A silver gelatin photograph of a young boy playing with a stick near the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC. This photograph captured in September, 1999 was taken by Jim Epler in the summer in Washington, DC in a park near the Reflecting Pool. It is cataloged under the terms people, urban scenes and parks & fountains in this photography database.
The image was exposed on 35mm Kodak Tri-X 400 black & white film stock using a Pentax Asahi Spotmatic II camera with a Asahi Pentax 135mm f/2.5 lens.
Photographer Comments: From what I remember I was a little annoyed with this child as he was cracking and banging branches with his stick and being very pugnacious to say the least. I snapped this picture of him as he was readying to slap-crack another branch at the base of the tree. As I look at it now I realize how this type of activity seems so universal in young children. I find it interesting that as he's slap-cracking branches he also holds dearly to a bouquet of wild flowers. This juxtaposition amuses me and is something I didn't notice at the time. Other things I like about this photograph include the lettering and shade of his shirt which suggests it might be Philadelphia Eagles jersey, and the hazy, humid view of the Reflecting Pool in the background. The wispy grass, deep bark texture and shadows are also pleasing to me.
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