Index of posts for Patrick Malone's photo blog
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Golden Hour
The 19-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln that dominates the Lincoln Memorial was carved by the Piccirilli brothers from blocks of Georgia marble. White marble. You can see the indisputable whiteness of Lincoln’s statue in the first of these two photos that I took, ten minutes apart, on a recent early…
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Finding a Stage (2 of 2)
This is a postscript to the “Finding a Stage” (first of 2) blog post. Can you spot the wedding photographer at the lower right of this image? On any weekend morning, you can count on seeing at least half a dozen of these blissful-to-be tableaus at the Lincoln Memorial. The…
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Finding a Stage (1 of 2)
How did I get this shot of the women tossing their graduation caps into the air, with Lincoln’s statue looking on from behind? The answer is to find a stage, and then wait for the action. Finding the stage: This is a basic concept of any photography anywhere, but especially…