This is my daughter, walking down the stone spiral staircase at this "Washington Monument."
"Washington Monument State Park is named for the first monument in the country erected to the "father of our country," George Washington. A rugged stone tower was dedicated to the first president by the citizens of Boonsboro in 1827. Washington traveled through Western Maryland in his early years as a surveyor. The Appalachian Trail winds through this park and passes the base of the monument." http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/washington.html
The sunlight rushing in on the entrance of the staircase was a stark contrast to the near darkness above. The staircase turns roughly 360 deg. as it climbs and blocks out nearly all the natural light from the top. Converting this into B&W then forcing high contrast created this "not real" feel to it.
It is definitely not a typical snapshot from a family outing... but the two of us will forever remember this great day in our own way. This is a snapshot from our lives.
This is my near daily photography web log. I got interested in photography in high school and have been taking shots ever since. I am still developing techniques and honing my eye. I tend to gravitate toward macro shots, small subjects and low perspective. Have fun digging through the blog and looking at old posts. You will see that I have worked through different processing, framing and display techniques along the way. It's all in an effort to learn something new. All of these photos were taken with minimal equipment and consumer level cameras. You can do any of this with your camera too. Thanks for stopping by. Leave a comment or ask a question. Let's learn this stuff together.
Canon 40D
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this is really cool . but . i din't get . is it a real person ? looks like a doll .
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This is my daughter, walking down the stone spiral staircase at this "Washington Monument."
ReplyDelete"Washington Monument State Park is named for the first monument in the country erected to the "father of our country," George Washington. A rugged stone tower was dedicated to the first president by the citizens of Boonsboro in 1827. Washington traveled through Western Maryland in his early years as a surveyor. The Appalachian Trail winds through this park and passes the base of the monument." http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/washington.html
The sunlight rushing in on the entrance of the staircase was a stark contrast to the near darkness above. The staircase turns roughly 360 deg. as it climbs and blocks out nearly all the natural light from the top. Converting this into B&W then forcing high contrast created this "not real" feel to it.
It is definitely not a typical snapshot from a family outing... but the two of us will forever remember this great day in our own way. This is a snapshot from our lives.
loooks very interesting :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful picture, love this air of mystery.
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So very well seen, love it!
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