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Spanish War Veteran Statue, Gov John Sevier, & the old Andrew Johnson Hotel

Posted on August 26, 2014

On Sunday, before venturing out to do our dreaded grocery shopping, we drove downtown.

Spanish War Veterans (Cuba, Porto Rico, & USA) 1898-1902 This statue stands on the old courthouse grounds in downtown Knoxville.

Fences are always placed where I do not want them, so I just make the most of the opportunity. This is a tough picture to capture. I either over-expose or under-expose the image too much. The less offender of the two evils is under-exposed. At least, I like how my subject is in silhouette against a gorgeous blue sky.

Tennessee first’s governor, John Sevier, burial spot.
This is the Andrew Johnson Building formerly known as the Andrew Johnson Hotel, the last place Hank Williams spent the night and presumably died here.

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20 thoughts on “Spanish War Veteran Statue, Gov John Sevier, & the old Andrew Johnson Hotel”

  1. ImagesByCW says:
    August 28, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    That is most definitely a great way to master a tough lighting situation – a silhouette.
    Hahaha – funny, you caught my car in your last picture: Tuffie, our surf-mobile 😉

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    1. Cathy Kennedy says:
      August 29, 2014 at 7:07 am

      Hey, you should have stopped to say hello then! lol Yep, low lighting is tricky. But, silhouettes turn a bad situation into a good opportunity. 😀

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  2. indah nuria Savitri says:
    August 28, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    love the silhouette..I know how tricky it can be..but the burial spot is also nice…happy WW 🙂

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  3. ladyfi says:
    August 28, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Awww – love those cats!

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  4. roth0003 says:
    August 28, 2014 at 6:23 am

    Thank you for sharing your photos at the new home for Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/p/other-wordless-wednesday.html. I hope to see you each week!

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  5. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says:
    August 27, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Lovely photos! My fave is the first one. Silhouette photos are always nice and give a more dramatic feel =) #ww

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  6. Linda, Shenandoah Valley says:
    August 27, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    I like the silhouette too. Great subject for this technique.

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  7. aquariann says:
    August 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Great statues! I’m going back to TN in December and shall try to explore Knoxville more.

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  8. XmasDolly says:
    August 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Lovin’ your pics! Thanks so much for sharing. I don’t have a button for WW, but maybe I better make one. I’ll let you know. As far as the sun aren’t you supposed to have it at your back or something like that? I’m learning too! hehehe have a great day… I do so love these type of pics. 🙂

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  9. GrammyMouseTails says:
    August 27, 2014 at 10:44 am

    That naughty sun messes photos up for me too, Cathy. LOL, at least it is a good excuse ☺(for me)
    I love all the interesting features & buildings, thanks for the tour! And thank you for this weeks award! there is something wrong with your code grabber, so I linked back to your blog title above the explanation of the award. Glad you enjoyed my “purple bloomers” last week ☺
    hugs, Faythe @ GrammyMouseTails

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  10. Patrick Weseman says:
    August 27, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Very nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. McGuffy Ann says:
    August 27, 2014 at 9:51 am

    Fascinating, historical markers. I really enjoy these kind of things!

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  12. stevebethere says:
    August 27, 2014 at 9:30 am

    Loved the photos and interesting post Cathy 😉

    Have a historytastic week 😉

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  13. another jennifer says:
    August 27, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Love the photo of the statue. Looks very majestic!

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  14. Cathy Chester says:
    August 27, 2014 at 8:09 am

    I love learning more and more history! Thank you.

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  15. Leovi says:
    August 27, 2014 at 6:49 am

    Nice pictures, I love that sculpture !!

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  16. Mascha says:
    August 27, 2014 at 12:46 am

    I also don’t like fences…Great pictures. Interesting to see a some diferrent architekture as ours (in Germany).
    Thanks for hosting, have a nice day

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  17. Rorybore says:
    August 27, 2014 at 12:07 am

    Love the first one! nice capture against the blue sky background. I love towns with so much history, I walked around ours on the weekend (its a very brief walk), and it’s amazing to see how much history there is.

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  18. Abrianna says:
    August 26, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    Always interesting history on your blog. I too have lots of fences I have to shoot through or around. Like you I make the best of it.

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  19. Su-sieee! Mac says:
    August 26, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    I like the way you composed your photo of the Spanish War Vet statue. It came out quite nice with the blue sky in the back.
    Take 25 to Hollister

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