On Duty

It is that time of the year again when the early morning light from the sunrise enters inside the Lincoln Memorial. At that time of the morning, you can feel a sense of intimacy if there are not too many people around.  Indeed, the way the sun hit inside the Lincoln Memorial in the morning can feel very magical. I tried to capture it this morning but unfortuately mother nature had other plans, so here are some photos from a few years back. 

The Union, Lincoln, Forever

This is one of those shots that can only be captured at a certain time of the year.  During the end of winter and the arrival of the spring seasons, the position at which the sun rises allows for its light to enter the Lincoln Memorial. The position of the shadows in this shot show that the sun was rising slightly south of the Lincoln Memorial. When I came back about a week and a half later, the sun had moved north to rise directly on the memorial placing the statue of Lincoln at the center of two of the column shaped shadows. That time though, the words "Union" and "Lincoln" were not visible in the sunlight.

Une Capitale de l'Amour

Paris the Capitale de l'Amour, mais bien sur... but perhaps Paris isn't the only Capitol de l'Amour out there... Anyways I thought it would be appropriate to post this image today as aujourd'hui is Valentines Day! I was photographing the sun as it set on the Potomac on a fall evening when I captured this image. I used my long telephoto zoom for this shot, framing the couples with the three columns from the Lincoln Memorial. I did crop the image slightly during its post processing treatment. I suppose perhaps this photo could have been better if that one person sitting alone wasn't in the photo but then again there are plenty in the nation's capital who are single ;)