This is sunrise and this is sunset. Days like this you can’t help but think, “DC is a beautiful city”.
I was intending on getting a different shot this morning, but when I was walking past the Tidal Basin, I couldn’t help but stop and take a picture. It was way too good to pass up.
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Taken at the same time as this image, the Washington Monument looked so pretty witht he pink and purple sky behind it. I didn’t spend much time here taking this image because I have a lot from the tidal basin already. Just wanted to capture the bueautiful sky.
The thing I really like about this image is that you can see the two different stones on the monument. I love little details like that.
There was nothing particulary difficult or challenging about this shoot. I had to be patient waiting for some boats to clear the way and hoping for some nice light from the sunset. Other that it was pretty smooth.
It’s getting pretty difficult to figure new places to go around DC, especially for sunset because there are very limited spots where the sunset actaully looks good.
I wasn’t planning on going out to take pictures, but I was taking my puppy out for a walk after a thunderstorm and noticed all the clouds. I quickly ran to my computer and tried to figure out a good sunset spot in the city. The Air Force Memorial is one of the newer memorials and I wasn’t sure if it would be a good place for sunset. I decided to try it anyways since I could point up in the sky and I could at least get some good clouds. I’m glad I waited til after the sunset, when all the other tourists went home, to get this shot.
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I took this shot again with a purpose. The purpose was to test out the Canon 70-200mm v ii Telephoto Lens. I was lucky because the sunrise was GORGEOUS! A very excellent testing day if you ask me.
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If you’re visiting DC from out of town, one of the best places to catch the sunrise is at the Lincoln Memorial. There’s a gorgeous view of the whole mall and the sun is lights it up beautifully.
My orginial intention was to go and capture the reflection pool with the monument, but it’s closed for construction. I had to go some where that all the cranes and dirt would not be visible in the image. I climbed the Lincoln Memorial stairs and instead of going inside I tried out the right side to see the view. Hope you like the image 🙂
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