This will be my last new image of 2011. Can you believe it? It’s almost 2012. Don’t worry though, I will be reminiscing on the past year with some of my favorite pics in the next 2 days.
It’s so crazy to think about the past year. So many amazing things happened. I’m so excited for 2012 cuz I know its only going to get better.
I was more impressed with the Capitol Christmas tree than the National Christmas tree infront of the White House. It seemed to have a lot more work put into it (lights and ornaments) and it was lit up all night instead of just a few hours at night. But, I’m afraid I came too late. About 5 minutes after I arrived, they turned off all the lights. I’ll try to go out again so I can get a closer view.
Is it sad that the whole time I was processing this image I had “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” by Nsync in my head. I don’t know why, but it’s always been one of my favorite holiday songs.
This was my first official time shooting the Christmas tree. I must admit, I thought I wouldn’t be allowed to use my tripod, but I always bring it just in case. I was able to pull it out and use it like a monopod, but there were so many little kids everywhere that sometimes it was a little difficult to use.
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.
