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29-SEP-2007 Helen Betts

5th place
Soaring
by Helen Betts

Arlington, VA

Taken at the Air Force Memorial, a new monument built only a year ago.

This is one of three enormous steel monoliths rising 270 above the ground; the shape is meant to convey the Thunderbirds' "bomb-burst maneuver," with only three contrails depicted so as to represent the "missing man formation" used in Air Force funeral flyovers. They are filled two-thirds of the way up with concrete and have 1-ton lead balls in the top sections to prevent vibration. For more images of the memorial, see http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/image/86440027 and the two following images.

Sony DSC-H5
1/250s f/8.0 at 6.0mm iso80 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Sep-2007 14:57:00
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Focal Length6 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/8
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Exposure Bias-0.30
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mlynn 02-Oct-2007 23:10
Gorgeous composition Helen, and I love the color. --Melanie
Helen Betts02-Oct-2007 21:44
Thank you, everybody, for all the wonderful comments! We have been passing by this memorial for almost a year now but never stopped to look at it until the other day as it really didn't interest me from a distance. I found it was pretty spectacular, and now I'm enamored with it and want to go back when the sun is in a different position and at night, when it's lit up. In any case, it's definitely worth a visit when in the Washington area (very close to the Pentagon).
Kathy Palmer 02-Oct-2007 11:01
Fascinating image!
Harvey Rawn 02-Oct-2007 03:17
Great subject. Excellent treatment.
Bill (willvan) 02-Oct-2007 02:11
You have an incredible eye for composition and light Helen and I think you have made more of the monument in this shot than the originators.
John Dunn 02-Oct-2007 01:37
Your treatment makes it seem like a cartoon image. I imagine this being a frame right out of "The Incredibles" or "Toy Story IV". Really interesting catch and presentation. jrdu
Katherine Stanback's Photos01-Oct-2007 21:45
Really cool composition - I love the colors and sheen!
Jerry Curtis01-Oct-2007 21:18
Superb composition, Helen. I just love the lighting, colors and the wonderful curved lines.
Colleen Prohaska01-Oct-2007 05:32
Masterful!
Guest 01-Oct-2007 04:43
Wonderful! I love the colors and perfect composition Helen. Very nice calendar page!
Carmen01-Oct-2007 04:26
Beautiful...almost unreal looking. Great composition.
Tabrizi 01-Oct-2007 03:13
Wow... Cool monument... Marvelous shot Helen.. Like all blue on this one.. Thank you for the caption too...
Sky 01-Oct-2007 03:11
Helen - this is superb! It's so pleasing to the eye and I really love the curves and colors. A terrific Calendar Shot!
Franky2005 30-Sep-2007 20:57
Super cool abstract work with great color!
Martin Polanic 30-Sep-2007 18:07
Neat shot, Helen, excellent cool toning... kinds makes me think it could also be the monument outside Nike headquarters ;)
Guest 30-Sep-2007 17:55
Wow! Wow! Wow! I love this image. The colors and composition are riviting. Fantastic shot, Helen. Dale