Jefferson Memorial under the blossoms by tim32225

Photography • Architecture • posted on Apr 13, 2005

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Canon EOS 10D, Canon 28-135IS lens at 56mm ISO 400, 1/125 sec at f22, handheld with flash I got up early on Sunday and took the subway to the National Mall, then walked over to the tidal basin to get this look at the Jefferson Memorial. This is one of the compositions I had envisioned before making the trip to Washington. The photo was taken at 8:22am in the soft morning light, and there must have been over 1,000 people there trying to get photos. The aperture setting of f22 was done to get enough depth of field for the cherry blossoms to be in focus, as well as the memorial. I pointed the flash up into the cherry tree to light up the beautiful pink blossoms. The cherry blossoms are only in bloom for about a week, and I think I was there at the peak time. For my friends abroad who are viewing this, it is a memorial to Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States, and the author of our Declaration of Independence.

Comments (13)

vlaaitje

8:31AM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Tim, this is really GORGEOUS......what an impressive shot......excellent done..love the flower in front

SirIglesDremont

9:00AM | Wed, 13 April 2005

oh fantastic viewsight! congrats!

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Enmos

9:30AM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Beautiful shot, great pov and compo !! :o)

kellendor

10:11AM | Wed, 13 April 2005

wonderful! Great Job!!! Thanks for sharing!

cynlee

1:10PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

oooooh man!! that is perfect! the reflection the blossoms... just tell those poeple to move, lol... on 2nd thought i like them there, adds to the impressive scale! :]

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Onslow

3:25PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Superbly made shot :)

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danob

3:41PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Fine work again Tim and good tip for the cherry blossom

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marybelgium

4:18PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

excellent shot ! Bravo !

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weesel

6:14PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Picture Postcard Perfect! It's fun getting your own 'kill' of a classic view, no? ;-D Really nice image and composition.

Judi1423

9:14PM | Wed, 13 April 2005

Love the cherry blossoms framing the top... would make a beautiful postcard... excellent composition... thanks for sharing...

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sossy

11:04AM | Sat, 16 April 2005

what beautiful view! perfect and wonderful scene framed by dreamy blooms! ;o)

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tizjezzme

7:26PM | Tue, 19 April 2005

I have always wanted to visit D.C. in the spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Been there just once, and got to visit the Jefferson Memorial and of course the Lincoln Memorial, too; among other things .. great place to visit. I want to go back!!

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