women who served and supported -

" 3. The memorial was originally quite controversial.

Many people commended Lin’s winning design, with a former ambassador to South Vietnam calling it a “distinguished and fitting mark of respect” and the New York Times saying it conveyed “the only point about the war on which people may agree: that those who died should be remembered.” But others lambasted it as an insult. Author Tom Wolfe called it “a tribute to [anti-war activist] Jane Fonda,” Vietnam veteran Jim Webb, a future U.S. Senator, referred to it as “a nihilistic slab of stone,” and political commentator Pat Buchanan accused one of the design judges of being a communist. Some critics even resorted to racially insulting Lin, the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Eventually, a compromise was reached—against Lin’s wishes—under which a U.S. flag and a statue of three servicemen were dedicated near the wall in 1984. Nine years later, yet another sculpture was added of three women caring for an injured soldier. Not only did the controversy quickly quiet down, but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has since become both widely praised and wildly popular. “It is still far and away the greatest memorial of modern times—the most beautiful, the most heart-wrenching, the most subtle, and the most powerful,” a Vanity Fair commentator wrote earlier this year. "

6 Things You May Not Know About the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - History in the Headlines

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by the time I registered for the draft (March 1975) it was pretty much over

[Jorge_Rx]

Great composition, very powerful.
Nominated.

[KeesM]

geometric aspects of composition are stunning

[slm123]

Shot from the base of the Jefferson Memorial looking across the Tidal Basin to the Washington Monument. Pentax 67, 55/4 Pentax SMC 6x7, Kodak Tri-X, processed in D-76 straight.

Beautiful shot, the unique perspective makes this photo stand out.

[wpt]

great photo - nice use of light and fine composition

[pschlute]

Nominated

[domusofsail]

great composition