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Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana May 31, 2014
Great work! Nice reflection and light!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade June 06, 2014
awesome
lito
 
lito June 07, 2014
Beautiful!
NirmalGiri
 
NirmalGiri June 13, 2014
Amazing colors
Kim_Schou
 
Kim_Schou August 06, 2014
Just great!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita August 14, 2014
gorgeous light, colour and reflection
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates November 12, 2014
Beautiful work! Congratulations!
Joerg Platinum
 
Joerg November 13, 2014
nice colors
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this picture in the back of the Capitol Hill in Washington DC.

Time

It was a late afternoon in early May just a few minutes before sunset. I rushed there through Sat. traffic from Baltimore to get sunset shots of the building and barely made it. .

Lighting

I went there several times for the same shot without success, when either the sun was too far from the building at a wrong time of the year, or the lighting was too strong in summer or too soft in winter.

Equipment

I used a Sony A99 camera for the first time in combination of a Vivitar Series I 19-35mm lens, an ultra wide angle lens. It was shot without tripod as I was in a hurry to catch the sunset. I used in-camera HDR setting in jpeg format.

Inspiration

I was inspired by the architecture of the Senate Building and the political power of the agency. I wanted to create an image showing both.

Editing

I use Corel PaintShop Pro software to enhance the contrast, color and texture of the building a little bit.

In my camera bag

Now I use mostly Sony A99 ii camera, a Vivitar 19-35mm lens to walk around, a Tamron 28-300mm lens for distant shots and a Sigma 14mm as a super wide angle lens plus filters, and remote shutter release.

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