Enhancing the Ordinary by bmac62
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My Pause #2 (last upload) is over. My West Highland Terrier (Mandy) and I arrived safe and sound in Edmonds, Washington about 36 hours ago. If you missed my Pause #2, we have just completed a 1900 mile, three day transit of seven states. [Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington]
Last Sunday morning we visited Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
This is the monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941). It represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732-1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level. The memorial attracts approximately two million people annually.
So, back to the issue of photography. Since two million people visit this Memorial every year, you can imagine how many people take photographs of this sculpture!
So, how do you get something a little different from everybody else?
I first took pictures from where everybody else was standing and they are technically good...unobstructed view, etc. But then I noticed a trail off into the pine forest and took a leisurely stroll onto the trail. To my delight I found a sign that said Historic View Point and an arrow pointing the way up some old stone steps. The image above is from the old view point...and since leaving all the crowd of 100 tourists behind, I had this POV all to myself:)
Note: I am now working on a single collage for those of you who asked to see all of the sights enroute...will post it for your viewing pleasure in the next day or two.
Bill:)
"Pause #2"
Comments (37)
Nice work, Bill! And welcome to the neighborhood ;)
Thats the way, a good photographer searches for a different fresh view on the chosen subject. And you did very well! RS
superbe photo!!belle recherche!
Amazing Bill, I am so looking forward to the pics, I feel like I am on my hols :o) Glad you arrived safe. xx
AWWW! That is indeed a super capture. Clever of you to go somewhere else that the traditional path :-) I am glad you arrived safe and sound. Have a wonderful summer :)))
awesome shot!!!!
Terrific viewpoint and a wonderfully well framed image.
Really wonderful image!!!
My mom grew up in South Dakota, so I can remember a car trip from California to South Dakota a few years back LOL before, IPODs and DVD players were the craze and you actually played silly car games and sung songs, and ask are we there yet??!! We had went there to see my grandfather it was my first time to see him, and of course along the way we stopped here, such great memories, years later my parents took my kids on a trip so they all got to see it as well. I also remember seeing buffalo, my first snow falling and iceskating on a frozen lake what a trip that was. Love your photo~
I do hope Mandy enjoyed the little trek to this point! What a super shot!
Excellent photo - perfect exposure, beautifully framed, just superb! It's GREAT finding a little different viewpoint, and getting away from the crowd to get a POV a little different from the 2 million other photos that will all be taken from exactly the same place. Looking forward to your collage - that should be fantastic!
MOST awesome idea and shot Bill!! Way to go!!:-)
Yep, many ppl visit the place, but not everybody is into picture, and many of those who picture the place, are doing it with themselves in pictures, as a memory in time.... Excellent shot, Bill... I like it a lot!
SUPERB IMAGE, GREAT COMPOSITION! HAPPY YOU ARRIVED SAFE!
Great shot and unique POV! thanks and welcome to the neighborhood (Washington)
You captured it perfectly!
Beauty. Nicely framed and shot with a perfect blue sky. Excellent shot.
I feel like a time traveler! I just saw your Pause image and then came to this one, so from my perspective, you drove a great distance in the time it took for me to view and comment on one image, get up and get a nice cold glass of ice water from the kitchen, meander around a bit before settling back down to view and comment on this image. I love it when perception plays around like that. This is a great shot and I love the crispness and sharpness of it. It's also great that you got this POV all to yourself. I have yet to visit a place like this, but I'm looking forward to it.
Excellent capture!!
Excellent capture Bill I want to climb that pile of rock chips lol, Just lucky none of them wore glasses imagine chiseling those :-)
great picture!!!!!
C'mon Bill, that's you second from the right when you had a moustache, right?
marvelous image!
Excellent and very worth the trip up to the old view point.
Beautiful photo. Excellent view.
Always worth taking a few more steps.I wonder if these qualify as the most photographed Presidents, interesting quiz question...
WOW..!!!! MERAVIGLIOSA CAPTURE...BRAVISSIMO MY FRIEND..!!!!
Glad you took the time to find this alternative point of view. Thats quite a tour at 1900 miles and I imagine some stunning scenery on the way. Fine shot!
This is a most unique Mt Rushmore shot! I love how you framed it with the tree!!! Wonderful sight and certainly I would love to see myself!! I am so glad and excited that you and Mandy arrived in your new home! :):)
this is a place I have always wanted to visit.stellar shot Bill