Ulysses S. Grant is off center
Canon PowerShot S95
2018
When you shoot the US Capitol straight on, you discover that the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial isn’t centered before the dome.
My OCD is most displeased.
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18 responses to “single frame: Ulysses S. Grant is off center”
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I have to ask – is he offset to the north?
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To the south! It’s so wrong.
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Well, he did have some success in that direction. :)
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South actually. Perhaps its because he fought on the right side? :)
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Dan! I didn’t know you had these sympathies!
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Playing around with Google Earth, I think that the Capitol is not quite square with the Mall. Grant, the Washington monument, and the Lincoln Memorial all seem to line up nicely, but the Capitol is offset to the north a tiny bit and possibly turned a bit as well.
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Well then! I’m blaming the wrong monument.
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I think my OCD would be upset too Jim… I wonder if you do shoot it so it does line up, what the resultant image would look like, and if there’s some significance to that particular perspective?
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I lined up that perspective but didn’t press the shutter button. I just didn’t like how it looked.
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You seem not to be in line with Grant. I guess 10m to the right should fix it ;)
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And throw off the Capitol? No thanks! ;-)
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Well, that’s the price for shifting to the right ;)
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Wow, that drives me nuts too. The horse shuffled over a bit..
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Affixed in place permanently. What were they thinking?
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Would a few paces to your right resolve your OCD issues?
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I tried that, and then the Capitol was off center!
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At least he was centered when it counted! Great shot.
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Lol right! Thanks!
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