Iwo Jima

**Klown** · 07-09-2012, 12:50 AM

A couple months back I was walking next to the parade deck at Marine Corps Recruite Depot Parris Island and saw the Iwo Jima Monument with the flag flying nicely in the wind. I had just got my D7000 and was looking to capture some images of the Drill Instructors training the recruites. Instead I found myself facinated with this beautiful statue.

This shot was taken at 1pm
ISO 400 (I'm not sure why I was at 400 in bright light but it worked)
f/7.1
1/1600 sec
22mm
Flash did not fire

Post Processing was done in LR 3.6

Iwo Jima-1 by C.Raiche Photography, on Flickr

**derfy1212** · 07-09-2012, 07:26 AM

Very nice Corey!

**Klown** · 07-09-2012, 07:29 AM

Thanks Fred!

**kyledawg** · 07-09-2012, 05:08 PM

really like this photo! the only thing is the random tree branch, the vignette drew my eye to it, maybe clone it out? other than that I really like this shot!

**Klown** · 07-09-2012, 05:15 PM

I tried cloning it out and no matter what I do it looks messy and un real.

**Sage** · 07-09-2012, 05:19 PM

A very nice photo Corey. In PaintShop Pro, I have a group of tools under the clone heading. One of them is called "object remover". It works much better than the clone brushes do. Perhaps you have the same type of tool in Photoshop. It will remove the branches and then allow you to replace it with another part of the background. You can then smooth any edges that are harsh looking. It provides more imperceptible results than the clone brush. Hope this gives you an idea. ~~Peg

**chicagojohn** · 07-12-2012, 10:27 PM

Ordinarily the lighting at 1 pm isn't idea, but it is in this case; the overhead, bright light and intense shadows are very dramatic and perfectly congruent with the sculpture, in my opinion. It also provides excellent texture on the surface of the casting. The vignette is a great idea as well.

I was thinking "what tree branches??" After searching a few minutes, I finally found them!! In raku pottery, which my wife practices, the Japanese would leave imperfections in the work. These are illustrative of the fact that no human can make some thing that is completely perfect. At the same time, each artifact becomes unique in this way. When I remember this image, I will always recall the tree branches in that way.