{"id":7831,"date":"2026-11-09T23:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/?p=7831"},"modified":"2026-11-09T23:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:24:49","slug":"paul-gillis-d27-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/?p=7831","title":{"rendered":"Paul Gillis d27 Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

(All of these were taken with a TL-120-1 on Provia 100F.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry, I sent the folio off to Zach today, and now I realize that I never shot digital copies of the slides I submitted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FDR Memorial, Washington DC<\/b> I really love the FDR Memorial, on the southwestern side of the Tidal Basin, but it seems that many people from out of town aren\u2019t aware of it. Not surprising, since it doesn\u2019t have any large sculptures or monument that can be seen from far away. It was made in the form of an exhibit that you might find in a museum, like a series of outdoor rooms highlighting different aspects of FDR\u2019s long tenure as president.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve taken photos of this memorial before, often during the brief cherry blossom season when it is swarmed with visitors; but this was my first attempt at capturing it in medium format stereo. I think I took ten different views, all showing different items, and I could have taken more (although the light was fading fast towards the end.)\u00a0 I really wish I\u2019d taken along a set of warming filters for my TL-120, but in fact I don\u2019t even have such a set.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This pair of sculptures, of course, shows FDR & his beloved Scottish Terrier Fala. Fala is apparently the only pet honored with a statue in any U.S. presidential memorial.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waterfalls at FDR Memorial<\/b> There are seven fountains and pools in the memorial. Each of them represents a different aspect of FDR\u2019s presidency. I think this one is the largest, and its jumbled blocks represent the chaos of World War Two.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A young woman was posing a group of her friends for a photo in front of this fountain, where I had already set my camera up on top of a stone block for a wide shot. I asked them if they would mind standing still & gazing at the water for my photo. (I think it was a half-second exposure.) They very graciously agreed, and I\u2019m glad to have some people in the shot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meridian Hill Park<\/b> This is another gem of sculpture & landscape architecture in Washington that tourists don\u2019t usually see. The mansion that John Quincy Adams lived in on Meridian Hill is long gone; but the Italian Renaissance-style gardens that were started there around World War One are in fine shape now. They had deteriorated quite a bit in the last few decades, but a major renovation project was (mostly) completed this year. This is another photo where I asked a couple of passersby to sit briefly in the foreground of a shot I\u2019d already set up.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Armillary Sphere in Meridian Hill Park<\/b> This bronze sculpture was installed in 1932, but due to vandalism, it was removed in the 1970\u2019s. A new one was made recently, based on photographs & drawings of the original (I don\u2019t know if any were in stereo!) and installed in 2024. I took another shot showing the sphere, its pedestal & the surrounding hedge; but I like this closeup view better. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(All of these were taken with a TL-120-1 on Provia 100F.) I\u2019m sorry, I sent the folio off to Zach today, and now I realize that I never shot digital copies of the slides I submitted. FDR Memorial, Washington DC I really love the FDR Memorial, on the southwestern side of the Tidal Basin, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[808,1],"tags":[843,842,213,844,124,800],"class_list":["post-7831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d27","category-uncategorized","tag-fdr-memorial","tag-fountains","tag-fuji-provia-100f","tag-meridian-hill-park","tag-tl120-1","tag-washington-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7832,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions\/7832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}