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With a forecast for calm winds and clear skies on Sunday night, I ventured out to the Capitol Reflecting Pool to see if a clear reflection in the water was possible. The wind was never perfectly calm, but the reflection still turned out pretty good. It's actually nice that the reflection is mostly clear and still has a little movement in it.
A view of the U.S. Capitol Building from the southeast, and a COLD ONE at that.
Twas a cold and windy night…
Basically no wind to create an almost glass like reflection on the pond in front of the Capitol Building at dawn
Two more views of DC from our visit last Feb. The Capitol is truly a magnificent building, maybe even more so after being abused two weeks ago and coming back strong. Today I feel like I can finally exhale after 4 years of daily chaos. HWW!
Before sunrise Saturday morning at the US Capitol. I took this a couple of minutes before they turned the tree lights off. I tend to take at least one holiday photo of the Capitol each year. Such a great scene to capture.
Last Tuesday night's just-past full Harvest Moon rising over the U.S. Capitol. Bonus detail: the Session Light in the Tholos was lit since congress was still in session. It's a small detail that I've hoped to capture that with a moon for a long time!
Moon details: Since I was standing over three miles from the Capitol, the moon appeared to be over 150 feet in diameter. For comparison purposes, the Capitol is 288 feet tall to the top of the Statue of Freedom.
Explored: September 28, 2021
Yesterday morning's 8% waning crescent moon rising behind the United States Capitol and the Statue of Freedom.
New camera and old tricks - I'm still doing the moon alignment thing. It's pretty cool when you can setup before moonrise using your plot and then the moon rises to the position you envisioned it would.
Explored: June 16, 2023
As I walked towards the Lincoln Memorial with my daughter I glanced back and stopped to take this shot. I laughed at her comment as I set up my tripod.
This is an HDR merge of a few shots taken from the Washington Monument on Easter morning. In spite of the complete dysfunction inside the structure, it's still quite majestic. I'm hoping for a change in leadership in 2018.
A mobile photo of the top portion of a replica of the US Capitol made with wooden matchsticks.
Patrick Acton, "The Matchmaker", used 478,000 matches and 10 gallons of carpenter's glue to construct the 12' wide by 5' tall replica. Due to lights and plexiglass, I could only capture the top portion of it with any success.
This replica and many others are on display at the Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook, IA.
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Starting early on July 4th visitors and residents alike start walking to the Capitol grounds and the Mall to claim places for the evening concert and fireworks. The young lady in this photo was ready for the festivities with her flag attached to her backpack. To all my American friends, enjoy the day! A quiz: how many flags or flag-like motifs do you see in this photo? (I just found one I had not noticed). Better on the black background and better in the large size if you want to count the flags!
A beautiful Sunset at US Capitol, on a very cold and windy afternoon.
The US Capitol is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.