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05-Sep-2020

National Capitol Columns at the Arboretum

Before we went to the Franciscan Monastery to look for butterflies, we stopped at the National Arboretum, also in Northeast DC. I have never seen so many cars there, even during their annual azalea display, which people couldn’t enjoy this year due to the pandemic. We walked around for a while and saw exactly one bird, a few skippers and the famous National Capitol Columns, 22 Corinthian columns that were a part of the US Capitol from 1828 to 1958, when they were replaced and moved to the Arboretum.

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

Return of the insects, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor Z 24-70 f2.8 S
1/640s f/8.0 at 70.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Sep-2020 12:02:07
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)14-Nov-2020 19:20
Superba fotografia! BV
Paolo
Jeff Real10-Sep-2020 02:21
This is something unknown to me!
So awesome@!
A great image, Helen.
V
Range View 08-Sep-2020 03:08
An excellent capture of these fascinating columns Helen. V
Barbara
Julie Oldfield07-Sep-2020 14:54
Fantastic framing. They look like Greek ruins. V
Dennis Hoyne07-Sep-2020 00:11
A fine composition. The columns make a wonderful monument.
Graeme06-Sep-2020 22:35
Looking at the people those columns look pretty high!! V
Hank Vander Velde06-Sep-2020 22:12
A lovely well composed image.
Karen Stuebing06-Sep-2020 21:21
Great perspective and framing of these lovely columns. I like that you included the people that show how large they are. V.
larose forest photos06-Sep-2020 20:55
For a wild moment I thought you were in Greece! A lovely shot, particularly from the POV used. V
Dan Greenberg06-Sep-2020 20:48
That is so cool and very well photographed. I had no idea these existed. I love archaeological sights and even places like this that look the part. ~BV~
William Barletta06-Sep-2020 19:48
Very attractive vantage point ~V~
hayl06-Sep-2020 19:46
An imposing sight but it looks so nice to visit.
John Reynolds LRPS06-Sep-2020 19:03
Those columns make for an impressive sight. V.
Nick Paoni06-Sep-2020 18:15
So neat that they were salvaged and relocated to make this monument.
globalgadabout06-Sep-2020 17:57
reminds of ruins in far off lands, such as El Ashmunein in Egypt...still, it is a lot greener here, and a pleasing feature to see..
joseantonio06-Sep-2020 17:10
nice capture of those beautiful columns. Nicely framed image.V