love the texture.
love the texture.
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Aren’t vacations great? The only problem with visiting interesting locales, though, is the temptation to squeeze in as many sights as possible. Sometimes my vacations end up being as tiring as a regular work week, what with all the activity! That was the case when we visited DC late last year. So much to see, so little energy. Lots of history to take in, not enough hours in the day. Number 3 on my little countdown is one of the most photographed and famous buildings in America: The Capital.
the real usc
To be honest, this shot took me completely by surprise. I had been by here earlier in the day and taken a few, but nothing too spectacular came up. After taking a tour of both sides of congress, we came back out and started to head off to call it a day when Kare asked me if I wanted to get any more pictures of the front of the building. I sort of shrugged my shoulders and said, “Well, I already took a few so I don’t need more, but why not…” And boom, the magic hour hit – dusk. Just the right amount of cloud cover, just the right amount of fading light, and to top it all off – almost nobody around. Boy, what a difference a few hours makes. Just goes to show ya – there’s no substitute for patience (though honestly in this case, I had none and just got lucky) and good light.
It also helps when buildings and monuments are well-lit at night specifically for viewing:
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln
Oh, also in case you were interested, this is what the inside of the dome looks like in the Capital building. Easily could have made my countdown, but I figured 1 DC picture is enough:
Wow, April already! I’m back from a short hiatus – the end of March is always a busy time for me both professionally and personally, so in some ways I’m actually quite glad to say it’s already April. Plus, spring-time weather is steadily getting more consistent despite the few showers the Bay Area’s had in the last week or so. Can’t wait for consistent sunshine and mild 70’s!
In any case, on with the countdown…this next one came out of a San Francisco photowalk a couple of years ago that netted me a small prize from Scott Kelby’s editor, Ted Waitt. It was a fun little event that Kelby had put together to promote his LR2 book and I enjoyed both the photo opportunity and the great community. It’s always nice to get together with other enthusiasts and compare notes :). So here we are, number six:
upstairs
I don’t suppose this shot needs much explanation – you’re looking up at one of the many tall buildings in downtown SF. The subject was an easy candidate for going b&w since most of the frame was color-less to begin with. Going to gray helped highlight the contrast and dramatize the lines of the building. Speaking of which, converging lines always make for interesting perspective. I almost wish the building had been way taller so I’d get a vanishing point thing going on…