ANGELA B. PAN

This image was taken on the same day as this one. When I first arrived at the reflecting pool about 45 minutes before sunrise, I saw that the World War II memorial was beautifully lit with the fountain flowing. So I got busy trying to capture the image I had imagined in my head. After 10 minutes of being there, the fountains turned off at the World War II memorial. It was unfortunate because the image I had imagined had to do with the fountains. So I shifted my focus on photographing the Atlantic side of the memorial.  But then I didn’t even notice that the Pacific side was glowing with color! It was one of those mornings when I seemed to be a little off with everything but oh well. I was glad I went out either way.

So when I finally noticed the color, I ran with my tripod inside the memorial. You may see that I caught a little bit of the remaining color, but it was pretty much gone by the time I set my camera back up. Either way, I still think the reflection turned out so nice and crisp.

I should look up the fountain schedule thou. It was so weird that they turned it off at sunrise. I wonder when they turn it back on?

My camera settings for this image are F5 at 1/16th sec and ISO 1000 with my Sony A7II and 35mm prime lens.

I’ve had this one particular image in my mind for the past week but it’s not this. I sort of, kind of captured it yesterday morning with this image, but it didn’t turn out exactly like how I wanted. So you may be seeing more of of the World War II Memorial in the near future until I get it right 🙂

But for now, I like the way this turned out.

It was a cold morning with no wind. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool water was so still, it looked like a mirror. I really love how reflective it was, especially in the trees. They look so tall and sort of spooky, but I think it works because they bring the attention down to the memorial and the bicyclist riding by.

My camera settings for this image are F5 at 1/200th sec and ISO 4000 with my Sony A7II and 70-200mm zoom lens.

I could of done this a Black Friday sale, but it didn’t feel right.

This is more than just a shopping holiday. This is a time for me to say thank you to all our veterans. You have given me so much. Even if I’ve never met you. You have given me freedom, safety, and a much better life than I could have ever dreamed of. There is no way that I could ever thank you enough for that. This is my little way of showing you that I appreciate your service. That I respect you. And that I’m grateful.

From now until Monday, November 14th, I’d like to give you 40% off of all my prints. I don’t think I’ve ever marked them down so much. But on top of that, I’d love to donate 10% of those proceeds to the Fisher House.

Use coupon code: “veterans“ at checkout.

After spending some time researching different charities, I found that Fisher House received top scores in actually donating and helping veterans AND their families. They’re also local, so that means a lot to me as well. To learn more about Fisher House, click here.

Here are a few examples of prints you can purchase:

Thank you again to all our veterans. I appreciate you on Veterans Day and everyday.
Angela