Hi everyone - this is my first challenge entry! I had originally attempted to do some astrophotography this evening but it was too cloudy so I stopped by the Capitol grounds on my way home. The statue in silhouette is in remembrance of the pioneers who founded and built Texas - the Texians. Many of these fought and died at the Alamo. The Capitol building is lit in the background with the United States and Texas flags flying above. An interesting fact about the Texas State Capitol is that it is the only Capitol building in the Union to be taller than the U.S. Capitol, by virtue that Texas used to be its own country.
My Bogen/Manfrotto video tripod provided a solid base for this image, and I dialed my Canon 10D to fully manual, ISO1600, f4, shutter 15. Lens was my Canon 28-105mm, w/ a Canon UV filter. The only post was re-white balancing in photoshop, a quick pass thru neatimage and cropping with Photoshop for the rules here.
Thanks for looking, see you next challenge.
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Wow, you accomplished this beautifully! I have been here and seen this area, and I must say, you portray it wonderfully. So very crisp, clean and clear. Very vivid shot....good job...congrats on a beautiful photograph!
Nicely captured. The rifle crossing the flag mast is distracting, as are the black shadows across the building (but what are you going to do? no effect on voting).
Beautiful. I have done many shots of our domed capital building in Michigan. I would love to see yours up close and in person. If you can get some shots of the rotunda, I would LOVE to see them!
TC
Perfect placement of the statue in front of the building - extremely effective. The dark sky behind the building complements the darkness of the horse and rider - another great feature. Finally, the color in the top of the building and the flags/wall plaques add a lot to the overall image. There are just 2 very minor detractors for me: 1) I'd like to rotate the entire image a bit counter-clockwise. 2) The tree in the bottom right corner is a bit detracting - have a chain saw? Even so - this image is in my top three so far, way to go!
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