Lisa Cirincione, PPSA, AFIAP
November 2025 - Oklahoma City Memorial
About the Image(s)
Title: Oklahoma City Memorial
This is the reflecting pool, on the site of the Oklahoma City bombing. This pool is the footprint of the Alfred P. Murrah building, which was destroyed in 1995. Very sad and somber site, but a beautiful memorial to the fallen.
This is actually an iPhone photo (15 Pro Max). No crop, auto edit in LR.
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16 comments posted
(Group 4)
Lisa, really interesting, and at the same time sad image. Did you try to create it in landscape view so you would get the whole width of the reflecting pool and the edges of the triangle ? Posted: 11/08/2025 09:00:32
Hi Isaac... no, this is the only view I took. I wanted the elongated vertical composition look. I did have a regular camera, but couldn't get this look with a horizontal composition. Posted: 11/12/2025 10:29:44
Actually... I found a horizontal version that I hadn't remembered... it doesn't appeal to me the same way that the vertical one does... Posted: 11/21/2025 21:18:35
Interesting composition. Definitely unique and different. Posted: 11/11/2025 20:29:29
Sylvie, thank you... always striving for unique and different views... Posted: 11/12/2025 10:31:38
Lisa, I have been to this memorial. This is a different view of the pool and the new building! I was moved by the empty chairs on the other side of the pool! Posted: 11/14/2025 07:00:58
I was truly moved by this memorial, it was very well done... the chairs at night were spectacular Posted: 11/21/2025 21:19:16
I searched online for this place and the events that occurred at that time. This is indeed a sad place. Posted: 11/15/2025 18:26:37
very sad place... very sad story... wonderful memorial Posted: 11/21/2025 21:19:41
Recording can associate memories, not bad!
Tourism photography images must appear natural, therefore the use of extremely distorted fisheye lenses is not allowed Posted: 11/20/2025 06:47:17
Tourism photography images must appear natural, therefore the use of extremely distorted fisheye lenses is not allowed Posted: 11/20/2025 06:47:17
true, I didn't think of the distortion that it wouldn't be good for PTD... I did find another version that may work, but it didn't appeal to me as much Posted: 11/21/2025 21:20:44
Personally, I like this composition- although the moody skies in the other are more interesting. Thanks for attaching this one. Posted: 11/22/2025 01:43:16
I love the reflection and the moody sky and taking it from the corner gives a unique and interesting perspective. My other thoughts were already mentioned: I wondered if you could catch the edges by switching to landscape (although you might lose the front corner), and the buildings look distorted from the wide angle. I tried to edit this out in Photoshop but you end up losing so much around the edges that it's not worth doing on this particular photo. Posted: 11/20/2025 07:22:46
thanks Karen... I did find another version, but the 'artsy' part of the distortion is why I liked it... Posted: 11/21/2025 21:21:36
I love the reflection and the moody sky and taking it from the corner gives a unique and interesting perspective. My other thoughts were already mentioned: I wondered if you could catch the edges by switching to landscape (although you might lose the front corner), and the buildings look distorted from the wide angle. I tried to edit this out in Photoshop but you end up losing so much around the edges that it's not worth doing on this particular photo. Posted: 11/20/2025 09:18:09
I love the reflection and the moody sky and taking it from the corner gives a unique and interesting perspective. My other thoughts were already mentioned: I wondered if you could catch the edges by switching to landscape (although you might lose the front corner), and the buildings look distorted from the wide angle. I tried to edit this out in Photoshop but you end up losing so much around the edges that it's not worth doing on this particular photo. Posted: 11/20/2025 15:19:43