Washington, D.C.

rosselliot

Washington, D.C.

June 3-9

View of west side of river when flying in:

AND fortunately, if you ever get hungry, there's a hot dog stand on every corner:
Anyone want a 'pretzet?'




Metro (this thing is a life saver, if you go - USE IT):





Union Station:



Arlington National Cemetery:





Supreme Court Building:






the Capitol Building:






The Lincoln Memorial/over the Relecting Pool:







Library of Congress:











Washington Monument:





The Hope Diamond (in the National Museum of Natural History):



The National Gallery of Art:





Leonardo Da Vinci

Vincent Van gogh


Andy Warhol

The National Archives:







The Jefferson Memorial:







well, I shall add more later, I hope you've enjoyed the ones I've put on here so far! thanks for looking!

- Ross

Jeffro

......are you done yet . I looked, then you added.....I was like, wait a minute....
Looks like a place every American should visit. I hope I can get there someday. Very nice

marlinspike

Hahahaha I'm familiar with that very hot dog stand that you photographed. Also, yeah metro is great. Sure there are always broken escalators and broken trains and delays, but in the end it's still better (and cheaper) than trying to drive to work if you work in downtown DC.

frg

Stayed in Arlington back in 1994, your pictures bring back some good memories!!!

System

great memories
like frg said bring back some good memories... i was a hick from Oklahoma and the metro was my first subway .. i really thought the 150 yard straight up and down escalators were fun as well... enjoyed seeing the sites...

rosselliot

it's kinda humorous how the journey's section wasn't that popular...I was like the 15th person to post a journey...and now there is already 2 pages worth! this is great - I love journies (sp?) - post away!!!

- RE

ehughes

Great series, it's one of the places I've always wanted to go. Your pictures have only confirmed that I really need to make the trip someday. Thanks for sharing..

SpeshulEd

how come theres no books in the library?

anwmn1

Wow. Some very nice images and unique angles. I have yet to see D.C. but it is on my list. How long were you there?

Chris_S

I liked your collection of photos. It brought back memories for me when I was there in 1999. Was the Supreme Court Building an IR photo?

F8th637

Thanks for sharing! I currently live right outside of DC and it really is an awesome place to take pictures. We were there this weekend, in fact, taking pictures in less obvious places. And in true form there were a MILLION hot dog stands this weekend.

rosselliot

answers to questions:
actually, the supreme court photo is not an IR photo - it's just a really contrast-y black and white. I severly changed the sky color before converting it. if it were in color it would look completely unrealistic.

we were there for 6 full days and that was plenty. for me, I don't like being a tourist too much, so 6 days was plenty in my opinion to see most of everything you wanted and even more. if you want any tips that I can give for getting around or restaraunts that we ate at, you can ask them here or PM me.

and yes, there were book in the library....but only in the main reading room, where there were like...3 people in there, because only members of congress, the supreme court, and their staff can get books. go figure. most of the JEfferson building (which is pictured) was just decoration, there were like...4 other building, I think....and supposedly those have books - I guess I'll take their word for it?

and yes, anyone who has not taken a trip to DC, it is a must. even if you think well, I've seen all the pictures I could possible want of all of monuments, and you don't want to hassle with crowds or whatnot...
pictures can do no justice to the monuments, there's nothing like being there yourself and seeing it come to life. MAKE SURE you get to go to the top of the washington monument, see the national gallery of art even if you aren't a fan of fine art - it's amazing what's in there, so many originals - that was one of my FAVORITE places. get to the supreme court building before 4:30, because we got there are 4:37 and they were closed....:(

okay - well, if you have any questions I'll answer them!!!

- Ross Elliot

germaine_sba

Really nice pictures, not snapshots. You've got a good eye and a good hand with processing.