Alanna and I recently had the opportunity to visit my sister in Washington, DC. Last week we hopped on Amtrak and took the train down to our nation’s capitol. We had a lot of fun, and of course, I had the chance to shoot some photo’s. This is the first batch that I have had a chance to resize; you can definitely expect some more soon. I also shot about 4 rolls of film with my Lomography SuperSampler that I still need to get developed. You should see some more digital pictures as well as some from the SuperSampler soon. Although a lot of the pictures I took are your classic, cliche tourist shots, I also tried to be a little creative when I could. We missed our Metro Train one night because I just had to get a few shots of the amazing architecture underground at the Metro Center. Let me know what you think!
As always, just click the thumbnail to see the full picture!
The Renwick - Dedicated to Art
The Renwick - Dedicated to Art
Andrew Jackson Statue - Lafayette Park
Alanna in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Building
The Lincoln Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - Self Portrait
Massachusetts - World War II Memorial
This guy calls the Reflecting Pool home
Mr. Lincoln and Alanna
Alanna and the Washington Monument over the Reflecting Pool
Washington Monument / U.S. Capitol Building
Flowers - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Metro Center - There goes our train!
Metro Center - There goes our train!
wow amazing photos. My favorite one is the first shot. Was it shot by a prime lens? It’s beautiful!
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the compliment! The first photo (and many of the others) was shot with a 55-200mm lens at a focal length of about 140mm. I think the beautiful architecture of the building helped me out on that one. I saw the words “Dedicated to Art” and I just had to find the frame for it, haha.
I think my favorite of the bunch is the first of the two train shots.
Looks like my travel shots – never a shot with me in it, save a stray reflection here and there.
.-= James´s last blog ..Ring of Fire =-.
The train shots were probably some of the most rewarding to shoot. In regards to travel shots in general, I figure people can see my mug almost every day, haha. I’d rather highlight the location and capture whatever the atmosphere may be.
Hi Ryan,
cool shots! The ones taken in metro station are my favorites:) Really nice technique.
Thank you Justyna! The Metro shots were fun to try, I just wish I had more time! But we missed one of our trains already, so I didn’t want to miss another, Haha!
I’ve seen lots of vietnam veterans memorial wall photos. These are quite excellent!
Hey Club Penguin,
Thank you for the comment! I found it somewhat difficult to try and be creative with things that have their picture taken thousands of times every day. I’m glad you like them!
Cool and exclusive photos, really have a feeling that I have visited this wonderful place.
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Wow, you are very lucky to go here to take some great photos! I love the train ones the best!