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moose135
2013-05-19, 03:01 PM
Heading up to NY this weekend, I had hopes of getting in town early enough to make the WWII Reenactment at Old Bethpage, but it was a long week, and 7 hours of driving in the rain meant stopping in Washington, DC for the night. That let me do a little shooting in the evening, and then I did something I've been wanting to do for a while - head out overnight (when the crowds were gone) to shoot some of the monuments.

These were from my first foray...

Vietnam War Memorial

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-FTM9jvF/0/XL/JM_2013_05_18_WashingtonDC_001-XL.jpg

I always see photos (my own included) taken from straight on of the Lincoln Memorial, but I stumbled upon this view and really liked it.

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-Gbs8XPw/0/XL/JM_2013_05_18_WashingtonDC_003-XL.jpg

Albert Einstein at the National Academy of Sciences. And yes, I saw people sit on his lap for photos.

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-Lck3Xfk/0/XL/JM_2013_05_18_WashingtonDC_004-XL.jpg

As many times as I've wandered around the Lincoln Memorial, I never went around this side of it, but what a shot!

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-pkchFKV/0/XL/JM_2013_05_18_WashingtonDC_005-XL.jpg

After a late dinner, and time to process the above shots, it was a little after 1am, and I headed back out.

3am, hanging with Mr. Lincoln. And yes, even then, I had to wait for people to get out of the shot...

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-7gmP4md/0/XL/JM_2013_05_19_WashingtonDC_001-XL.jpg

The WWII Memorial

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-HLk37wp/0/XL/JM_2013_05_19_WashingtonDC_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-TWbXhMg/0/XL/JM_2013_05_19_WashingtonDC_004-XL.jpg

The Smithsonian

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-scVNDX7/0/XL/JM_2013_05_19_WashingtonDC_006-XL.jpg

It was drizzling on and off all night, and then the fog really rolled in.

http://www.moose135photography.com/WashingtonDC/Monuments-and-Landmarks/i-Sr9nNp3/0/XL/JM_2013_05_19_WashingtonDC_007-XL.jpg

Finally called it quits around 5:30am, when it was clear we wouldn't get much of a sunrise. Breakfast at Mickey D's and some more processing, and I finally got to bed at 8am, 24 hours after I got up Saturday.

Zee71
2013-05-19, 03:13 PM
Very nice set Moose!

Chris S
2013-05-19, 03:32 PM
Great shots Moose !

Jared Blech
2013-05-19, 04:21 PM
niceeeee

Joe
2013-05-22, 05:54 AM
Nice shots Moose, I like the Capitol the best, especially since DC is pretty much in a fog politically, this just emphasizes that fact.

steve1840
2013-05-22, 09:46 AM
Excellent work John! Definitely some inspiring shots there.

Danycam
2013-05-22, 10:23 AM
Great Stuff. Love that you were shooting at 3am

nikon50bigma
2013-05-22, 11:33 AM
Wow, awesome! I love the photo of the WWII memorial especially with the reflections!

Aviation.High.Guy
2013-05-22, 03:13 PM
I love your old Smithsonian building- it's haunting.

captmjk16
2013-05-22, 10:41 PM
Awesome shots Moose, every last one! The long exposure of the memorial fountain is just amazing.

wunaladreamin
2013-05-23, 08:02 PM
The entire set is stunning Moose!

Roush6NY
2013-05-23, 08:27 PM
Beautiful work Moose.