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More Photos from Arlington National Cemetery

A few more of my photos from the PhotowalkDC event at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown

Tombstones I found interesting including my childhood hero Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, actor Lee Marvin, and one of the many headstones marked as Unknown.  Boyington was a USMC WWII Ace in the Pacific and a Medal of Honor receipient.  He is probably best known from the 1970s tv show Baa Baa Black Sheep which was based on his memoirs.  I was surprised by the humble gravestone of Lee Marvin who is extremely well known and enjoyed a large fan base in the 60s and 70s from his movies.  Marvin is probably best known for his roles in The Dirty Dozen and Cat Ballou which he won an Oscar for.

John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame

In the Field

Camera specs; Canon EOS 40D fitted with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens, f5.0 @ 1/50 a second, ISO 400 at 70mm.

Through the Barn

Camera specs; Canon EOS 40D fitted with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens, f2.8 @ 1/40 a second, ISO 400 at 95mm.

On the 4th of March

Camera specs; Canon EOS Rebel XS fitted with a Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, f10 @ 1/60 a second, ISO 800 at 28mm.

Work has me traveling quite a bit and this scene has become commonplace for me.  The 4th of March found me at a Red Roof Inn in Ohio.  I was running low on time and inspiration but noticed the light coming in the window before I left the room.  I think it turned out nice for a black and white.

Unfortunately I was unable to process and submit this in time for Jason D Moore’s project this month.  Seems I wasn’t the only one as our showing this month was extremely low.  Check out this month’s entries.  The 4th fell on a Saturday in April and I know most if not all of you reading this took a photograph that day.  Consider sending a shot you like from that day to Jason for inclusion in next months article.