Living in Washington DC, I am often challenged with photographing and processing subjects I have seen thousands of times. Frequently I find myself asking how can I make something new and interesting of a subject I have shot hundreds of times. In the case of this photograph, I was wandering around DC on a foggy morning and had no intention of shooting the Lincoln Memorial.
As I was walking to another location I wanted to shoot, I looked over and saw these two men – one walking up the steps and the other coming down. This interested me for two reasons; 1) rarely is the Lincoln Memorial so devoid of visitors, and 2) the juxtaposition of one man going up and another coming down.
I cropped the photo to this panoramic composition to further accentuate the two subjects in front of the memorial. I am a firm believer in cropping to suit your vision – don’t be afraid to crop, and don’t feel constraints of “standard” sizes.
Have fun, and go make some great photography.
Craig
I like this excellent image - you were both lucky and clever making this.
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