Missouri State Capitol Dome

Missouri State Capitol Dome · 11:20 AM

Shot these Monday on a tour of the Missouri State Capitol building. I'm very happy with the high ISO performance of the ist*DS. There is only slight grain in the full size shots.

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F4.0 1/45 sec. ISO-1600

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F3.5 1/45 sec. ISO-1600

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F4.0 1/45 sec. ISO-1600

xfraser · 02-21-2007, 12:00 PM

What a beautiful building! At first the first picture was my favorite, but the more I looked, the more I liked the second one, it's sort of like a picture within a picture. These came out very nice!

awjweb · 02-21-2007, 12:56 PM

Thanks Xfraser. They said that this is among the top three most ornate Capitol buildings in the country. When it was built (in 1917) it was completed way under budget. The state government was "required" to spend all the appropriated funds so they spent up the rest of the money on paintings, statues, and other expensive architectural features

lukastrika · 02-21-2007, 12:59 PM

i like the series, the slight changes of angle really make high-impact shifts in motives. i think the white balance worked the best (by far actually) on the second one. i like the first composition the most.

Alvin · 02-21-2007, 01:07 PM

The first shot was beautiful. I would have loved to shoot that with a fisheye!

awjweb · 02-21-2007, 01:24 PM

Here's a few more from that day. The second shot is the house floor. I wish I could have bracketed this shot so that I could pull the stained glass window from the underexposed frame. I bracketed most of the shots I took that day but I did this one with the camera sitting on a rail using the 2 sec timer (1/15 sec., ISO200). I could not figure how to get the camera to bracket in timer mode.

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 55mm / F11 1/350 sec. ISO-200

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F3.5 1/15 sec. ISO-200

Pentax ist*DS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F8 1/500 sec. ISO-200

nate · 02-21-2007, 06:02 PM

I have others in this gallery: http://www.pbase.com/nnmo/capitol

Wish I knew you were going to be in the neighborhood.

Nate

awjweb · 02-21-2007, 06:31 PM

Nate, Thanks for the link! Our tour was a private affair sponsered by Senator Loudon for a small group of grade school students. We were priviledged to visit non-public areas such as the Senate Lounge and the very top of the capitol dome on the outside of the building just underneith the statue. The view was wonderful up there but the wind felt like it was blowing 100mph. I have some pictures taken from the top as well as from the rickety spiral staircase leading to it.

nate · 02-21-2007, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by awjweb

Nate, Thanks for the link! Our tour was a private affair sponsered by Senator Loudon for a small group of grade school students. We were priviledged to visit non-public areas such as the Senate Lounge and the very top of the capitol dome on the outside of the building just underneith the statue. The view was wonderful up there but the wind felt like it was blowing 100mph. I have some pictures taken from the top as well as from the rickety spiral staircase leading to it.

I have never been to the top of the dome (and don't want to get that far off the ground) however my oldest daughter has. She took some photos but the light was rather harsh that day.

I'm glad you had a good visit albeit a windy one.

Nate

Matthew Roberts · 02-21-2007, 07:30 PM

Ornate, to say the least.

Missouri's capitol may be fit for a kingdom, but Texas' is fit for an empire. (e.g. bigger, pinker (BIGGER THAN U.S. Capitol!))

:ugh:

Great, now I need pictures of the pink granite beauty for comparison.

awjweb · 02-22-2007, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by Matthew Roberts

Ornate, to say the least.

Missouri's capitol may be fit for a kingdom, but Texas' is fit for an empire. (e.g. bigger, pinker (BIGGER THAN U.S. Capitol!))

:ugh:

Great, now I need pictures of the pink granite beauty for comparison.

Matthew, I would love to see what you can do. I know that Texas does everything in grand style so it's sure to be impressive! This was really a challenging day for me of dimmly lit indoor shots and brightly lit outdoor shots, all on a huge scale that seemed to exceed anything that I could properly capture using my skills with a camera. I'm more of an informal protrait photographer (whatever that is...) so it was really a change for me.

roentarre · 02-22-2007, 04:35 AM

Very beautiful series of this wonderful capitol building!

The light and the colour are just so rich there. The geometrical patterns in the first few shots are fantastical!

