Althouse: A Lincoln sunrise.

October 17, 2025

A Lincoln sunrise.

Write what you want!

Compare this other shot, taken 10 seconds later:

I didn't do anything different, but it seems as though the iPhone got activated to go all AI on the picture. What do you think?

41 comments:

tcrosse said...: He has yet to stand up.; 10/17/25, 11:35 AM
n.n said...: Oh, say can you see,
By the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming
...
That our Lincoln statue was still there.; 10/17/25, 11:36 AM
Original Mike said...: Looks like the phone "opened up the aperture", or whatever the electronic equivalent is.; 10/17/25, 11:41 AM
tim maguire said...: My phone has gotten more aggressive about pushing filters and adjustments. I almost always say no, I'll take it as I found it. Sometimes it overrules me and does it anyway.; 10/17/25, 11:41 AM
Kai Akker said...: Don't know how the precious metals will fare longer-term, but the stocks look dicey, to say the least. Longest chart of Newmont shows triple top over the last 25 years. XAU is down almost 8% today. Party over for the goldies?; 10/17/25, 11:42 AM
Ann Althouse said...: It could be something I did, which is frame the second one with less sky. With less light from the sky to deal with, it chose an adjustment that brought out more of the dark things in the lower half.; 10/17/25, 11:44 AM
Eva Marie said...: I googled Lincoln statues: most of them sitting or standing next to a chair. Teddy Roosevelt: usually on a horse.; 10/17/25, 11:52 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: I like the picture. Unfortunately, the ugly white buildings and cranes spoil the view. Imagine if it was just a tree lined Blvd with classy low level buildings.; 10/17/25, 12:01 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Great photo.
I almost said 'shot'.
Oops.; 10/17/25, 12:02 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: You don't statues of Lincoln on a horse because - judging by the pictures - he looked ridiculous.; 10/17/25, 12:03 PM
Art in LA said...: In your 2nd image, you zoomed in a little bit or used sneaker zoom and backed up a few steps to take the picture. Backlit shots like this probably confuse the exposure meter.

For a setting like this, I'd probably tap on Abe's back to let the phone know to expose there.; 10/17/25, 12:15 PM
Big Mike said...: RCOCEAN II said...

You don't statues [sic] of Lincoln on a horse because - judging by the pictures - he looked ridiculous.

Lincoln didn’t ride a horse. When he wasn’t riding in a carriage his favorite mount was a large mule.* Confederates sang a mocking song that contrasted Jefferson Davis on a “big white horse” while Lincoln rode a mule.
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* Autocorrect finally stopped changing this word to “mile.”; 10/17/25, 12:25 PM
Dave Begley said...: I won my case in the NE Supreme Court today!; 10/17/25, 12:34 PM
rehajm said...: well done Begs!; 10/17/25, 12:42 PM
rehajm said...: The Thomas Ball Emancipation statue in Boston depicted Lincoln’s tall frame standing above a crouching slave. When viewed from behind and thru the lens of half a bottle of wine from Grill 23 many women see Lincoln as posed in position bj…

…btw the flowers in the four pediment urns? That was me…; 10/17/25, 12:49 PM
Lloyd W. Robertson said...: We enjoyed an overnight in Madison years ago, when we lived in MN. Lincoln on one hill, looking down, a long downhill into the main commercial street, kind of typical student and faculty businesses, then uphill a bit to the Capitol. Lovely. There was a demo on, and when I asked what it was about, a person said "I don't know, it's always something." Years before wokeism. Sen. Paul Simon of Ilinois was running for Pres, and he gave a speech at the Capitol. No not that Paul Simon, you young whippersnappers. What? You've never heard of either of them? Alas, my new girlfriend doesn't even know who Aretha Franklin is. Or was.; 10/17/25, 12:59 PM
Paddy O said...: Congrats, Dave!; 10/17/25, 1:03 PM
Original Mike said...: "It could be something I did, which is frame the second one with less sky. With less light from the sky to deal with, it chose an adjustment that brought out more of the dark things in the lower "

That'll do it. Exposure meters on cameras have been doing that since the beginning, although there are settings (using a restricted metering region), that will supersede it.; 10/17/25, 1:04 PM
Original Mike said...: Congratulations, Dave.; 10/17/25, 1:05 PM
mikeski said...: There was a demo on, and when I asked what it was about, a person said "I don't know, it's always something."

My son lived pretty much right across the street from the UN. On more than one occasion while hanging out there with him, I asked him if it was "always this loud?"

He replied that, pretty much, yeah it was and he had managed to become inured to it to the point that he didn't even hear the commotion anymore.

Similarly, my wife grew up on Long Island, in the flight path for Kennedy Airport. Visiting her parents' house, I asked her how she could stand the content planes overhead. She looked at me and replied "wow, I haven't even thought about that in years. I don't hear it at all."; 10/17/25, 1:08 PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: Just finished American Brutus. Michael Kauffman's account of John Wilkes Booth and the events around the Lincoln assassination. I'm floored by how well researched the book is. 140 years after the fact and Kauffman provides an almost hour-by-hour recounting of events. Clearly there was Warren Commission-levels of documentation at the time.

It's also impossible to ignore how exactly the rhetoric of these Confederate sympathizer Democrats regarding Lincoln mirrors the rhetoric of the today's Democrats regarding Trump.; 10/17/25, 1:17 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Exclusive: U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say ~ Reuters

This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?

