National Mall
The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue (Abraham Lincoln, 1920) was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. It is one of several monuments built to honor an American president.
It was taken in early morning(5:30am) and there is no any visitor.
林肯纪念堂（Lincoln Memorial），被视为美国永恒的塑像及华盛顿市标志，为纪念美国第十六届总统亚伯拉罕·林肯而建。纪念堂位于在华盛顿的国家大草坪西端，碧波如染的波托马克河东岸上，是一座用通体洁白的花岗岩和大理石建造的古希腊神殿式纪念堂。
纪念堂于1914年破土动工，完成于1922年。纪念堂气氛庄严，鼓舞人心，每天更有不少游客和学生乘车来此参观。已故总统林肯是最受尊敬的美国总统之一，人民不会忘记他对美国作出的贡献──解放奴隶和维护美国统一。
- George Washington.
This is hands down my fave shot from this DC trip. It was taken at the Lincoln memorial with the Washington memorial smack in the middle framed by the giant marble columns as the morning sun lit up the national mall. The composition came by accident as I went inside to get a shot of Lincoln being illuminated by the morning rays and while waiting thought this will be a cool shot in the meantime. It was a little challenging to expose as the interior was still dark and the outside was really bright.
The exposure was for about 1/200th of a second with an f8 aperture at 12mm. and just as I finished here and was putting my camera away a guy ran up the steps and did a rocky routine, unfortunately a soon as he saw me ran away from there. I wish I hand put away my camera as I think that would have been a killer shot..
- Thomas Jefferson.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, He is my favourite US president and I have had a fascination about him since I read about the famous quote by John F Kennedy when he claimed “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone” during a Nobel laureates dinner.
I reached the memorial by evening that day and was really tired from the heat wave and biking around the city. This angle was interesting because of the lines contrasting against the dome of the building and the perspective the ultra wide angle lens was giving me. I used a polarizer to darken the skies a bit and other than that this was a pretty straight forward shot and I am liking the result so far…
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.
The Memorial Wall, designed by Maya Lin, is made up of two gabbro walls 246 feet 9 inches (75 m) long. The walls are sunk into the ground, with the earth behind them.
越战纪念碑邻近华盛顿纪念碑和林肯纪念堂。该纪念碑由用黑色花岗岩砌成的长500英尺的V字型碑体构成，用于纪念越战时期服役于越南期间战死的美国士兵和将官，闪闪生辉的黑色大理石墙上依每个人战死的日期为序，刻划着美军57000多名1959年至1975年间在越南战争中阵亡者的名字。
该纪念碑通过设计竞赛的方式征集方案，最后采用的是当时耶鲁大学建筑专业21岁华裔女学生林璎的方案，1982年建成，曾获美国建筑师协会“美国20世纪最受欢迎的十大建筑”第7名，美国建筑师学会2007年度“25年奖”等。
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope. It was built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain. Construction began in 1939, the building was completed in 1943, and the bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947.
It was a thunderstorm night.
The west front of the United States Capitol.
Camera Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens) Exposure 0.125 sec (1/8) Opening f/4.0 Focal length 10 mm ISO 200
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.
The warm glow of sunrise bathes the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC.
Early morning view of Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC.
Memorial Day here in the US is about remembering those that gave their life in service to our country. This wall of gold stars, each representing 100...
Wide-angle view of the Smithsonian Castle along the National Mall in Washington DC.
In the background a plane is starting from Ronald Reagan Airport.
Stairway at the National Gallery's East building atrium in Washington DC.
Needles sculpture at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn art museum in Washington DC, minus the cables that hold the cylinders in place
- Abraham Lincoln.
I love this quote by Abraham Lincoln and the Irony of it for he has became arguably the most popular president at the National Mall. The Lincoln memorial is so crowded during the day that it was almost impossible to shoot during the day. After an unsuccessful attempt to shoot the building in the evening I returned the next day early morning around 5AM to shoot this image. These were the first rays of the day illuminating the statue brilliantly and I framed them between the giant columns of the memorial and I only had to deal with a bunch of slightly drunk hipsters in the morning…
A young man ran into my view with an American flag.
The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Though not in the geographic center of the District of Columbia, the Capitol is the origin by which the quadrants of the District are divided. Officially, both the east and west sides of the Capitol are referred to as "fronts." Historically, however, only the east front of the building was intended for the arrival of visitors and dignitaries.
