I try only to post one photo per shoot on this blog. This photo is a landscaped version, and I had it up on my work computer's wallpaper. Co-workers would stop and view it, I'd show them my portrait version as well, and they all liked this one much better. They all (seasoned and hardened veterans of the Washington, DC scene) remarked at how different the monument looks when empty. Indeed, none of them have ever seen this location empty; and I had made other late night treks to the monument with my camera, only to find the place packed by visitors as if it were noon-day.
Originally I chose the portrait-oriented version because I just couldn't get Lincoln's glow in this version to tone down enough to reveal the texture of the statue. So, I just gave up and left it alone. But, upon consideration, the glow seems to give Lincoln a god-like presence in the "temple" that bears his name. Seems appropriate.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XS with the stock lens on a lamentable tripod, my experience with this photo reminds me that sometimes it takes the perspective of others to help me see what was always there in front of me - a winner.
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