I saw this monument and liked the texture of the stone. Took 35 shots before I had to go get warmed up. It was a cold, windy day and I was kneeling in six inches of wet snow. I'm particullarly happy with this entry because that is the composition straight from the camera... no cropping. Unfortunately, I was unable to find an angle that removed that damn tree from the right side of the monument while still getting the shot I wanted. I upped the saturation and contrast a touch and applied a little unsharp mask.
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The composition seems a bit off to me, the flag could be a lot closer to the top of the picture, and the perspective on the monument itself could be less severe... that way you could fill the frame nicely.
Somehow the high-contrast look of this stone has lost the real feel of the surface of the momument - the text appears almost like print, rather than carving. Not a big fan of the composition either - unbalanced toward the bottom half of frame, I think.
Great sky, love the color of the flag, but the texture of the rock might be better enhanced by shooting in a more strongly directional light.
(The caption seems almost like a Readers Digest memorial - ALL wars! Unfortunately, the Air Force had no heroes killed in any USA war involvements, according to this. )
No, WAIT! There's room to put in a line, "P.S. Insert the word 'AirForce' !"
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