美国国会的办公大楼，建在一处海拔为83英尺的高地上，故名国会山。
美国人把国会大厦看做是民有、民治、民享政权的最高象征。美国参、众两院构成的国会就在这里举行会议，通常被视为华盛顿的象征。1793年华盛顿亲自为大厦奠基，南北战争爆发后，有人提议停建该大厦，林肯总统却坚持要将高280英尺的大圆顶造好。
整幢国会大厦是一座三层的平顶建筑，其中央是一座高高耸立的圆顶，也分三层。圆顶上还有一个小圆塔，塔顶直立着自由女神铜像。她头顶羽冠，右手持剑，左手扶盾，永远眺望东方太阳升起的地方。
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.5 APO DG macro (click to see all my photos with this lens) ƒ/7.1 70.0mm 1/160s ISO 100
The east front of the United States Capitol.
- Thomas Jefferson.
While I was shooting the Jefferson memorial I saw this guy shooting the profile of the building, this gave me an idea to shoot the building from side and to get the profile of the statue inside that would be really cool. But I was approaching the situation wrng with and ultra wide angle as it was giving a weird perspective and the electric post in front of the building suddenly became very distracting.
After mucking around for about 20 mins I suddenly realized that the solution for perspective problems were pretty simple when you own a dslr, all I had to do was change the lens to a long telephoto and that did the trick. The Tamron 70-30mm gave me the fantastic frame only problem was that I had to get on my bike and pedal like crazy to get to the opposite end of the Tidal Basin to fit everything in the frame and get the complete statue. All I had to do was wait till I get a clear shot without any people walking by and voila I had my shot.
I am very pleased with this shot as I had to really rack my brain to come up with a solution and I was walking around beaming like an idiot after getting this one nailed..
I was walking up the stairs weaving through a bunch of people and just as I reached the top step I put my tripod down for this shot. This random guy...
The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Enjoy... ...
For Thanksgiving, my family and I visited my sister in Virginia, where I of course managed to get in some shooting time. I had the chance to visit...
Jefferson Memorial across Tidal Basin during Dawn, Washington D.C., USA.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial & Sunset
Back from DC.
Visiting DC on 9/11 was emotional yet reaffirming that this IS a great nation. The National Mall was a reminder of the losses we as a...
First Light Warms the Museum of the American Indian Washington, District of Columbia Accessed via the National Mall Date taken: November 30, 2013 ...
Inside the courtyard of the Hirshhorn museum, part of the Smithsonian in Washington DC
Part of the ceiling in the old Smithsonian "castle" on the mall in Washington DC.
The west front of the United States Capitol.
In early October 2021, white flags blanketed Washington Monument lawn. Each of them represented one of those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, more than one million Americans were died from COVID-19. We are the lucky ones survived.
5-picture panorama stitched with Hugin, Panini projection. Converted to black and white except for the flag.
Morning sunrise lighted up the Smithsonian Castle
- Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha.
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"The Arts of Peace" statue by James Earle Fraser flanks the end of the parkway of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. "Music and Harvest" consists of a winged horse, Pegasus, between a male figure with a bundle of wheat and a sickle and a woman with a harp. The statues, approximately 17 feet tall are of gilded bronze. They were commissioned in 1925, but were not erected until 1951.
I went to the Lincoln memorial early in the morning to avoid the crowds and get the morning light. After I finished with the Lincoln memorial I walked behind to get these statues. The easiest was the Arts of Peace statue and the best factor was that I was alone and had time to frame shot perfectly in glorious morning light. The only missing aspect was that I would have preferred some clouds to make the sky a little more interesting.
Changing things up a little with this shot from Washington DC in September. My wife and I walked 16 miles and saw all the monuments/memorials in one...
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial after sunset reflecting in the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. Another monument that was on my list to photograph. I had...
A Sea of Clouds Roll Silently Above the Washington Monument Washington, District of Columbia Accessed via Independence Avenue Public Parking Lot Date...
A less common side view of the US capitol building in Washington DC.
Stairs at the East Building, Atrium, of the National Gallery, Washington DC
Night view of the Washington Monument and the Capitol from Lincoln Memorial.
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to National Mall!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas, Yi Jiang and Romain Pontida.