Like many things in the COVID world, this great museum is closed right now…. I love the architecture of this building, which is so different compared to the rest of the Smithsonian facilities on the Washington Mall. Good stuff.
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Tonight’s photo is the opposite of my last post. That was a daytime photo taken from the front of the U.S. Capital Building. This is a night photo taken from the opposite side.
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I think this is considered the front of the U.S. Capital building. I guess it could be the back…I don’t know. Regardless, I took this photo about two years ago while MJ and I were visiting a friend. Tomorrow I’ll post a “Capital (Night-Rear)” photo of the same location. I think you’ll find it interesting to compare and contrast the photos…day vs night and front vs rear.
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Not much to say about this. It is, what it is! Washington D.C. on a windy night.
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Happy Sunday. Short post for you today….. This is the U.S. Air Force Cadet Chapel (Colorado Springs CO), just from a unique perspective/weird angle. I love the architecture of this place.
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Some days I can come up with tons to say on these posts. Other days, I don’t say much, due to my schedule, being tired, etc.. But tonight, I just can’t think of anything to say. So, I’m telling you I can’t think of anything and therefore, you’re getting nothing of substance. Sorry about wasting your time.
I took this photo of the U.S. Capital building dome last August. I love the Statue Of Freedom on the top.
Here is a fun fact for you…. According to Wikipedia, the cast iron for the dome is an estimated 8.9 million pounds.
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I love the design of this chapel. My three hours at this site wasn’t long enough…but it was getting cold and dark, plus visiting hours at the U.S. Air Force Academy were coming to an end…. So, I called for my Uber went back to my hotel. That was about a year ago. I’ll have to plan another trip in the future.
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I took this photo in August while MJ and I were in Washington DC visiting friends. We stayed at a hotel a few blocks from the White House and I went over at sunset to capture some images. I had a hard time capturing any without the protesters who were in front. So I had to get creative with my composition.
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MJ and I were in Washington D.C. this weekend vising a couple of our friends (Nick and Erica). We had a great time and enjoyed our time with them. I didn’t take many photos while I was there, but I went out around sunset to capture some photos of the White House at that time of day. I haven’t processed any of those pics yet, but here is a photo of the Capital Building from two visits ago.
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Hello Tuesday!! How was your day? My day was pretty good…
About this photo: I took this shot last December while I was in Colorado Springs for a class. I slipped away from the group and took an Uber out to the U.S. Air Force Academy to visit the Cadet Chapel. I took all kinds of photos of the inside and outside using the traditional perspectives. But I also took some unique perspectives like this one. I was trying to capture this beautiful structure in a way that most wouldn’t have considered.
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I had a couple of visits to Washington D.C. last year. Surprisingly, I’ve been to D.C. probably over two dozen times in my life. If you would have asked me about that earlier in my life, I wouldn’t have guessed it would become a frequent travel spot for me. It just never appealed to me to visit D.C., but here we are years later and its become my most visited location.
I took this photo during one of my trips last year at sunset. The D.C. Police didn’t like my camera and tripod. They made me back up a few times to get me further and further away from the building. I must look scary or something. During this specific trip, I worked on capturing close ups vs. the normal wide angle perspectives of the capital.
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I took this photo in early December while I was in Colorado Springs. I used an Uber to travel out to the Air Force Academy right before sunset to photograph this spot. When I arrived, it was in the low 50s and I was comfortable. When I left a few hours later, it was in the mid 30s and I wasn’t prepared. I was freezing when the sun set and with the wind coming down the mountains onto this spot. Regardless, I dealt with it. I could have dealt with it better had I taken a coat (my fault for not planning ahead)…. But I didn’t. Anyway, after I captured all the photos I wanted, I requested another Uber. At that point, I started to get worried the Uber driver wouldn’t be able to come give me since the based closes to visits at 6pm (and I was really cold). If the Uber driver got stopped at the gate, it would have been a 4 mile walk from my spot (the Chapel) to the gate to catch the ride. As it turned out, the Uber driver got through and everything was fine.
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I was in Colorado Springs recently and made a point to visit the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel. It was completed in 1962 based on a design by Walter Netsch. It has become a classic example of modernist architecture, even though the design was controversial at the time. This photo doesn’t include the best features of the chapel, which are the 17 spires. I’ll share a photo of the exterior in the future so you can see the spires. Another interesting feature of this chapel is that it houses five distinct worship (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish Islamic & Buddhist) areas within it. All I can say about it is “wow”!! It’s a great facility.
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This monument needs no introduction. MJ and I recently visited Arlington National Cemetery and this spot. The weather (heat) was extremely hot, but we had a great day regardless.
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I had a good trip to Washington DC earlier this year and I’m looking forward to the next DC trip later this summer. I honestly don’t know how many times I’ve been to DC in the past…..so I’ll just guess by using the technical term…”a bunch”.
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I hope everyone is having a great Saturday. I’m sharing this photo I recently took of the Capital Building in Washington DC. I’m struggling with what else to say on the blog, so I’ll just stop here.
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Here is another photo from last week’s trip to Washington D.C. When you have limited time in an area, you have to make the best of what you get…. I didn’t get the best weather as you can see. Regardless, I sat in the middle of Pennsylvania Ave to capture this photo.
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Pennsylvania Ave.
I’ve traveled to Washington DC many times….maybe 15 times… maybe even over 20 times in my life (MJ and I will be back in DC again later this year). But I’ve never explored the Capital building or the area around it. So last night, I spent a few hours walking around this great facility. This probably isn’t the best photographic version of the building, but I like what I captured. It was extremely windy last night… something like 20 mile an hour wind. So it was difficult to capture a photo at night and not get trees to be blurry. But there wasn’t anything I could do about the wind. So you got blurry trees.
Regardless, it’s a great, impressive, powerful looking building. The photo doesn’t do it justice. I’m telling you…its impressive in person.
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U.S. Capital Building
The Statue of Liberty (her real name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”) was dedicated on October 28, 1886. France gave the United States a wonderful gift when they gave this to us. It is a must see for every American. Have you visited this spot? Leave a comment below.
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It is almost time for my annual pilgrimage into Washington D.C. for the Baldrige Examiner training. While I am there, I try to get into the city to photograph as much as possible. That’s my plan this year as well, along with having dinner with my cousin Eric. Should be fun.
This photo is from last year’s trip. As you can tell, this is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background.
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