Allure of the Washington Monument

For nearly 30 years in my daily commutes to and from L’Enfant Plaza the Washington Monument represented the city for me. First it is a compass, next an obelisk that speaks of Egyptian culture brought forth to the new world by the Romans and lastly a big time attraction – of buses and hordes of tourists. I recall the last time it was sheathed in scaffolding and I never really caught up with producing a good photo representation. So now through most of 2014 I will get a chance to capture this monument from different angles in the city as it is being repaired from the 2011 Virginia earthquake damage.

Here are a few photos taken this past Saturday night (July 13) done in HDR processing taken from the Lincoln Memorial grounds. PS: make it a point to always look behind you as you face the subject – there is a lot going on around you as evidence in photos taken of tourists.

About Phil Fabrizio

Phil Fabrizio is an event, news and sports photographer in the Washington D.C. Metro area. He lives in North Potomac and has operated Sugarloaf Photography since 1985. He is a member of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce and serves on the board of the Glen Echo Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc in Glen Echo. Stop by Phil's PhotoLoaf site or follow him on Twitter @Photoloaf. Find Phil's blog on MyMCMedia here.

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