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17-Oct-2020

524 8th Street SE

This mural, on the side of a restaurant, and one directly opposite it were by far the most difficult ones to photograph. I have no idea who the woman is.

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The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is offering a new walking tour, this time featuring murals around the Hill, about which they say:

“Capitol Hill is home to many dazzling (some, quite literally) works of art, painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. Some murals are well known to the community – but we’ve included them because we love them and the Mural Tour wouldn’t be complete without them. Others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors. Several of them have been on view for decades but many are more recent, including those that are part of the DC Statehood Murals project. A couple are on the sidewalk. One is not actually a mural at all but it’s art on the exterior of a structure, so no reason not to give it the attention it deserves. … Art is always best appreciated in person; particularly true in this case where the scale and placement of the work made photography a challenge.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

The princess waiting for her dinner, posted earlier:

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1/60s f/2.4 at 1.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield29-Oct-2020 00:30
It makes me wonder what they are selling. You captured it well in this difficult place. V
Blandine Mangin28-Oct-2020 16:25
jolie compo ! v
bill friedlander28-Oct-2020 14:32
A difficult shot but well done under the circumstances. V
Wim Ensie28-Oct-2020 12:53
I love it Helen, you gave your own creative expression. Beautiful!!! BV
Kevin Warren28-Oct-2020 11:39
Excellent camera work, Helen - it makes for a very engaging photo.
hayl28-Oct-2020 11:38
Must have been a challenge to paint it too. You managed to get a great photo of it.
Range View 28-Oct-2020 09:57
Must admit I am not a fan of this so called artwork.
David.
danad28-Oct-2020 09:04
Not easy to take but you did it ! V.
John Hamers28-Oct-2020 08:42
Despite or maybe the lack of space you succeeded in making a great capture of this wonderful mural. V!
Zoltán Balogh28-Oct-2020 06:43
Fantastic, huge mural! V