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#8 – LDS D.C. Temple at Dusk
05.14.2010 5:30 pm – Washington D.C. – f/4 1/200 Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Edits: HDR; Camera Raw; Adjustment brushes; Photoshop Adjustment Layers
Edits: HDR; Camera Raw; Adjustment brushes; Photoshop Adjustment Layers
After shooting at the D.C. old girls’ college (National Park Seminary) one stormy evening in May, (see #11 in the countdown) there was just enough light left to capture this shot of the nearby L.D.S. (Mormon) Washington D.C. Temple. Again, the great clouds from the hail storm were still doing their magical thing, and made for a magnificent sky backdrop. Oh, how I love good clouds! Capturing great skies can be a bit tricky, because if you meter the light (press the shutter halfway) on the building, the sky will be blown out. So I often use my exposure compensation to quickly adjust the light down a few stops. Then later, in post-editing, I lighten only the building.
I love the D.C. Temple. our Family got to go there this summer and we were there at sunset too. My pics weren’t too great, but I liked them…
It is a gorgeous spot in D.C. I also love the national park seminary near the temple. It is an old girls college with European style architecture like something outmof Harry Potter.