Inspired by the work of others, these photographs focus mainly on man-made objects, subjects and projects. http://ryans.smugmug.com/Other/Buy-Photos/Capreflection-bw/47968657_taRWw-Ti-2.jpg http://ryans.smugmug.com/gallery/1034252_Gc38k/ 2009-07-22T04:02:05Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#119828316_utVmp" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/ComingHome2002/119828316_utVmp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T09:32:24Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/ComingHome2002/119828316_utVmp-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />The Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on an evening in December.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#115314725_PtfsG" title="The Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on an evening in December."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capitol-2edited-1/115314725_PtfsG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on an evening in December." title="The Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on an evening in December." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T08:30:14Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capitol-2edited-1/115314725_PtfsG-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-06 23:09:28 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Not sure of the colors-- except maybe they're for the Jewish holiday? Anyway, the capitol building in Denver, Colorado, on a very cold December evening.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#115311667_U7PSE" title="Not sure of the colors-- except maybe they're for the Jewish holiday? Anyway, the capitol building in Denver, Colorado, on a very cold December evening."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capitoledited-1/115311667_U7PSE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Not sure of the colors-- except maybe they're for the Jewish holiday? Anyway, the capitol building in Denver, Colorado, on a very cold December evening." title="Not sure of the colors-- except maybe they're for the Jewish holiday? Anyway, the capitol building in Denver, Colorado, on a very cold December evening." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T08:30:50Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capitoledited-1/115311667_U7PSE-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-06 22:44:19 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Why do they hide their faces?</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#114742807_vMdjc" title="Why do they hide their faces?"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/San-Fran-Art/114742807_vMdjc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Why do they hide their faces?" title="Why do they hide their faces?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T19:52:18Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/San-Fran-Art/114742807_vMdjc-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-17 01:52:58 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Columns as seen in San Fransico at what I believe is some Art museum. Who knows, I just like the buildings.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#114742631_ZLzmq" title="Columns as seen in San Fransico at what I believe is some Art museum. Who knows, I just like the buildings."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/columns/114742631_ZLzmq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Columns as seen in San Fransico at what I believe is some Art museum. Who knows, I just like the buildings." title="Columns as seen in San Fransico at what I believe is some Art museum. Who knows, I just like the buildings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T09:29:25Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/columns/114742631_ZLzmq-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-17 01:56:55 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />"Spires" as seen on the chapel of the US Air Force Academy-- a unique and interesting structure.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#114357769_xcsPv" title=""Spires" as seen on the chapel of the US Air Force Academy-- a unique and interesting structure."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Spires/114357769_xcsPv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=""Spires" as seen on the chapel of the US Air Force Academy-- a unique and interesting structure." title=""Spires" as seen on the chapel of the US Air Force Academy-- a unique and interesting structure." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T10:13:57Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Spires/114357769_xcsPv-Th-1.jpg 2006-07-04 06:29:01 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Hawaiian Lighthouse perched upon a cliff overlooking the vast Pacific. I'd give my right arm to call this home!</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#113252284_NKbVi" title="Hawaiian Lighthouse perched upon a cliff overlooking the vast Pacific. I'd give my right arm to call this home!"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Hawaiian-Lighthouse/113252284_NKbVi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hawaiian Lighthouse perched upon a cliff overlooking the vast Pacific. I'd give my right arm to call this home!" title="Hawaiian Lighthouse perched upon a cliff overlooking the vast Pacific. I'd give my right arm to call this home!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T04:04:14Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Hawaiian-Lighthouse/113252284_NKbVi-Th-1.jpg 2005-01-31 06:02:17 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />If you would like a print of this photo, please email me at ryan.finkbiner@gmail.com as the prints are specially made and not available through this site. Thank you.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#111572056_TM5nv" title="If you would like a print of this photo, please email me at ryan.finkbiner@gmail.com as the prints are specially made and not available through this site. Thank you."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/golden-gate-20X10/111572056_TM5nv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="If you would like a print of this photo, please email me at ryan.finkbiner@gmail.com as the prints are specially made and not available through this site. Thank you." title="If you would like a print of this photo, please email me at ryan.finkbiner@gmail.com as the prints are specially made and not available through this site. Thank you." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:21:19Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/golden-gate-20X10/111572056_TM5nv-Th-1.jpg 37.81937852444600 -122.47846126556000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />The White House on a warming summer night. Incidently, I had a few strong words exchanged with the secret service guy who said I couldn't set up a tripod in front of the house! Forget him. ...</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#111572001_pAhne" title="The White House on a warming summer night. Incidently, I had a few strong words exchanged with the secret service guy who said I couldn't set up a tripod in front of the house! Forget him. ..."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Whitehouse/111572001_pAhne-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The White House on a warming summer night. Incidently, I had a few strong words exchanged with the secret service guy who said I couldn't set up a tripod in front of the house! Forget him. ..." title="The White House on a warming summer night. Incidently, I had a few strong words exchanged with the secret service guy who said I couldn't set up a tripod in front of the house! Forget him. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:56:46Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Whitehouse/111572001_pAhne-Th-1.jpg 38.89761704625800 -77.03657805919600 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />The inside of the Capitol Rotunda.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#111571960_ETTCd" title="The inside of the Capitol Rotunda."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Rotunda/111571960_ETTCd-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The inside of the Capitol Rotunda." title="The inside of the Capitol Rotunda." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:23:02Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Rotunda/111571960_ETTCd-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />This Capitol Reflection was captured on a late night in August 2003 while taking a stroll through the Mall.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#111570285_WbCtn" title="This Capitol Reflection was captured on a late night in August 2003 while taking a stroll through the Mall."