The US Capitol at the golden hour
Sep 7, 2013 07:53:15 #
I probably have hundreds of pictures of the Capitol, both day and night, after 10-years of living down the street by the Verizon Center. Here's a few new ones from a visit in August 2013.
The Capitol held its first session of United States Congress on November 17, 1800, before the building was even completed.
The current Capitol Grounds were designed by American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who planned the landscaping performed from 1874 to 1892.
Four U.S. flags can be seen flying over the Capitol. Two flagpoles are located at the base of the dome on the East and West sides. These flagpoles have flown the flag day and night since World War I.
The Statue of Freedom is a bronze statue has crowned the dome since 1863.
the money shot ...
Contrary to a popular myth, D.C. building height laws have never referenced the height of the Capitol building, which rises to 289 feet. Indeed, the Capitol is only the fifth-tallest structure in Washington.
Sep 7, 2013 07:58:01 #
It looks like it is tipping over from all of the dead weight inside. The last two captured that golden light just right.
Sep 7, 2013 08:04:38 #
It might be lens distortion ... They weren't in session :-) It was a 'magic hour' at the end of a long day of walking.
Sep 7, 2013 08:17:15 #
You gotta love the architecture of this historic place. One of my goals is to get to Washington some day. And true...when the magic hour hits, politians scatter from fear of doing something good.
Sep 7, 2013 09:54:19 #
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Sep 8, 2013 06:42:42 #
Thanks everyone. I had the luck of being there at the right time and captured some pictures while being amazed by the views.
Sep 8, 2013 10:06:21 #
Sep 8, 2013 15:35:55 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I probably have hundreds of pictures of the Capitol, both day and night, after 10-years of living down the street by the Verizon Center. Here's a few new ones from a visit in August 2013.
I really like the perspective of your money shot! Super zoom?
Sep 9, 2013 11:02:10 #
Thanks Magic - If I remember correctly, these were using a 135L and a 17-40L. The 2nd and last in this set were originally from film and I was swapping the lenses back and forth between cameras. On a lazy summer evening we were as close a security allowed to the building.
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