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Stopping to rest at the top
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| Information sur la photo |
| Copyright: Audrey Webb (AWebb) (35) |
| Genre: Lieux |
| Média: Couleur |
| Date de prise de vue: 2008-06-18 |
| Catégories: Transports |
| Appareil photographique: Sony Cybershot DSC-V1 |
| Exposition: f/8, 1/640 secondes |
| Versions: version originale |
| Date de soumission: 2008-07-05 4:26 |
| Vue: 253 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
It's a hot day
It's a long climb
Have a rest and a drink
Wright Brothers Monument
Visitors climb a 90-foot hill to the top of the 60-foot granite monument, which marks the achievement of the Wright brothers. Orville and Wilbur conducted many of their glider tests on the massive shifting dune that was later stabilized to form Kill Devil Hill. Construction of the monument began in October of 1931 and was completed in November of 1932.
Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio based on information from the U.S. Weather Bureau about the area's steady winds. They also valued the privacy provided by this location, which in the early twentieth century was remote from major population centers. |
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Hello Audrey,
A nicely composed picture with a good choice of perspective. There's a fine balance between the large grey monument, the blue sky and the green grass. The children are well placed off-centre.
Regards,
Gert
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