The Washington Monument, designed in the simple shape of an ancient Egyptian obelisk, was built in honour of George Washington. Constructed between 1848 and 1884 it was the tallest structure in the world at the time of completion, until the construction of the Eiffel Tower in France in 1889. The monument however remains the world's tallest stone structure standing 554 feet 7 11/32 inches (169.046 m) tall.
It has an aluminum apex, which at the time of casting was the largest piece of aluminum in the world with Aluminum being relatively unknown having a value similar to silver. The slight change in shading of the marble at 46m (150ft) came from a halt in construction between 1854 and 1877 due to lack of funds and the civil war with construction eventually resuming from a different source of stone. National Mall, Washington DC, United States of America.
I took this shot with a Canon EOS 6D and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II prime at ISO 100, f/22 and 1s exposure time.
If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here.
Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography
All images in this post were taken by and remain the Copyright of Robert Downie - http://www.robertdowniephotography.com
looking at your photos, you have been everywhere :D
lol; everywhere is a big statement. Lets just say I try and look around as much as I can ;-)
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Stunner! Never seen it like this before.
It was a beautiful sunset.
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Wonder how long it will be before they want to tear it down.
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Last time I was in DC (in 2009..) the reflection pool was empty for maintenance so I missed such incredible show!
It is a cool spot. I could spend a bit of time in DC (once the protests and pandemic have passed lol)
Wow, that sky is really completing perfectly the whole landscape. Love how colourful it is!
Thanks Gabriela. How are you at the moment? I hope all is well.
Trying to survive, lol. I'm struggling to not stress so much and appreciate more of what I have and my life instead of getting back to depressions. Thanks for the question! Hope it's all good with you :)
Sorry to hear that. The lockdown has been quite depressing for all of us. I have been quite low myself. I hope you get though it.
Definitely. It's a rough time but we will get over it. I hope you are feeling better soon, too!
Stunning!
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Awesome post and photos. Thanks for share it @intrepidphotos :)
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nice😀 😀 😀
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