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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

Jefferson in Profile

Another shot from the Jefferson Memorial.  Look close at the statue’s head.  At first I thought it was an aberration on the lens but closer shots revealed it to be spider webs.  Instead of cloning them out in Photoshop I decided to leave them in for the interest factor.  Not very flattering for the park service though.

Tom in Black

My daughter and I spent a fun evening practicing our night photography in DC earlier this week.  After having our first ever meal at Ben’s Chili Bowl we went looking for sights to photograph.  She is a budding photographer and is now using my old Canon XS.  At first she didn’t want to shoot the “normal” shots like the Capitol or any of the monuments until I showed her some unique perspectives to them.  Then I couldn’t get her away from there, we didn’t get home until after 1:00am.

Before the Fireworks

This is the last of my July 4th images I’ll put you through.  I snapped this one after we set up our picnic spot to enjoy the show.

Another Patriotic Image

USMC War Memorial outside Rosslyn, VA.  The face is that of PM2 John Bradley, Hospital Corpsman USN.