the BIG one

I have, accidentally at first and then intentionally, started a theme. I like to take photographs in graveyards; however, I'm not so sure that Athens is going provide as good of scenery as where these photographs were taken. As of last night, I am in Washington D.C. Today, despite the wind and cold, I went to Arlington, Virginia. During the day I took pictures in numerous places including the docks of the Potomac, a temple, and last night of the Lincoln and Washington Memorials.

The sky today was an amazing color blue, but I wanted to add a certain effect to the photographs taken at Arlington Cemetery, so I chose to make them black and white. I am pretty happy about the result. What I liked most about Arlington Cemetery was the geometrical lines that the head stones created. The head stones were overwhelming and I don't think the camera could possibly capture what it was really like to be there. The thing I disliked most about the cemetery was that everything was chained off. I understand why this is, but I wish I could have walked closer to the headstones themselves. The wind also made things a bit unfortunate. Because of the wind, it was hard to capture the eternal flame at President JFK's grave. The flame almost appeared to be out due to the wind.

Photographs: These were taken on my nikon D60. The first is of the part of Arlington that people don't necessarily pictures in their minds. The head stones in this part of the cemetery are much like the ones we can see in Athens, but larger. The second photograph I really like because it somewhat shows what it is like to witness all of these grave stones. The graveyard in Arlington is very geometric and it seems endless.