Capitol Hill - Washington, DC
Capitol Hill is the most prestigious address in Washington, DC and the political center of the nation’s capitol with the Capitol Building set atop a hill overlooking the National Mall. Members of Congress and their staff, lobbyists and journalists live on Capitol Hill as well as others who can afford the steep prices of real estate here. Capitol Hill is the largest residential historic district in Washington, DC with many of its 19th and 20th century row houses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Union Station is located nearby providing plenty of options for shopping and dining.
Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the oldest residential communities in Washington, and with roughly 35,000 people in just under two square miles, it is also one of the most densely populated.
As a geographic feature, Capitol Hill rises in the center of the District of Columbia and extends eastward. Pierre L'Enfant, as he began to develop his plan for the new Federal City in 1791, chose to locate the "Congress House" on the crest of the hill, facing the city, a site that L'Enfant characterized as a "pedestal waiting for a monument."
The Capitol Hill neighborhood today straddles two quadrants of the city, Southeast and Northeast, and a large portion is now designated as the Capitol Hill historic district. The name Capitol Hill is often used to refer to both the historic district and to the larger neighborhood around it. To the east of Capitol Hill lies the Anacostia River, to the north is the H Street corridor, to the south are the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Washington Navy Yard, and to the west are the National Mall and the city's central business district.
Content Source: Wikipedia. and dc.about.com/od/neigborhoodprofiles/p/CapitolHill.htm
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Tony Gálvez, My Inner Child, gbrummett, soybuscador, and 36 other people added this photo to their favorites.
VinothChandar (35 months ago | reply)
Shot Number 2: This was taken from the bus and for some reason i like this shot more than the other straight forward shots :) .
Few Other Views Of the Capitol Hill with People:
Tony Gálvez (35 months ago | reply)
Lovely angle and tones.
My Inner Child (35 months ago | reply)
magnificent!!!
Photo Amy (35 months ago | reply)
I like the one from the bus too for some reason. But the main shot is good--nice vintage processing.
All About The Light Photography (35 months ago | reply)
gbrummett (35 months ago | reply)
Awesome tribute captures!
soybuscador (35 months ago | reply)
What a great washingtonian series!!!!
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E R O _ P H O T O G R A P H Y [deleted] (35 months ago | reply)
hey, that's very nice!! :)
Profiles of Nature (35 months ago | reply)
Brilliant composition!
puckster2 (35 months ago | reply)
wonderful image !!!
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Elmore Photography (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot, and great information.
pRia24 (35 months ago | reply)
Nice shots!!
c-h-l (35 months ago | reply)
looks amazing! great tones!
Evim@ge (pause - break) (35 months ago | reply)
Nice capture...
william.gold (35 months ago | reply)
Another beautiful series of our capital.
ineedathis (35 months ago | reply)
Very imposing structure, incredible capture!
I love the series, I have some film photos from long time I need
to see if they are any good,
Majtek862 (35 months ago | reply)
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lucydphoto (35 months ago | reply)
Very nice vintage processing, Vinoth! I like the tones here very much.
Kayla Darlington (35 months ago | reply)
Love the mood of this.
nina's clicks (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful mood and perspective
Anoop Negi (35 months ago | reply)
such a delightful capture.
Lovely colors and details
onkel_wart (thomas lieser) (35 months ago | reply)
good one
Silvio Luz (35 months ago | reply)
Great shot, excellent
gastonCc (35 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot!
Ally Newbold (35 months ago | reply)
i like how you added the framing in contrast to the photograph. it makes it appear even more significant within the photo!
ManOriie bye flickr (35 months ago | reply)
nice
~RichArtpix~ (35 months ago | reply)
I think you like the second one better because of the silhouette adding a story to the shot......it's almost as though we are viewing it from their perspective......
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larigan. (35 months ago | reply)
Wow - fabulous colour contrasts!
Kartik J (35 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture!
cortto (35 months ago | reply)
love this tones
Kiki FL (35 months ago | reply)
Ooohhh...nice! Love the beautiful and nostalgic blues, too.
gazpic (35 months ago | reply)
Top pictures !
Melkor13 ON/OFF (35 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!
Great work!
N A B A Z (35 months ago | reply)
great view from here....
FM54TO (35 months ago | reply)
Excellent!
cbliefer (35 months ago | reply)
I like the whole series as each one tells a different story. Wonderful work as always!
keith2874 (35 months ago | reply)
WOW!! Fantastic shot!!! The tones are beautiful!!!
Ðeni [back..sort of] (35 months ago | reply)
nice shots .. i like the last in comments too
ramesh.rasaiyan (35 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture
Jaikuruvila Busy (35 months ago | reply)
Amazing color... nice frame...
Anuma S. Bhattarai (35 months ago | reply)
nice tones ...
Naseef Gafoor [deleted] (35 months ago | reply)
nice shot.
tony dunn2009 (35 months ago | reply)
Fantasic shot
tony dunn2009 (35 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot
kvdl (35 months ago | reply)
beautiful sharp image. great processing.
Sahitya Parvathaneni (35 months ago | reply)
like the tones! nice shot!
Yves. (35 months ago | reply)
This is excellent.. love the tones, beautiful!
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Ian@NZFlickr (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickrs Best (Invite only - SWEEPER ACTIVE), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
I like the top one best :-) Maybe I just like perfect pictures :-)
This photo was invited and added to the FlickrsBest the original group.
odin's_raven (35 months ago | reply)
great tone