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Mount Rushmore

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Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore has been filmed so much by tourists, I wanted to try and capture it a little differently. Luckily, the day we were there, it was clouding up nicely which gave a good contrasty look to the sky. It was mid afternoon and the weather forecast was for a slight clearing of the sky sometime in the afternoon. And the end result is the photograph that you see. The sun's rays hit President Washington first with the most light. Since he was the first President of the United States, this worked out beautifully Presidents Jefferson and Roosevelt are a bit in the dark and President Lincoln, who freed the slaves among other things, has just a touch of the sunlight. All the presidents here made major contributions to this great country, but (and this is my opinion) Washington and Lincoln are the ones that made the most major impact on the United States so it is appropriate that the sun hits both of their faces to some degree. If you notice, behind Lincoln, there is a bit of sunshine on the rocks. I kept it in the shot to represent a spot for another potential bust of a President who may have a major positive impact on the country (although there are absolutely no plans to do so as it would damage the carvings already there). I also kept a slight angle on the shot. Most pictures of this scene are head on. I felt that by including the rugged landscape below the busts, the viewer would get a feel of just how massive these faces really are. Hope you enjoy!