Photographing Washington D.C. Digital Field Guide by John Healey

Author:John Healey
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

13.20 Shanthi during the late afternoon (see D on the map). Taken at ISO 1000, f/4, 1/320 second with a 360mm lens.

The Old Post Office during early evening. Taken at ISO 200, f/11, 25 seconds with a 50mm lens and a tripod.

Chapter 14: Old Post Office

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

The Washington, D.C. skyline is punctuated by a few landmarks that everyone knows, such as the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol, and the Smithsonian Castle. And then there’s the one that most people don’t recognize. It looks somewhat like a cathedral from Medieval Europe, albeit with a clock tower.

It was originally conceived to house both the U.S. Post Office Department headquarters and the post office for the District of Columbia. Today, the Old Post Office is undeniably an interesting contrast to the strict classicism of Federal Triangle buildings built in the 1930s and the blocky, monolithic designs of buildings constructed in the 1970s.

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