This photo is from the front of the “Castle”, the Smithsonian Administration building. I was in a mad dash for the flower gardens at the rear of the Castle when I came across this interesting view. It was rather frustrating waiting for all the people to walk by and get a clear shot. People were crazy. It was raining. Wait, I was out in it too. Oh well, made for some interesting shots.
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Unfortunately the Internet is still down at home, so post will likely be sporadic for the next few days.
This view is looking into the basement of the Modern Art Museum. This is an amazing building. I arrived here just in time for it to close. I truly wanted to se the inside. Just above the basement is a road that goes between the sunken gallery and the museum itself.
Maybe someone can help me understand something. Today’s photo comes from the sunken gallery which is in front of the Modern Art museum in Washington D.C. How can a glass wall and concrete lattice work equal modern art? Maybe my mind is not open enough. However, I think I will just attempt to make some modern art of my own using another person’s art. I do not recall the artist who crafted this piece, so if anyone can help me out, I would love to give proper credit.
I really enjoyed this shot. Not too many people were exploring this gallery. I never let a little rain stop me though.
This is the ceiling of the entrance hall at the Smithsonian’s Asian History Museum. I thought all the recesses and the chandelier made this interesting. It took me a minute to get under the center of the light and the whole time the guard was looking at me like it was my time to go. You know what I mean? Too bad I speak English…I could have smoothed my way out. Yeah right. So, after taking this, I realized there was a drop of water on the lens. I think it just completed the day.
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Tonight’s post shall be short. I plan on leaving at 0230 to attempt to get into position to take sunrise photos. Like previously stated, all plans fall apart at first contact. Maybe the back-up plans will work.
This is the back wall of the Smithsonian Native American Museum. I loved how it let lots of light into the building, but there were still places in shadow and seemed mysterious to me. On the other side of the building from this window is a prism in the wall. When the sun is shining, it creates a rainbow in the room. Unfortunately, I did not get to see it because the rain. I wonder what the child in the corner is thinking?
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This is probably one of the coolest buildings in the District. I don’t know, but I think I have said that about all of them. Well, at least they are all intriguing. I was told this building was designed to look like the Pueblo cliff homes. The landscaping was all natural too. Really, they had wetlands, woodlands, all kinds of lands represented outside the building. The inside was amazing as well. I will share a photo of that too soon. I thought this turned out pretty good for three bracketed images handheld.
Today’s photo comes once again from the garden behind the “Castle” in Washington D.C. I absolutely loved this place. I wish I had taken more time to explore and photograph. All the photos from here were sans tripod. Maybe soon, I will be able to return and finish my exploration of this wonderfully photographic area.
I am fascinated with medieval times, castle, knights…you know, all that stuff. Some of my favorite books revolve around this time period. If you have not read Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series or George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, they are a must. While exploring the garden, I came across this pond. There were no flowers. Yeah, unusual for a flower garden. But there were no flowers any where near. However, there were flower petals in the middle of this pond. I could have taken hundreds of photos of this one thing it intrigued me so much, but, alas, I was unable to do so. I settled on one…or maybe two…okay somewhere in the several range.
So, running around the National Mall must include a photo of our esteemed national capital building. This building is huge. Architecturally I think this may be one of the prettiest buildings in the area. On the other hand, I must qualify that by saying I did not even have the slightest chance to visit this area to the extent I wanted to. In fact, I have been told that the prettiest building is actually the Library of Congress.
This was from the sunken monument garden on the Mall in Washington D.C. If you don’t know it is there, it is very easy to miss. In fact, I would never have found it with out a guide. Even when you get into the garden, you must explore every twist and turn or you will miss some very interesting pieces.
This one is near the entrance to the garden and it was just a very unique view. I really enjoyed the alignment of the two pieces.
This pool is hidden in the gardens behind the “Castle” on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The garden is fantastic and a little mysterious. Every turn you go around opens new vistas. I thought this one was particularly cool because in the middle of a flower garden, there is a pool with no flowers around it. Not for a long way. I will explain more about that later. The other reason this garden is so cool is that it sits on top of several levels of museum. I don’t remember which museum is under the garden because it was closed by the time I made it here. However this museum is big enough that they have a tractor trailer truck entrance that is large enough they can drive in, turn around, then drive out. Simply amazing!