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capreflection-bw/111570285_WbCtn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This Capitol Reflection was captured on a late night in August 2003 while taking a stroll through the Mall." title="This Capitol Reflection was captured on a late night in August 2003 while taking a stroll through the Mall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:45:35Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Capreflection-bw/111570285_WbCtn-Th-1.jpg 38.88994305210700 -77.00922489166300 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Shall we dance? Very large statues outside the performing arts center in Denver, titled "Dancers."</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#102974210_rphFC" title="Shall we dance? Very large statues outside the performing arts center in Denver, titled "Dancers.""><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Dancers/102974210_rphFC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Shall we dance? Very large statues outside the performing arts center in Denver, titled "Dancers."" title="Shall we dance? Very large statues outside the performing arts center in Denver, titled "Dancers."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T05:34:40Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Dancers/102974210_rphFC-Th-1.jpg 2006-10-10 03:44:37 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Denver Museum of Arts.....parking garage! Awfully neat parking garage.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#102973858_TiLQV" title="Denver Museum of Arts.....parking garage! Awfully neat parking garage."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/curves/102973858_TiLQV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Denver Museum of Arts.....parking garage! Awfully neat parking garage." title="Denver Museum of Arts.....parking garage! Awfully neat parking garage." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T05:08:43Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/curves/102973858_TiLQV-Th-1.jpg 2006-10-10 03:31:59 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />"The Rocket's Red Glare" My second attempt at fireworks that I think would have went well if it weren't for the stiff winds aloft. A lot of smoke was darkened out of the explosions as the ...</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#82243212_mDTnP" title=""The Rocket's Red Glare" My second attempt at fireworks that I think would have went well if it weren't for the stiff winds aloft. A lot of smoke was darkened out of the explosions as the ..."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Fireworks-150/82243212_mDTnP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=""The Rocket's Red Glare" My second attempt at fireworks that I think would have went well if it weren't for the stiff winds aloft. A lot of smoke was darkened out of the explosions as the ..." title=""The Rocket's Red Glare" My second attempt at fireworks that I think would have went well if it weren't for the stiff winds aloft. A lot of smoke was darkened out of the explosions as the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T03:06:12Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Fireworks-150/82243212_mDTnP-Th-1.jpg 2006-07-04 09:26:14 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#71168558_HwN2b" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Canon-Rebel-XT-1133/71168558_HwN2b-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T01:43:06Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Canon-Rebel-XT-1133/71168558_HwN2b-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-19 03:45:32 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />Looking for an old-world style photo. This is of a garden on an estate in Califonia that once had a very large and high-producing gold mine.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#71168549_hMiRc" title="Looking for an old-world style photo. This is of a garden on an estate in Califonia that once had a very large and high-producing gold mine."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Canon-Rebel-XT-1128/71168549_hMiRc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking for an old-world style photo. This is of a garden on an estate in Califonia that once had a very large and high-producing gold mine." title="Looking for an old-world style photo. This is of a garden on an estate in Califonia that once had a very large and high-producing gold mine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-07T16:11:19Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Canon-Rebel-XT-1128/71168549_hMiRc-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-19 03:45:01 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#49814694_sonDY" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Airport/49814694_sonDY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:32:43Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Airport/49814694_sonDY-Th-1.jpg 2005-12-26 08:03:02 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968799_Vvngp" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/War-Memorial/47968799_Vvngp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T06:57:22Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/War-Memorial/47968799_Vvngp-Th-1.jpg 40.42180727154500 -76.56992197036700 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968765_yJktZ" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/W2Memnight/47968765_yJktZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T07:17:24Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/W2Memnight/47968765_yJktZ-Th-1.jpg 2004-08-23 07:04:55 38.88943364991800 -77.04051554203000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968757_qyKQC" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Vegas1-031/47968757_qyKQC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T07:01:16Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Vegas1-031/47968757_qyKQC-Th-1.jpg 2005-03-17 03:49:36 36.12772780360500 -115.16649127007000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968749_Q2ptQ" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/States-WW2mem/47968749_Q2ptQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T06:59:56Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/States-WW2mem/47968749_Q2ptQ-Th-1.jpg 2004-08-23 03:29:56 38.88952968503600 -77.04038143158000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />The public enjoying the Lincoln Memorial on a warm August evening.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968711_fLydw" title="The public enjoying the Lincoln Memorial on a warm August evening."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Lincoln/47968711_fLydw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The public enjoying the Lincoln Memorial on a warm August evening." title="The public enjoying the Lincoln Memorial on a warm August evening." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T17:56:45Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Lincoln/47968711_fLydw-Th-1.jpg 2004-08-23 06:15:36 38.88930421107500 -77.05004811286900 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a><br />The US Flag not showing much movement above the Pearl Harbor memorial.</p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968698_FnBYe" title="The US Flag not showing much movement above the Pearl Harbor memorial."><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Hawaii-04-020/47968698_FnBYe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The US Flag not showing much movement above the Pearl Harbor memorial." title="The US Flag not showing much movement above the Pearl Harbor memorial." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T06:58:26Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Hawaii-04-020/47968698_FnBYe-Th-1.jpg 2005-01-28 04:14:38 21.36061344513900 -157.96288490295000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968680_MRWug" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Golden-Gate-crop/47968680_MRWug-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T07:03:41Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Golden-Gate-crop/47968680_MRWug-Th-1.jpg 37.83286983996100 -122.48013496399000 0 <p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com">ryans</a> </p><p><a href="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/1034252_Gc38k#47968672_NjPix" title="ryans' photo"><img src="http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Bridge/47968672_NjPix-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ryans' photo" title="ryans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T06:44:41Z ryans http://ryans.smugmug.com http://ryans.smugmug.com/Ryan-Photography/Monuments-of-Man/Bridge/47968672_NjPix-Th-1.jpg 2004-11-11 05:14:22