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Ken


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Date: Oct 13, 2007
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2007

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 We switched hotels Friday night and ended up just outside of Indianapolis. We decided that we saw enough bridges and wanted to check out the capitol building. The website said the last tour ends at 1PM but we wanted to take pictures so that didn't matter much. But it did matter because the website did NOT say that the building closed 1 hour after the last tour started. We arrived an hour after closing.

So we walked a bit through downtown, didnt get many pictures but it was warm out and we got exercise. Later that night we met with friends and ended up downtown yet again.

This is taken outside the closed capitol building. A bit of tonemapping, B&W, and some dodging burning on clouds. The lower part of the building is lighter because they're cleaning it. [It's nice to know that a whiter building is more important than letting taxpayers in a public building at 3pm on a Saturday!]

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 10/17/2007 07:12:40 PM
Love the POV on this shot, excellent colors and sharpness. Nice sky as well.
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 10/17/2007 03:05:12 PM
Another cool one! Definitely looks good in b&w, I like the angle.
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 10/17/2007 09:39:04 AM
Neat processing and crazy angles.
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 10/17/2007 09:35:43 AM
and, what...you didn't call?

you never call, you never write... :P you guys are the closest thing i have to "locals" on this site!

ps: love the wide angle.
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 10/16/2007 06:27:00 PM
Jeesh, what fantastic detail and tones! A beautiful building...you captured the grandeur perfectly! Love your lens...:)
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 10/16/2007 05:31:58 PM
Great architectural shot with plenty of drama in the sky and more added with the wide angle lens.
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 10/16/2007 02:48:45 PM
Fantastic perspective, great building
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 10/16/2007 12:22:28 PM
Gorgeous shot - I love the angle - it makes the building seem almost overpowering, if that makes any sense. Great use of b&W.
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 10/16/2007 11:39:23 AM
LOL! You're funny!

Fantastic photo. I always like very light BW photos for some reason. Can never seem to produce them myself. The angle is amazing, as well as the sky. You captured the impressiveness of the capitol building very well.
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 10/16/2007 10:43:30 AM
That's amazing that you can't get in after 2:00pm on a Saturday! But I think most likely the outside is the most impressive, photogenic part of the building anyway, don't you -- with the exception of the rotunda. Those are always nice. And this way, you have a rare chance to get a photo of the Capitol with no people in it. That looks pretty amazing in itself.

This beautiful old building looks so beautiful in black and white. It enhances the old, historic look to i.

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 10/16/2007 09:52:49 AM
I like the angle distortion and the B&W- impressive building and nicely caught !
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 10/16/2007 09:06:03 AM
This is lovely. I like the wide angle distortion - like it's cramming itself into the shot. Wonderfully done.
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 10/16/2007 05:34:27 AM
How frustarating for you nevermind an excuse now to come back another time excellent processing
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 10/16/2007 01:12:34 AM
that lens is the best! great shot
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 10/16/2007 12:22:47 AM
What a fun perspective. Looks like a beautiful building!
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 10/16/2007 12:20:18 AM
brilliant perspective .. i love that wide angle look .. BRILLIANT .. excellent processing .. and wot a shame the building was closed .. it looks like it'd be as interesting inside as out .. :)
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