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The US Capitol

            In 2009 we visited Washington DC and stopped by the Capitol building. I set up my tripod and took this shot, and then was approached by a Capitol Police Officer, like the one you can see on the right side of this photo. The officer told me that tripods were not allowed on the Capitol grounds without a special permit.

I asked if I could take one more shot since I had it setup already. He slightly lifted his gun and said "you'll take it down and leave the area NOW".

This was just a regular day in DC with nothing in particular going on and I was behind a barrier a good way away from the building. And yet it seems like the Capitol Police were taking their job more seriously that day than they did on January 6, 2021.

Taken on: October 13, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/16.0, 13mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Aperture:	f/16.0
Focal Length:	13mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	GIMP 2.10.12
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