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Washington DC at Night
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
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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.
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Albert Einstein at the National Academy of Sciences. And yes, I saw people sit on his lap for photos.
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As many times as I've wandered around the Lincoln Memorial, I never went around this side of it, but what a shot!
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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...
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The WWII Memorial
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The Smithsonian
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It was drizzling on and off all night, and then the fog really rolled in.
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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.
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Nice shots Moose, I like the Capitol the best, especially since DC is pretty much in a fog politically, this just emphasizes that fact.
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Excellent work John! Definitely some inspiring shots there.
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Great Stuff. Love that you were shooting at 3am
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Wow, awesome! I love the photo of the WWII memorial especially with the reflections!
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I love your old Smithsonian building- it's haunting.
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Awesome shots Moose, every last one! The long exposure of the memorial fountain is just amazing.
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The entire set is stunning Moose!
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