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02-21-2007, 06:02 PM	#7
nate Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mid-Missouri, U.S.A. Photos: Gallery Posts: 64	View from outside I have others in this gallery: http://www.pbase.com/nnmo/capitol Wish I knew you were going to be in the neighborhood. Nate

02-21-2007, 07:02 PM	#9
nate Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mid-Missouri, U.S.A. Photos: Gallery Posts: 64	You're welcome Originally posted by awjweb Nate, Thanks for the link! Our tour was a private affair sponsered by Senator Loudon for a small group of grade school students. We were priviledged to visit non-public areas such as the Senate Lounge and the very top of the capitol dome on the outside of the building just underneith the statue. The view was wonderful up there but the wind felt like it was blowing 100mph. I have some pictures taken from the top as well as from the rickety spiral staircase leading to it. I have never been to the top of the dome (and don't want to get that far off the ground) however my oldest daughter has. She took some photos but the light was rather harsh that day. I'm glad you had a good visit albeit a windy one. Nate

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02-21-2007, 12:00 PM	#2
xfraser Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 828	What a beautiful building! At first the first picture was my favorite, but the more I looked, the more I liked the second one, it's sort of like a picture within a picture. These came out very nice!

02-21-2007, 12:56 PM	#3
awjweb Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Original Poster	Thanks Xfraser. They said that this is among the top three most ornate Capitol buildings in the country. When it was built (in 1917) it was completed way under budget. The state government was "required" to spend all the appropriated funds so they spent up the rest of the money on paintings, statues, and other expensive architectural features

02-21-2007, 12:59 PM	#4
lukastrika Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 159	i like the series, the slight changes of angle really make high-impact shifts in motives. i think the white balance worked the best (by far actually) on the second one. i like the first composition the most.

02-21-2007, 01:07 PM	#5
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	The first shot was beautiful. I would have loved to shoot that with a fisheye!

02-21-2007, 01:24 PM	#6
awjweb Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Original Poster	Here's a few more from that day. The second shot is the house floor. I wish I could have bracketed this shot so that I could pull the stained glass window from the underexposed frame. I bracketed most of the shots I took that day but I did this one with the camera sitting on a rail using the 2 sec timer (1/15 sec., ISO200). I could not figure how to get the camera to bracket in timer mode. Pentax istDS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 55mm / F11 1/350 sec. ISO-200* Pentax istDS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F3.5 1/15 sec. ISO-200* Pentax istDS w/ Pentax DA 18-55mm at 18mm / F8 1/500 sec. ISO-200*

02-21-2007, 06:31 PM	#8
awjweb Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Original Poster	Nate, Thanks for the link! Our tour was a private affair sponsered by Senator Loudon for a small group of grade school students. We were priviledged to visit non-public areas such as the Senate Lounge and the very top of the capitol dome on the outside of the building just underneith the statue. The view was wonderful up there but the wind felt like it was blowing 100mph. I have some pictures taken from the top as well as from the rickety spiral staircase leading to it.

02-21-2007, 07:30 PM	#10
Matthew Roberts Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bertram Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 584	Ornate, to say the least. Missouri's capitol may be fit for a kingdom, but Texas' is fit for an empire. (e.g. bigger, pinker (BIGGER THAN U.S. Capitol!)) :ugh: Great, now I need pictures of the pink granite beauty for comparison.

02-22-2007, 12:33 AM	#11
awjweb Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Original Poster	Originally posted by Matthew Roberts Ornate, to say the least. Missouri's capitol may be fit for a kingdom, but Texas' is fit for an empire. (e.g. bigger, pinker (BIGGER THAN U.S. Capitol!)) :ugh: Great, now I need pictures of the pink granite beauty for comparison. Matthew, I would love to see what you can do. I know that Texas does everything in grand style so it's sure to be impressive! This was really a challenging day for me of dimmly lit indoor shots and brightly lit outdoor shots, all on a huge scale that seemed to exceed anything that I could properly capture using my skills with a camera. I'm more of an informal protrait photographer (whatever that is...) so it was really a change for me.

02-22-2007, 04:35 AM	#12
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Very beautiful series of this wonderful capitol building! The light and the colour are just so rich there. The geometrical patterns in the first few shots are fantastical!