Air Force Memorial monolith by Helen Betts

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29-SEP-2007

Air Force Memorial monolith

Arlington, VA

This is one of three enormous steel monoliths rising 270 above the ground; the shape is meant to convey the Thunderbirds' "bomb-burst maneuver," with only three contrails depicted so as to represent the "missing man formation" used in Air Force funeral flyovers. They are filled two-thirds of the way up with concrete and have 1-ton lead balls in the top sections to prevent vibration.

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exzim		01-Sep-2017 18:12
I love it, the memorial and the photo of it

Frank Gines		10-Oct-2015 16:23
Love it! love the lines with the beatiful sky.V

Missed Opportunities		25-Sep-2015 13:49
Reminds me of an image I took: http://www.pbase.com/image/139000413/large Well captured!

Florent Potard		16-Mar-2015 18:54
It look so modern, Fantastic capture Helen! V

David Gilbert		14-Dec-2014 14:05
Fantastic POV, love the abstract lines and colour. V

William Hartshorn		02-Mar-2014 18:41
Truly one of my favorites here... Your lines and shadows can pull me to the Sky!!! VV

Bernard Bosmans		27-Dec-2013 01:08
Striking shot Helen, wonderful to see the clouds assisting to make this even more attractive. V.

dirkpiet		16-Dec-2013 17:16
Great piece of art here, works beautiful V

Walter Otto Koenig		04-Aug-2013 16:00
Fascinating image, very well composed. I like the sheen and colors. "V"

Wintermeer		13-May-2013 02:34
Wow, this really looks like a ethereal and otherworldly object!

Rick Kobylinski		02-Mar-2013 12:23
Stunning image. I am always impressed with your eye for lighting and this image is no exception. Really love the perspective here. Big, big V.

Sam Rua		13-Dec-2012 18:26
Fantastic POV.

Pawel Kazmierczyk		16-Nov-2012 11:45
superb job you have done here - not an easy subject to photpograph well. Congrats

Guest		29-Oct-2012 22:57
Excellent capture, wonderful light and pov Helen!!!! V

caveman_lee		25-Aug-2012 10:45
An excellent capture. Very nice in both perspective and lighting. V

Apostolos Tikopoulos		22-Apr-2012 21:02
Great composition and perspective. v.

Michael Tauber		17-Apr-2012 19:02
Very well framed.

John Hamers		07-Nov-2011 20:24
awesome image, composition is great !! V

GeneWard		17-Apr-2010 19:46
an excellent composition

Giancarlo Guzzardi		08-Mar-2010 16:09
stunning frame and POV

Gervan		30-Oct-2009 00:30
Superb POV.V.

Rick Bricker		20-Aug-2009 17:46
Your POV and exposure are just perfect.Capturing something like this is not always easy but you really caught the WOW factor here!Big V

Dallas Hyatt		15-Aug-2009 16:53
Excellent perspective!

andy		14-Aug-2009 19:55
remarkable surreal image. Nice color too.

Guest		14-Apr-2008 19:02
Beautiful image, Helen--simple but powerful. You've captured the soaring, aerodynamic streamlined design of this sculpture, a very fitting tribute to its subject. Great lighting, too. V

monil		09-Feb-2008 22:26
Superb perspective and texture.

Sandi Whitteker		24-Dec-2007 04:47
Cool shot Helen. Super perspective!

Yiannis Pavlis		09-Oct-2007 01:13
Fascinating imagery and composition.

Mattias Backström		01-Oct-2007 22:22
It looks unreal to me, but I guess it's because you've made it into an even greater piece of art by composing it like this. Wonderful! I envy you!

Zaid Kurdi		30-Sep-2007 11:24
fantastic composition,color and detail.........V.

Guest		30-Sep-2007 10:20
Super cool - colour/tone and composition