Can’t wait to see the evidence at their trial now, since summary execution failed. There will be a trial with evidence, right?; 10/17/25, 1:17 PM
Dave Begley said...: But I lost my civil rights case in the Nebraska federal court. I'm appealing to the 8th Circuit.; 10/17/25, 1:25 PM
jim5301 said...: Trump said “fuck” at the press conference today. I think this is the first time. I don’t give a fuck but it would make a good trivia question.; 10/17/25, 1:39 PM
Rabel said...: Click on the image then click on "Show EXIF" and you'll see the settings. The darker picture doubled the shutter speed. And some other stuff I don't understand.; 10/17/25, 1:45 PM
Rabel said...: Second time. How did you miss the first?; 10/17/25, 1:46 PM
Rabel said...: Do you understand that?; 10/17/25, 1:50 PM
Maynard said...: My Lincoln photo was taken in Springfield some years ago. Where was that one taken?; 10/17/25, 1:52 PM
tcrosse said...: Madison folklore has it Abe will stand if a virgin passes by.; 10/17/25, 2:00 PM
FullMoon said...: "Exclusive: U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say ~ Reuters"

Obviously intent has always been to destroy the boats, not the passengers. Mistakes were made and seem to have been corrected.
Expect drug runners will thank Trump for sparing their lives.; 10/17/25, 2:28 PM
Clyde said...: It amazes me how much concern Kak and his ilk have for drug smuggling criminals. Would that they were as concerned about American citizens.; 10/17/25, 2:31 PM
Clyde said...: I like the eagle and shield engraved on the back of Lincoln's seat. It is very much Civil War imagery.; 10/17/25, 2:38 PM
Gospace said...: Easy to answer questions from Kak.
"Did DOJ plan for survivors? " Who cares. They're in military custody. As pirates or unlawful combatants. No legal distinction. They can be tried by court martial.
"Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute?" Rules of engagement were satisfied- and are sufficient evidence at court martial.
"What is US jurisdiction to prosecute?" Any nation, including the US, can prosecute pirates or unlawful combatants, no matter where they were captured.

As for the rest of the questions- let's wait and see. They could very well be court martialed at sea. It would be perfectly legitimate.; 10/17/25, 2:58 PM
john mosby said...: LWR: "Alas, my new girlfriend doesn't even know who Aretha Franklin is. Or was."

Did you say: "Hey Nineteen, that's 'Retha Franklin?" But she don't remember the Queen of Soul? Hard times befallen the sole survivor...

https://youtu.be/QU7yl9R9bkY?si=YthMMiPpUokj3p-_

CC, JSM; 10/17/25, 3:03 PM
tcrosse said...: Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Andy and Fergy have been stripped of their titles.; 10/17/25, 3:07 PM
john mosby said...: If Trump doesn't want to reveal the evidence used to ID the drug boat, he can just return the smugglers to Venezuela with a message for Maduro: "tell your boss the next missile like that will be right up his culo!" CC, JSM; 10/17/25, 3:12 PM
john mosby said...: Trump is the baddest of the cartel jefes - he is The One Who Knocks:

https://tinyurl.com/5dhd9t9t

CC, JSM; 10/17/25, 3:26 PM
Mr. T. said...: Where there survivors? Are they just paid "survivors?"

As the resident ActBlue dark money paid troll account masking as a real person, Kak/RichSockpuppet/paidActbluetroll, you would be in a far better postiton to say for sure, not us...; 10/17/25, 3:39 PM
Mr. T. said...: Reset the clock!

It's been 0 days since leftists have threatend violence (since 5 minutes ago):

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/maine-senate-candidate-promoted-violent-political-action-in-since-deleted-online-posts-00613037

In addition, it's also been 0 days since there has been seen any condemnation (or indeed anything said) from the usual hypocrite trolls like Ward, or Groomer gadfly, or (D)Inga or Kak/ Richsockpuppet/paidActbluetroll.; 10/17/25, 4:08 PM
William50 said...: Back in 1952 Disney made an animated short called "Susie The Little Blue Coupe". I remember seeing it as a kid in the 50's on the Disney TV show. After my wife and I had a couple of kids we started buying them children's song and story albums. One of them had the theme to Susie The Little Blue Coupe on it, and I just loved it. As a child I didn't realize the talent and soul the singer put into the song. It reminded me of Aretha. It couldn't be her because she would have been only 10 years old in '52. Would one of you listen to the song and see if you know who it is? I've searched on line but to no avail.

Susie The Little Blue Coupe; 10/17/25, 5:09 PM
Eva Marie said...: Grok:
“ Sterling Holloway sang the song “Susie, the Little Blue Coupe,” featured in Disney’s 1952 animated short film of the same name. He provided the narration and vocals for the tune, which tells the story of the anthropomorphic car’s life cycle—from showroom star to junkyard resident and hot rod revival. This is confirmed in historical Disney records, including Decca’s 1952 audio adaptation narrated by Holloway with music by Jimmy Carroll, as well as credits from sources like IMDb and Cartoon Research. While a later version credits the Disney Studio Chorus, the original film’s song is tied to Holloway’s performance.”; 10/17/25, 9:38 PM