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Mar 24, 2012 12:29:30   #
snowbear
 
Yesterday I walked around the Tidal Basin, enjoying the National Cherry Blossoms, and made a quick visit to the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History.

The lighting for number two is horrible as it was mid-day. I'm planning an early morning trip for more monuments.

From one of the many flowering cherry trees.
From one of the many flowering cherry trees....

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial....

Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History...

Aunt Flo was at the museum.
Aunt Flo was at the museum....

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Mar 24, 2012 21:17:05   #
Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas
 
Nice photos. Thanks

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Mar 24, 2012 21:21:31   #
snowbear
 
Gidgette wrote:
Nice photos. Thanks

Thank you.

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Mar 25, 2012 14:32:15   #
Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY
 
snowbear wrote:
Yesterday I walked around the Tidal Basin, enjoying the National Cherry Blossoms, and made a quick visit to the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History.

The lighting for number two is horrible as it was mid-day. I'm planning an early morning trip for more monuments.


Nice set Snowbear, thanks for sharing. 8-)

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Mar 25, 2012 14:40:27   #
snowbear
 
Bmac wrote:
Nice set Snowbear, thanks for sharing. 8-)
Thank you.

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Mar 25, 2012 16:27:32   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
snowbear wrote:
Yesterday I walked around the Tidal Basin, enjoying the National Cherry Blossoms, and made a quick visit to the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History.
Yee-Gads !! MLK looks REALLY MAD !! Not only that - but the pose with arms crossed over the chest is like SO in your face - - NOT like MLK at ALL !! I don't know WHO was responsible for that - - but I'm almost thinking atrocity here - - Surely the Family couldn't have known ??

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Mar 25, 2012 16:47:12   #
snowbear
 
The head sculptor was Lei Yixin from Hunan, China. There was quite a bit of controversy over his selection and the statue.

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Mar 25, 2012 16:57:08   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
snowbear wrote:
The head sculptor was Lei Yixin from Hunan, China.
Figures - - China does it to us again - -

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Mar 25, 2012 23:51:05   #
docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado
 
snowbear wrote:
Yesterday I walked around the Tidal Basin, enjoying the National Cherry Blossoms, and made a quick visit to the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History.

The lighting for number two is horrible as it was mid-day. I'm planning an early morning trip for more monuments.


next time your caught out in mid day photographing flowering trees - move underneath and shoot through its fun, you learn stuff and now and then a really cool image appears.....

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Mar 26, 2012 06:38:34   #
snowbear
 
docrob wrote:
next time your caught out in mid day photographing flowering trees - move underneath and shoot through its fun, you learn stuff and now and then a really cool image appears.....

Thank you. I have several that are through the trees, framing with the branches, etc. I tried staying in the shade when possible. Most "keepers" will end up on the Flickr page.

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