I figured I post some shots from our 4 day trip to DC. I took about 700 images, after chimping... so this is just small selection. I wanted to travel light, so I brought a single 1DM2N, 50 f/1.4, 135 f/2, 24-85 zoom, and a TC1.4. I think that all of these are natural light and I rarely used the flash... maybe only for a half dozen shots on the trip.

First, the Washington Monument

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Now a couple from afar.... after the light had died down. Shooting natural light, handheld (no tripod on this trip) really tested the technique and pushed the limits on the Canon's low light autofocusing.

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The 3 branches of government - Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

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Arlington Cemetary.....






The changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier... it was raining pretty steady when I took this shot...



And Robert E Lee's home... his living room and a view from the JFK Memorial.

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The memorials... it was getting dark at this point... first the Lincoln Memorial





The Vietnam Memorial. There were a ton of people there. These shots were after dusk... really getting dark. High ISO and f/1.4 ... and manual focus for the rest of the evening.

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Wow--these are great pictures. I really like the first one of the Washington Monument.

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Nice shots. I like the "late day" shots the best.

I'm headed down to DC this weekend. (Its a ten minute ride on the Metro for me so why not) The Rolling Thunder bike event is going on this weekend so it should be pretty crazy.

I can't believe the amount of people there at the vietnam memorial. When did you go?

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We were there last week.. understand its 8th grade field trip week... so a TON of school groups were there... crazy crowds.

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Wish I had known you were going to be in the area, we would have arranged a Washington area PDA phone enthusiasts get together.

Alan