April 9, 2013

Spring Break—No. 1


Can you guess where the Patricks went on spring break?


Many moons ago, I took Monte (my son, age 7) to Washington D.C.  It was a total “guy trip.”  We had a blast.  We were on the go from sunrise to well past sunset.  We tried to do everything.
I thought that JD and I would do the same with our grandchildren.  A little inside info, a 60+ body just does not have the energy that a 25+ body has.  Yet, a 10- body has the same.  The three little ones wore grandma and me out—and that was despite having Monte and Ana with us!  But, despite being completely exhausted every night and doing virtually nothing for three days after we returned, we loved our trip.  I do not believe there is a greater pleasure in the world than watching your grandchildren have fun learning about the United States of America, the greatest country in the world.
My photographs from the trip were mostly “family” shots, so they will not be shown.  My shots of D.C. are mostly grab shots—I did not go out to take any shots on my own.
I think everyone will recognize today’s photo of the capitol.  The photo was taken from a slightly different location than most photographs of the capitol are taken.
Enjoy
Camera settings:  Nikon D4, 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6 at 42mm, ISO 800, f/11 at two 1/250th.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—applied Nikon Vivid preset during import, set white and black points and added vibrance and cropped image.

3 comments:

  1. Better looking vacation "snapshot" than normally seen or taken by most of us. It's certainly from a different viewpoint than usual too. My monitor is calibrated, and I'm seeing some purple fringing in the trees to the far left. No biggie, just noticed it. Nice shot regardless.

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  2. Doug has good eyes. I cannot see it. Do like the pix.
    Debbie

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  3. You call this a grab shot but I see a very carefully frame photo. Never seen this angle before.
    Taylor

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