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25-Oct-2020 Tim Betts

640 10th Street NE

We went back to the rec center to see if there was any better way to photograph the last statehood mural there, where a chain link fence was only a few feet from the wall. While I was struggling to get some distance from the mural, Tim decided to try from outside the fence. I liked the effect and thought the fence was appropriate given the message.

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The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is offering a new walking tour, this time featuring murals around the Hill, about which they say:

“Capitol Hill is home to many dazzling (some, quite literally) works of art, painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. Some murals are well known to the community – but we’ve included them because we love them and the Mural Tour wouldn’t be complete without them. Others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors. Several of them have been on view for decades but many are more recent, including those that are part of the DC Statehood Murals project. A couple are on the sidewalk. One is not actually a mural at all but it’s art on the exterior of a structure, so no reason not to give it the attention it deserves. … Art is always best appreciated in person; particularly true in this case where the scale and placement of the work made photography a challenge.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

1010 H Street NE, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield29-Oct-2020 00:31
Love it.....very strong message with the fence. V
William Barletta27-Oct-2020 22:16
Great combo of a well executed mural and the fence in the foreground ~V~
larose forest photos27-Oct-2020 21:08
Like many others below, I think the fence adds immeasurably to the message and makes this a strong image. V
Nick Paoni27-Oct-2020 20:29
Nicely done and I agree the fence ups the impact.
Martin Lamoon27-Oct-2020 20:15
It’s a fantastic photograph with the wire fence
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Jeff Real27-Oct-2020 17:16
This has an amazing well of conveying the message!
V
Apostolos Tikopoulos27-Oct-2020 16:50
Amazing colors and nice details. Well done, Helen. V.
Hennie & Lies Lammers27-Oct-2020 16:27
Nice sharp image Helen.
danad27-Oct-2020 16:15
A superb symbolic composition. V.
Raymond27-Oct-2020 16:02
Beautiful without the fence, amazingly great shot with the fence, a strong message there, freedom isn't free!
Blandine Mangin27-Oct-2020 15:31
beautiful ! v
Nestor Derkach27-Oct-2020 15:06
A real eye catching wall art the message is excellent look like someone wants to be 51.
Nice sharp image Helen.
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Tom LeRoy27-Oct-2020 14:46
A great shot that marks this day as we face a lot of challenges ahead. V
Hank Vander Velde27-Oct-2020 14:21
I concur that the fence adds a nice element to this brightly presented message/mural.
John Hamers27-Oct-2020 12:56
The fence enhances the message on this colorful mural. Well seen and captured. !V
joseantonio27-Oct-2020 12:43
nice view through the fence.V.
Kuriacose Joseph27-Oct-2020 12:31
Yes, I think the presence of the fence is effective to the message of the mural.