Sunset & Twilight from the Kennedy Center Terrace
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- 18 and older
- $119
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- 5114 Ritchie Rd #644, Bealeton, VA , USA, Bealeton, VA
- 2 hours
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Give as a Gift Save to WishListWashington, DC at twilight is one of the prettiest cities in the country and one of the best places to see it is right from the middle of the city, with the 360- degree views from the rooftop Terrace of the Kennedy Center!
We will begin our safari at the Terrace rooftop seating area with a brief orientation on Twilight and Nighttime photography. We will then go around to the eastern part of the terrace and shoot the view of the city during its golden hour, with the sun setting in the west behind the Kennedy Center and illuminating the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument and the new structures that are part of the new REACH extension of the Kennedy Center.
Using the railings to steady our cameras and neutral density filters, we will slow down the shutters and make all the moving cars on the roads and bridges DISAPPEAR, making it seem as though there is no traffic in the evening rush hour! How cool is THAT?
We will then move around to the western side of the Terrace and shoot the sunset itself, a lovely golden and orange hue as it sets behind the skyscrapers in Arlington across the Potomac River.
We will then sit for a few minutes, reviewing our images at the tables on the Terrace while we wait for the blue hour of Civil Twilight to appear.
Then we will have the opportunity to shoot Washington, DC from all four angles of the rooftop Terrace, first coming from the south side of the terrace looking towards Washington Harbor, Georgetown and the Watergate complex, from the east side looking towards the city itself, from the southeast corner looking towards the illuminated Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, from the south side of the Terrace looking towards the Roosevelt and Arlington Memorial Bridges, with the car headlights and taillights streaming lights across our images, and finally from the western part of the Terrace, looking across the Potomac River at the Arlington Skyline with its illuminated skyscrapers.
With slow shutter speeds, shooting on Manual, we can get all the car headlights and taillights to draw colorful white and red lines across our pictures.
Please CLICK HERE for sample photos you can achieve on this photo Safari.
Professional architectural photographer and Washington Photo Safari director E. David Luria will provide guidance on shooting these images in the manual mode and setting the correct white balance to get beautiful images of the city at sunset, in the golden hour, in the blue hour of Civil Twilight, and at night.
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Washington Photo Safari operates rain or shine. A separate itinerary is followed on rain or snow days, utilizing landmarks with unique photogenic interiors, such as The National Building Museum, Union Station, The National Postal Museum, The Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial.
In the event that an instructor or the school needs to cancel last minute, students will receive a refund less a 5% non refundable registration fee.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
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Washington Photo Safari
Bealeton
5114 Ritchie Rd #644, Bealeton, VA , USA
At Ritchie Rd
Bealeton, Virginia 22712 Bealeton
5114 Ritchie Rd #644, Bealeton, VA , USA
At Ritchie Rd
Bealeton, Virginia 22712
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