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Here's a new posting of the pictures that didn't display in my thread yestreday. Sorry about that, but I had issues with a Flickr link, so this set is from Photobucket.
Washington Monument as viewed from West Potomac Park
Washignton Monument with as viewed from the Tidal Basin
Another perspective on the Monument and Tidal Basin
The Portals, an office building in SW as viewed from the Tidal Basin
The Jefferson Memorial as viewed from the west side of the Tidal Basin
A mixture of the varied red brick architecture of SW, Yates Federal Building, USDA - Department of Forestry HQ
One of the fountains at the FDR Memorial
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
Here are a few more that I snapped today when I was killing time between meetings. It was too beautiful to stay indoors, so I thought I'd take some pictures to share with anyone who'd like to see more of DC.
Lincoln Memorial (East Front)
Lincoln Memorial from the northeast
Another view of the Jefferson Memorial
The National Mall looking east toward the Capitol and Washington Monument. The fountains and upright stones at the end of the reflecting pool marks the location of the World War II Memorial.
Memorial Bridge looking west toward Arlington Cemetery. Arlington Cemetery begins at the white stone wall. Arlington House,(the pre-Civil War home of Robert E. Lee, sits atop the ridge.
Another view of Memorial Bridge
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
Thanks to everyone who liked the pictures. I'll post some more in this thread from time-to-time, since I tend to carry a camera with me most days, even on days when I don't take a single picture.
As for where to get started, I would say that one would do well to take a class from a local art league for a good foundation. Also, many universities have extension programs where one can take a class on basics of photography and even editing. A friend of mine took a couple of classes at the UCLA extension and that made a difference in her photographic skills, though she also followed my advice and began to take pictures just about every day.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
D.C. is a beautiful city. I recommend taking the tour to the top of the Washington Memorial. Doesn't take long (30-45 minutes as long as you have tickets already) and gives good views of the main monuments.
The rest of my pics can be found here: Flickr: jared422_80's stuff tagged with washingtonmonument (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jared422/tags/washingtonmonument/ - broken link)
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