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I went to the Captiol with a particular shot in mind. BUT it had to be with a really colorful sky. So, when I got up this morning, I looked outside and saw the clouds. Perfect! Because clouds make for pretty sunrises (about 60% of the time).

When I go to the Capitol it was way too cloudy. There was hardly any color and I basically walked around the whole building trying to look for a shot. I was pretty down and decided that it was just one of those days and thought about the next time I would come out. Then, I walked past these big blocks in the middle called “seatwells” or something like that. They had these amazing reflections of the building and thought it would be perfect.

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Vietnam memorial, sunrise, washington dc, wreaths, christmas, landscape, hdr, travel

Taken just a few steps and a quarter turn from yesterday’s image, I was so lucky to be out for such a beautiful sunrise.

I was suprised by how many people were out. Some were joggers but others looked like tourists just walking around admiring the Vietnam Memorial. Is it rude that while I was lining up this shot, these tourists were walking right in front, taking their sweet time. I was really excited about this composition and was about to press the shutter down when I noticed that they would not move! I cleared my throat really loud and I think they got the hint. Sorry! I get very eager and didn’t want to miss the light.

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