July Fourth in the Capitol Yesterday I decided to actually brave crowds to capture a better representation of fireworks in the Capitol. I traveled to Rosslyn and walked the half mile to the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial). Once there I walked a bit further over to the Netherlands Carillon . The Netherlands Carillon is where many people go to capture that iconic shot of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Memorial and Capital in line with the fireworks going off above them. I expected it to be extremely crowded, but it actually was no worse than when I shoot from the Air Force Memorial . People waiting for fireworks The traditional shot I picked a location that framed the monuments between two large trees instead of trying to jostle for a position directly under the carillon. If I had a press pass, I could actually shoot from the top of the carillon. I captured some nice shots through the trees from my location...
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