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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Vietnamese Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is a moving experience for former vets and non-vets alike. In my fourth year of college, I was called for active duty during the Vietnam War, but wasn't allowed to serve because of severe allergies (penicillin, bee and wasp stings, etc.). I often wonder how my life and the lives of those around me would have been irrevocably changed if I had fought in Vietnam. It's an interesting speculation -- What If?
In this image, an American veteran points to a name on the wall, and to the "plus" symbol that shows his friend is listed as missing. Diamonds indicated that a person's death was confirmed. If a person's body (who is listed as missing) is found, the plus can be converted to a diamond by chipping from point to point. If a person who is missing is found alive, a circle would be added around the plus symbol. To this date, no circles have been added to the wall.
I cropped the original image into a square format to zero in on the hand. The image was very over-exposed in the bright sunlight. I used a neon glow filter to convert the bright spots to shadow. By using brown and black as my glow colors, it brought out a golden glow in some areas of the image, so I selected the plus symbol and touched it up with a little gold.
I then adjusted the levels, and sharpened and resized it before uploading. A copy of the cropped original, before filters were applied, is posted in the workshop for comparison. |
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