For April’s picture of the month, I chose a pre-dawn picture taken at Milwaukee’s lakefront.

War Memorial at Dawn

Normally, I focus on the Calatrava-designed addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, which features the Burke Bries Soleil.

For this picture, however, I chose the Art Museum’s War Memorial as the foreground subject. The War Memorial was built in 1957, and was designed by another famous architect – Eero Saarinen. It is described as a floating cross, with wings cantilevered from a central base.

Although over 50 years old, the War Memorial still has a modernistic look and remains an impressive building perched along the lakefront. This picture was exposed for 1/6 second at f/11 (ISO 200), and was taken just before sunrise.

For previous ‘pictures of the month’, click here.