Dan, Of course you know that was Lee's family home and lands. Arlington National Cemetery was established there after/during the civil war as punishment for Lee, so it looked out on the war dead. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Donald and Ann.I hardly noticed the little vehicle at the > bottom of the image, but now I agree it should be cropped out, perhaps > with an equal crop along the right side. > > It was a gorgeous day, but no clouds at all. A better day for walking > than for photographing. <G> > > I have always liked the way the mansion hangs over the central area of > the cemetery, and draws the eye upward. That is what I tried to > capture here/ > > I am not happy that it is now the Lee Memorial. I have never been a > fan of Robert E. Lee, and think of him as a traitor and a war > criminal. Saying that has got me in a lot of trouble on another list > in which I participate. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 12:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, formerly named the >> Custis-Lee Mansion, is a Greek revival style mansion located in >> Arlington, Virginia, USA that was once the home of Confederate General >> Robert E. Lee. Taken from Arlington National Cemetery. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18034690&size=lg >> K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom >> Comments are invited and appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
