Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Long before this week’s photo challenge I started seeing life through a frame.

Being a photographer will do that to you, perhaps not always in a good way, because often I tend to not pay attention to the “big” picture when I’m experiencing something. Instead, my photo mind is always framing what’s happening and thinking about the image that will result, as opposed to simply being in the moment.

I had the privilege of observing an Honor Flight this week and since I really was there to document the experience for a friend and her dad, I felt I was justified in seeing it all through my lens. I also added this week’s photo challenge into the day by looking for frames within my frame.

This is what I came up with throughout my day in Washington, DC.

A perfectly blue sky above me as I exited the Metro:

A group of Veterans framed by Honor Guard Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery:

One of the most solemn and recognizable places in our nation’s capital is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. When witnessing the changing of the guard spectators usually gather on the steps of the Memorial Amphitheater, which lies right in front of the tomb, and their focus is on the tomb itself, but one September morning in 2007 I turned around and saw this.