I was in Washington D.C. last week and found a little free time to take some pictures. Now I've been there many times and i was just trying to take a different angle on much photographed icons.
The Capital Building;
The World War II Monument
A close up of WWII monument with Lincoln Memorial in background.
The Washington Monument:
The base of the Wash monumant with the Capital in the background:
The White House
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These are very interesting photos, Virgil.I especially liked the fourth picture!
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
Thanks Pensy. It did come out nice. Here's another that came out nice. It's picture of a statue of a President from over 100 years ago, Ullysses S. Grant. I like the angle and framing I captured.Originally Posted by Pensive
These are very interesting photos, Virgil.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Great adjustment! The way it comes in between the trees and the view looks very nice.
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
This is a special place near my home. Oddly, I had two seasons captured.
Last edited by Captain Pike; 05-12-2007 at 07:41 PM.
Ничего нет лучше для исправления, как прежнее с раскаянием вспомнить.
Beautiful, Captain Pike, beautiful.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
lovely pics Uncle Virg
i didn't know the Capitol was so beautiful and so big (in the pics in our English textbooks it looked much smaller). how do they keep it so white and clean? doesn't it get blackened by exhaust fumes?
did you use an old-stlye (non-digital) camera?
Captain Pike, I like the pic of the river at dusk
Actually it looks even bigger in person. I don't know how many stories high but it's very wide as well. I don't know how they keep i so white. I have never seen them cleaning it. When I first saw the Washington monument and the White House, I was surprised at how big they were. I believe the Washington Monument was the tallest structure in the world at one time.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Virgil, when my scroll descending slowly, i just saw the top of your picture, and for a second i thought that's a real cowboy on a horse.
Well, here's me and girlfriend/soon fiance/future wife;
Nice photo Turk. Hey, you look Italian! I love your hair. I had hair like that a long time ago. Best wishes to you and your fiance. She looks like a nice girl.
Last edited by Virgil; 05-21-2007 at 10:47 PM.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
man I love this thread....
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
I'm liking the hair, too, Turk!
and great pictures of DC, Virg. They make me want to go there and visit all the monuments again. It's been awhile since I really took time to look, though I pass through DC fairly often.
Calvin: You cant just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
Hobbes: What mood is that?
Calvin: Last-minute panic.
Nice DC pictures, VirgilTurk, you two look nice together.
Yeah, so did I, except for the colour. These days Im glad I have hair
/Claes
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Since I spent a few days in Venice last week, I have some new pictures of Venice and the isles. Sadly, only Murano and Burano since finding the right vaporetto to Torcello proved too difficult and timeconsuming.
Burano:
Murano:
Venice:
Part of the Basilica San Marco (Venice):
The Arsenal (where I spent about an hour looking at the various ... statues. )
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.- Robert McCloskey
how gorgeous! thanks for sharing.
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
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