US Capitol Building by bmac62
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Description
It is always a challenge to take a photo of an iconic landmark and make it look a little different from everybody else's photo.
Took this today from the southeast corner of the building, an angle not usually shown. That is the House of Representatives in the foreground. The Senate chambers are on the other end of the building.
Oh, and the statue crowning the top of the dome is, "The Statue of Freedom". It has been standing there since the middle of the Civil War in 1863.
Comments (16)
TomDart
This is very well done. The perspective is truly fine...showing what most do not.
Richardphotos
what to represent and allow to be missing can be a challenge. you pulled it off so well. I have never been to Washington DC
ArtistKimberly
Beautiful Work,
Faemike55
Great capture, Bill! With the current politics, I wonder how long that statue will stay there?
photosynthesis
I don't remember seeing it from this POV, so from my POV, you were up to the challenge!
T.Rex
There are several levels of interest here. The grandiose, sure. But then my attention is drawn to the detail work on the lintels and capitals of the columns. An enormous amount of work has gone into just these details, and so many of them. Built in a time when one could afford such, and had a different sense of esthetics than today. I like the camera angle - it gives a general overview and picture of the symmetry. The dome in itself is fascinating. Such have always caught my attention - what keeps them from collapsing? Keep up the good work, Bill. Have any interior photos you can post? No chance for a lot of us to see the real thing. :-)
jendellas
Lovely building.
bobrgallegos
Outstanding POV Bill!!
durleybeachbum
The figures are a real aid to realising the scale.of this impressive place.
jayfar
This rates as one of the best shots I've seen of this place Bill. I love your perspective and the clarity.
RodS Online Now!
What a magnificent shot, Bill! You did a great job in capturing a different view of this iconic building! It is a challenge getting a different view than the millions of typical tourist shots.
aksirp
Perfect captured Bill, bring back remembers of my short vacation in this wonderful town! and thank for friendly welcome and comment! :-))
auntietk
I love the angle of your shot. Inspired!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
sossy
perfect pov to show a most beautiful building 😊
anahata.c
I'm only back for a couple, Bill, as I'm only back for a night and part of a day; but soon I'll come back and do all the rest. I've seen all your recent uploads, and loved them all. You succeeded totally in capturing a non-normal view of this place; and it's filled with sweeping movement and geometric contrasts and design. It could be wall size, and has your usual fine-honed sense of composition and your fine tuned hues and tones and shadows, light, etc. The stairs spill out, in this shot, as they should in these monumental structures: like vast welcoming mats. And the contrasts of columns and windows, and light and shade across the facades, bring out the rhythmic play of this exterior. And wonderful light in this; and your crop intensifies and "cramps" everything into the shot: Terrific. You probably know all this, but the statue of freedom was a typical ancient figure (ancient roman, ancient greek), female, like a mother-figure to protect her country, with war weapons and eagle feathers (the US symbol) and the like. She almost looks Native American---I don't know if that was intended by the sculptors, but it would be nice if it was, as a bow to a people we took over. And she does stand out, in her darkened tones, against the marble/alabaster tones of the building. It's a really fine, and always highly finessed shot from you, Bill. The Capitol never looked so intriguing. (And how did you get it mostly sans people??? were they all running away from trump???)