Texas Capitol Building (many pics)
My wife had to attend a conference in Austin so the kids and I decided to tag along and tour the Capitol.
A view from the grounds
One of the huge oaks surrounding the capitol
The southern entrance to the Capitol
A statue of Sam Houston from 1888
Looking up through the dome
The dot in the middle of the above picture is this:
One of the hallways with walls decorated with the portraits of all former governors and presidents of Texas.
Looking down through the balusters of the railing.
A look at the decorative ceiling
This picture turned out soft, but still you get the idea.
All doors have these 8 pound hinges on them.
The Senate Chamber
Along the wall of the Senate Chamber.
More can be seen here: http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/1688163/1/82889298
A view from the grounds
One of the huge oaks surrounding the capitol
The southern entrance to the Capitol
A statue of Sam Houston from 1888
Looking up through the dome
The dot in the middle of the above picture is this:
One of the hallways with walls decorated with the portraits of all former governors and presidents of Texas.
Looking down through the balusters of the railing.
A look at the decorative ceiling
This picture turned out soft, but still you get the idea.All doors have these 8 pound hinges on them.
The Senate Chamber
Along the wall of the Senate Chamber.
More can be seen here: http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/1688163/1/82889298
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I like your angles on the hallway, railings, and the wall. I can't believe those hinges!!!:oogle The dome looked really small until I saw the shot of the star in the middle!
- Kevin
Last time I was there, I couldn't shoot outside the building because the Minutemen were having a rally and of course there were a bunch of protesters yelling and screaming right in front of steps.
Would have liked to shoot the exterior of building and grounds without those folks.... of course that day I had perfect clouds and sky......:crazy :crazy
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
there.
Thanks for the the tour!
Did you get over to the Congress St. Bridge? That's a really cool place
when the bats come out in the evenings.
Ian
This is the Congress Avenue Bridge. A colony of approximately 1.5 million Mexican Free-tailed bats live under the bridge.
Like clockwork at about 8:20 in the evening, a trickle of bats starts to fly out for a night of hunting insects.
The trickle becomes more of a mad dash as more and more bats fly out from under the bridge.
In just a few minutes, they fill the sky.
The line stretches on for miles.
More can be seen here: http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/691094/10/82254346
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that is so funny my wife was watching rechael ray and she was in austin and watched the bats fly ...
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