Soldiers at the Wall

© Erik Bjers

Soldiers at the Wall

Uploaded: May 01, 2008

Description

This picture is a combination of a section of the Vietnam Memorial Wall and part of the statue of the three soldiers near the wall. The two soldiers are in a layer above the wall. The two layers are blended using the darken method at 75% opacity on the layer with the soldiers. Editing done with Photoshop Elements 6.
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

Howard A. Wimpee May 02, 2008

Very nice work you have done here Erik!! I was at the wall two weeks ago,It sure get's to you dosen't it!!! #913436

Erik Bjers May 02, 2008

Thank you for the comment.

It does get to you to see the names of all those who died to protect our way of life. I have many more shots from my most recent trip into DC and plan on posting them over the next few weeks. Including some shots of the Korean War Memorial.

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