DC series: Swordsman

Posted by Rags (Plano, United States) on 10 January 2008 in Architecture.

I went to Washington DC two weeks ago to clear my mind and visit my relatives. With a camera in hand i was taken around the Washington DC, and Alexandria Virginia area. The following are the images i took. Enjoy!
HERE is a link to a bigger image.

Comments (16)

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nice angle, I like the tones too.

10 Jan 2008 5:37am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Fantastic statue photographed from an interesting viewpoint. One can feel the action. Really well done.

10 Jan 2008 6:09am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Nice framing for this statue

10 Jan 2008 6:26am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

i like this,its as if their fighting and giving of their lives for whatever they were fighting for were frozen in action,to be remembered forever:)

10 Jan 2008 7:26am

See The Light from Newcastle, United States

Nice tones on this one.

10 Jan 2008 7:27am

Catalin from Bucharest, Romania

Interesting angle and very good framing

10 Jan 2008 7:35am

eddy from Tehran, Iran

good framing

10 Jan 2008 10:03am

Katie from Land of a 1000 palms..., United States

This is a great shot Kanyi! I like the tones here, along with the framing...and the tree against the sky. All of this works well:) Great shot!

10 Jan 2008 10:38am

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Wonderful shot of a very powerful statue!

10 Jan 2008 1:45pm

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Very nice monument !!! impressive !

10 Jan 2008 5:16pm

Amir from ?, Iran

Really awesome shot, I wish it was bigger

10 Jan 2008 5:38pm

@Amir: Nice suggestion. Here is a bigger image. Hope you like it.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Good angle, your shot conveys the action that the creator of the statue intended I would think.

10 Jan 2008 10:36pm

Steven from Montreal, Canada

Powerful shot!

11 Jan 2008 2:25am

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

I think your composition and the angle are really superb. It focuses attention on the overall action which is full of deep emotion. Like Amir though, I’d have preferred a larger image, personally so there can be a more immediate sense of their individual faces, as I can’t help but feel that each one involved in the scenes this statue represents was an individual person after all… each with his personal struggles, choices and dilemmas. Even so, a truly stirring, deeply moving image.

11 Jan 2008 2:47am

@Rebecca: Thank you so much for your comment. It is an intense image. I am glad that you see so much in it. In response to your suggestion, here is a link to a bigger image. I hope you like it.

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Thank you so much, Kanyi. I do very much like it. The bigger image somehow draws me into the picture so much more, and I find myself wondering what the thoughts and feelings of each person depicted or represented there, if he were alive, would have been at that moment. Thank you again.

11 Jan 2008 3:13am

Robert B2 from Hamburg, United States

Incredible capture !

12 Jan 2008 5:10pm

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