Trifecta

The Washington DC skyline at night. "Trifecta," because you can see (left to right) the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building, all lined up from this point of view (across the Potomac River, from Arlington).

We were out last night, to shoot this view with the super moon in it. Sadly, my shutter locked up and I was unable to take photo of the moon as it was rising. Incredibly frustrating. After some mucking about today, we were able to solve the problem, at least for the time being (whew!).

Thanks so much for taking time to visit. Much appreciated.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Sweet! Excellent composition and lighting! FAV!

[gloria jones]

Fantastic capture...gorgeous sky tone

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent and pointy, Love it

[Rachel]

Wonderfully sharp :)

[Leslie]

so glad you got your camera working :) wonderful capture

[Louise & Ken]

Your photo is gorgeous! It holds up beautifully even without the moon. But OH, do we all feel your pain!

[Maggiemae]

Maybe tonight you might get it? This is so great at this time of night! fav

[Kathy]

Nice night scene. I like the flares around the street lights and the lighting on the buildings.

[Dawn]

Fabulous night shot

[Rosie Kerr]

@maggiemae Too much cloud cover, unfortunately. Last night was it. 😔

[KWind]

Fabulous!!

[Jane Pittenger]

Bummer re the moon. At least you got to see it, though. Great shot even sans moon

[Kane Arlow]

What an amazing shot. And what a pity the shutter played up.

[Jerome]

terrific lighting

[Lynda McG]

Lovely shot!

[Scott Houston]

Shutter lock up = percussive maintenance? Love the framing and layout.

[Richard Sayer]

Stunning nightscape!

[Leslie]

@scotthouston haha had to look up percussive maintenance

[Rosie Kerr]

@scotthouston @lesip Ever so gently, but I believe that was the answer! :)

[Tremerryn]

An amazing shot, well done!

[Marci Elston]

I think I have photos from that exact spot! Well done.

[Jennifer]

Great night shot the light is excellent

[Taffy]

Oh gosh -- this is such an amazing scene. All our forefathers surrounding our government center, and light bursts along the base. There's a metaphor there somewhere, but .... Glad your camera is cooperating again and hope the problem is permanently solved (or definitely you have a new one in your future!).

[Rosie Kerr]

@taffy You know, this makes me think I need a back-up camera body, darn it! ;)

[Taffy]

@rosiekerr I know that @ukandie1 has a few fuji cameras (and one with interchangeable lenses) and that @jyokota has one. Both of them have highly recommend it, and both purchased within the past year. You could ask them what they think if you do go with getting a backup.

[Taffy]

@rosiekerr Ooops...except you use Olympus, now that I think about it...never mind!

[Joan Robillard]

Fabulous

[Junko Y]

Wonderful capture of so many famous ones. @Taffy and I were scheduled to go to DC last January, had tickets, hotels, and then the huge blizzard came. We'll get back to DC some other time and your photos are inspiring us.