When you walk into the Library of Congress the first thing you see are these two gorgous stairways on the right and left side of the building. The miniature woman statute is right at the foot of the stairs and she makes a great centerpiece to the amazing library.
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.
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.
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it is the holiday season 🙂 YAY!
Do you know how long I’ve been waiting to post this image? I took it last year around New Years. For some reason I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that I’d post this for Christmas this year, but why wait? Tis the season right?
Happy weekend!
