Jefferson Moonrise
Once each cycle, just before full, the moon rises at twilight.
If the skies are clear on that night (a rare occurence in Washington, unfortunately), the twilight sky is a lovely shade of deep blue.
Near the horizon, the moonlight is scattered to a deep red by dust in the earth's atmosphere (as with sunset).
Later, the moon quickly shifts through orange and yellow to white.
The original transparency has a remarkable blue that eludes my Nikon scanner.
June 2002, Canon EOS-3, 200/1.8 lens, Fuji Provia 100F
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Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms |
Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms
Each spring brings the beautiful blossoms of Japanese Cherry Trees surrounding the Tidal Basin.
And with it comes nice weather and throngs of visitors.
It's an awesome sight that's elusive on film but I try anyway on several days each year.
Full Moon
(left) The full moon brought with it high tides that submerged the sidewalks surrounding the Tidal Basin.
Being 100% full, this moonrise occurs after twilight and the sky is dark compared to the blue twilight (top right photo).
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Jefferson Memorial at Dawn |
#10234 (left): Canon 1Ds, 70-200/2.8 lens at 148mm, ISO 100, f/11 for 3.2 sec
Spring Dawn
(right) To the eye, the Tidal Basin before dawn was nearly dark.
A 20-second exposure with Canon 10D makes it look quite bright, balancing the twilight with the monument interior lighting.
Note the yellow-gold color of the interior lighting, a happy accident of the automatic white balance by the Canon digital SLR.
We shot this scene at the exact same time with Velvia and found the interior lighting rendered a lurid green.
The portable stage is set for Cherry Blossom Festival events later in the day.
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