U.S. Capitol Building During Storm, a photo from District of Columbia, South

Photographer's Note

I was so excited when I got this shot. I couldn't believe it. I had been meaning to photograph the Capitol and the reflecting pool for quite some time, and when I went on this particular day a storm started brewing and I almost packed up and headed home. I decided to take my chances and I stood there for 30 minutes taking long exposure after long exposure, hoping to catch a bolt of lightning. Well, it paid off. The bolt that I did catch looks like it's almost hitting the Capitol building, even though it was probably way off in the distance. I only wish I had captured this on my Canon 1Ds or my Nikon D60, because the Canon D60 that I was using at the time didn't produce as large and crisp an image as the more modern digital SLRs.

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Nic-n-Jen_Inc (176) 2008-05-23 10:22

Hi Stephen,
WOW, very nicely done!! Nicely composed with the reflection. And to have the lightning bolt captured too. WOW... A great photo.
TFS,

cacamera (498) 2008-05-23 12:28

Wow. Great shot. I would have loved taking a picture like this. I like taking lightning pictures, I just never get any good backgrounds. I like the reflection in the water. Thanks for sharing,
Kevin

linask (2930) 2008-06-07 5:55

That's a great shot. Lightning is big and clear (even with f/22). The Capitol is properly exposed. Nice starburst effect around lights.

Linas

rchristiansmith (228) 2008-06-16 12:20

Brilliant shot. Especially like the reflection. and the fact that it's off center. Is it me, or the photo slightly skewed? Thank you for your patience--it's paid off for all of us. Did you use some kind of star filter or did it just turn out that way?

aspiringamateur (151) 2009-03-23 7:25