Capitol Building by auntietk

Photography • Architecture • posted on Oct 27, 2007

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Description

I know this is really grainy, but you'll have to give me a break. I took this picture from a moving vehicle, going South on Interstate 5 at about 70 mph, with the telephoto zoom on. I got one shot off, and this was it. For those of you who are starting to freak out, NO, I wasn't driving! Sheesh! I may be a little crazy, but I'm not THAT crazy! Actually, I don't even drive on the freeway. So . . . this is the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. As you can see, it's modeled after the one in DC - what we out here like to call "The OTHER Washington." Don't bother with full view - it doesn't help any! :)

Comments (36)

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RobyHermida

11:18PM | Sun, 28 October 2007

The Capitol it's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!!! Tara!!!!! ;O)

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mbz2662

8:39PM | Tue, 30 October 2007

I've been known to shoot on the move... lol. Great shot!

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Chipka

10:15PM | Tue, 30 October 2007

Fantastic shot...I love views like this, where BIG landmarks are somewhat obscured. They look more grand that way! I love the colors here as well. Great capture of the light hitting the dome. The OTHER Washington has to work to top this! Great job!

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lizzibell

3:53AM | Wed, 31 October 2007

great capture...

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Cosine

10:23PM | Fri, 02 November 2007

I was thinking that looked very familiar, and of course if it's from the freeway I've seen it lots of times. Good shooting.

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WindchimePhotography

8:12PM | Sun, 11 November 2007

I miss that view... I lived in a 5th floor apartment in downtown Olympia for a few years. Out my western windows were Capitol Lake and the Capitol, out my northern windows were Budd Inlet (Puget Sound) and the Olympic Mountains. I've not been back to Oly since returning to the state, though I understand it's grown QUITE a bit in the past ten years. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your glimpse of my old stomping ground. P.S. The I-5 view is better northbound. ;-)