christmas at the monument

Christmas lights strung from a 200-year-old statue hover somewhere between vulgar and pretty. Tonight I'm voting for pretty.

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  1. shutterberry, danielle_blue, smekosh, fastbird232, and 164 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. shutterberry (66 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful. The framing is wonderful.

  3. Maria Dalva (66 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot and lights. That sky is wonderful as well.

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  4. *whit* [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)

    This is beautiful! I love it.

  5. .:grana goes too slowly:. [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)

    great effect! I vote pretty too!
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  6. mjp3000 (66 months ago | reply)

    Love the perspective. The colors are superb. Really nice shot

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  7. cybersooz (66 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot... the background sky is ideal! (1-2-3)

  8. Cliff Michaels (66 months ago | reply)

    Wow.... Fine shot.

  9. nsbkaizen (66 months ago | reply)

    Great exposure- looks like HDR.

  10. Idle Type (66 months ago | reply)

    No HDR. Just the right time of day.

  11. OllieD (66 months ago | reply)

    Amazing colours. I love pictures taken during the "blue hour".

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  12. ..violet.. (66 months ago | reply)

    very pretty.

  13. iam4ranny (66 months ago | reply)

    AWESOME!!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS !
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  14. number IX (66 months ago | reply)

    I vote for pretty as well. Very nice.

  15. Foto Blitz Color (66 months ago | reply)

    As you've shot this, it's pretty.... even gorgeous. Great evening shot.
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  16. - drsteve - (66 months ago | reply)

    This has great lines. From the thumbnail it looked like a waterfall. I like the way the fenceposts point towards the top.

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  17. flamed (66 months ago | reply)

    This is seriously a superb shot - i love this time of year for these type of pictures, tons of cool lights in the down town areas!
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  18. umar.s (66 months ago | reply)

    nice night shot :)
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  19. Dan90266 (66 months ago | reply)

    Great dynamic range! The iron bars in the foreground make it really unique.

  20. Kristineinitaly (66 months ago | reply)

    Very pretty! I love the sky- it's a great backdrop for these christmassy lights.

  21. Valter Jacinto | Portugal (66 months ago | reply)

    That's Beautiful!

    Merry Christmas!

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  22. TinaMarie16299 (66 months ago | reply)

    I'm keeping this one as a fave! Thanks for taking a real eye-popper. It's just beautiful!

  23. Angelrays (66 months ago | reply)

    This is really lovely -- what wonderful lighting!
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  24. Mike Cohn (66 months ago | reply)

    Nice perspective!
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  25. Mari Minasyan (66 months ago | reply)

    lights are great! the sky is beautiful!
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  26. Tim Engstrom (66 months ago | reply)

    Great colors.

  27. durhamyankee (66 months ago | reply)

    They'll put lights on anything, won't they?

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  28. Marko_K (66 months ago | reply)

    Very nice shot.
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  29. anon nona (66 months ago | reply)

    everything works so well here. faved.

  30. TheLizardQueen (66 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous!!
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  31. The Skipping Hippy (66 months ago | reply)

    That is one of the nicest shots I've seen of the Washington Monument. Nice work! I'll have to take my next picture of the monument from the same viewpoint.

  32. ♥babybee (66 months ago | reply)

    Very very nice! I like it a lot!

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  33. Brian Everett [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)

    Very nice colors. The spikes look dangerous.

  34. J.H.C. (66 months ago | reply)

    Great perspective!

  35. tperry111(Thom) (66 months ago | reply)

    This is a FANTASTIC image of the Washington Monument..........love th compositon and lighting.

  36. Eliana Botan (66 months ago | reply)

    I'm voting for pretty as well =)

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  37. fensterbme (66 months ago | reply)

    Wonder color and compostion...

  38. nickhall (62 months ago | reply)

    Again great shot, I love the perspective.

  39. Bukutgirl (57 months ago | reply)

    great color - so many shots of this get taken every year - this one really catches it in all it's glory - so stoked to find you in the baltimore fray - cheers - LK

  40. New Yorkled (54 months ago | reply)

    Cool Holiday Image!

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  41. Capture a Moment (54 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful image!!

    Awesome lighting and perspective!!! Merry Christmas!!

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  42. patricksmithphotos (54 months ago | reply)

    Just saw your X-mas set from Baltimore, I also just saw this on The Sun online. They ran an year old photo?

    Nonetheless, nice image!

  43. tperry111(Thom) (54 months ago | reply)

    I also saw this image in the baltimore sun..........hope they had your permission.

  44. Idle Type (54 months ago | reply)

    ha, yes, of course, they had my permission.

  45. faith goble (50 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Luminosity and Light, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  46. dogfaceboy (50 months ago | reply)

    Phenomenal.

  47. patrickjoust (49 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  48. Emil Acev (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nikon D 200 Users, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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