Inside The Dome by Ann  Van Breemen
Ann  Van Breemen

Inside The Dome by

This is looking up into the dome of the West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston. Two exposures combined in Photoshop to prevent highlight blowout of chandelier.

Canon EOS 7D. Canon EFs18-135mmIS lens. Hand held.

“The exterior of the classical-styled building is buff Indiana limestone. More than 700 train carloads of limestone and 4,640 tons of steel were used in its construction. The magnificent 293- foot gold dome which tops the structure is five feet higher than the dome of the U.S. Capitol. The entire dome is gilded in 14 karat gold leaf applied to the copper and lead roof in tiny 3 3/8 inch squares.
Two thirds of the interior of the Capitol is marble – Imperial Danby, Italian Travertine, Tennessee, and white Vermont. Consisting of 535,000 square feet of floor space, the building has 333 rooms in its main unit and two wings.”

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About Ann Van Breemen

I am an avid photographer of just about anything, although I’m not so good at moving objects. Anything faster than a snail leaves me for dead. (haha) I do prefer natural landscapes over urban ones but, really, nothing is safe from my lens. I also enjoy turning my failed images, and there are lots, into digital art.

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capitol building, west virginia, dome, charleston, usa

Comments

  • AndreaEL
    AndreaELover 1 year ago

    Congratulations on your wonderful feature, great work and well earned.

  • hootonles
    hootonlesover 1 year ago

    Fascinating!

  • Sue Knowles
    Sue Knowlesover 1 year ago

    Brilliant, the flag angle sets it off perfectly.

  • Harry de Wit
    Harry de Witover 1 year ago

    Good work, love it. Very sharp.

  • David Davies
    David Daviesover 1 year ago

    Excellent picture, Ann!

  • Audrey Clarke
    Audrey Clarkeover 1 year ago

  • Thank you Audrey.:)

    – Ann Van Breemen

  • artisandelimage
    artisandelimageover 1 year ago

    congratulations for your feature in the ImageWriting group !!!
    my best, francis.

  • Nancy Stafford
    Nancy Staffordover 1 year ago

  • Thank you very much Nancy. That’s fantastic.:)

    – Ann Van Breemen

  • Louise Cooke
    Louise Cookeover 1 year ago

    wow, what amazing detail Ann – my large view isn’t working tonight, but I wish it was. Wonderful!

  • Thank you Louise. It’s an amazing place.:)

    – Ann Van Breemen

  • Claudia Kuhn
    Claudia Kuhnover 1 year ago

    Wonderful image Ann… you really got all the facts of that place too! Congrats on your feature

  • Thanks Claudia. The internet is a wonderful thing for details like that.:)

    – Ann Van Breemen