White spring, a photo from District of Columbia, South

Photographer's Note

White postcard - white house, white blooming magnolia, whitewashed sky in rainy day and even a car is white. Luckily the lawn is green.
I didn't know that Washington is so beautiful i n spring. I went there because of cherries and chose my time carefully. But magnolias everywhere were a big wonderful surprise. If you ever have such opportunity, go to Washington in spring, it is marvelous.

Wiki: "The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage. The term White House is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisers in general. The property is a National Heritage Site owned by the National Park Service and is part of the President's Park. In 2007, it was ranked second on the American Institute of Architects list of "America's Favorite Architecture".

I was very lucky with the magnolia here. The magnolias are blooming only few days in a year. I haven't seen any similar view of White House in Internet (and I like such situation :))

SnapRJW, danos, ciakgiak, vasilpro, holmertz, annjackman, macjake, raszid62, RhodieIke, worldcitizen has marked this note useful

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TopGeo (37994) 2012-03-21 1:31

Hello M....It is not easy to capture the lighting on the white walls . In this case , you've got a white sky and spring FG . But the POV is good and the atmosphere is pleasant Very good framing ,too .
Regards
G..

Graal (88852) 2012-03-21 1:48

Czesc,
pieknie to wyglada. Wiosenny Waszyngton. ladne ujecie z kwitnacym drzewem na 1szym planie. Podoba mi sie.
Milego dnia.
Aleksander

angel66 (1006) 2012-03-21 1:50

Hi Malgorzata
fantastic management of the white! Great sharpness! I like it, well done!
Ciao
Giuliana

SnapRJW (18712) 2012-03-21 2:04

Hello Malgo - I like the contrast between the variety of whites, the dark tree trunk and branches and the vivid green grass. Difficult to balance the contrast but I like the result very much. Spectacular magnolia blooms. Warm regards rosemary

danos (73960) 2012-03-21 2:21

Witaj Malgorzata,
very nice the view as the presentation of the blossom tree that tell us that Spting is coming as decorating do beautiful and unique the whole frame.I like the this attractive scenery that looks like as a post cart.

Have a good day,Danos

tedesse (22116) 2012-03-21 2:50

Witaj!
Super POV i kompozycja, piekna architektura i wspaniala kwitnaca biala magnolia.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Budapestman (82620) 2012-03-21 3:54

Hi Malgorzata,
a very nice photo of this famous building and I like the composition and the beautiful tree in the foreground, superb shot, Tfs! Have a nice day! Kellemes napot kívánok!
György

chrisvek (5445) 2012-03-21 3:57

Hello Malgorzata,

Very nice and difficult shoot.Brilliant atmosphere,and that makes the capture better.Very nice work!TFS

Enjoy your day,
Chris

ciakgiak (30329) 2012-03-21 6:10

Ciao Malgo,
Splendida composizione con la quale sei riuscita a mettere insieme in una sola immagine il bianco della magnolia con rinomato bianco della "casa bianca".
Eccellente la qualità della foto.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

dkmurphys (36759) 2012-03-21 7:21

Hi Malgo,
Superb spring scene there. Almost unreal for this world. Well catch, have a nice evening.

Daniel

Sergiom (39184) 2012-03-21 7:42

Bonjour Malgorzata,

C'est maintenant que les cerisiers sont en fleurs à Washington et c'est de toute beauté.Le point de vue incluant l'arbre en fleurs met bien en valeur la maison blanche.

Amicalement

Serge

vasilpro (40192) 2012-03-21 9:28

Hello Malgo,
Wonderful composition with a blooming magnolia in front of the White House, beautiful spring atmosphere, excellent POV, beautiful colors, very nice framework, TfS!
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

holmertz (26906) 2012-03-21 11:48

Hello Malgorzata,
There's a lot of white here, but at least the president is black. It would have been great to have him looking out a window. In any case a well composed postcard, with the overhanging branches in the right place and the fountain also very neatly positioned.
Kind regards,
Gert

annjackman (13183) 2012-03-21 11:52

hello Malgo,
I love this white theme. I agree that Washington is very beautiful in spring and you have illustrated this very well indeed. Congratulations on a super composition.
Best wishes, Ann.

macjake (39227) 2012-03-21 17:40

Hi Malgo
wonderful looking photo.
just goes to show that a good photo could be taken in an overcast sky.
i like the overall motif of the photo, with all the white, even the car.
the dark brown tree trunk works well as a contrast.
nice shot!
and thanks for the email the other day with the links to Poland cities :) I enjoyed that
cheers
craig

ChrisJ (86854) 2012-03-21 23:42

Hello Malgorzata

I have seen flowering white magnolia trees in Korea & they are very beautiful. Good diffused light here with a perfect exposure on the highlights. Nice white theme. White water, house, flowers & sky. Good graphism & sharpness. Tfs!

raszid62 (18196) 2012-03-22 2:56

Cze¶æ
Bia³y Dom, bia³e wiosenne kwiecie - naprawdê Bia³a Wiosna. Swoja drog± jak na szefa rz±du potê¿nego Imperium siedziba prezydenta USA jest raczej skromna. Obraz bardzo mi sie podoba. Doskona³a jako¶æ.
Pozdrawiam
Jozek

jjcordier (62280) 2012-03-22 3:08

Malgorzata
Magnolia blanc et Maison Blanche....belle harmonie! Je suis surpris que l'on puisse rentrer aussi facilement dans les jardins de la Maison blanche.
Amicalement
JJ

RhodieIke (9207) 2012-03-22 23:55

Morning Malgo, Indeed I have never seen this scene at the White House with this beautiful Magnolia in full bloom, What makes it even more fantastic is it's white. Splendid management and presentation, Have a great weekend,(When you visit your son in Cambridge, love you to pop over to Suffolk, about one and half hour's away) Cheers Iain.

worldcitizen (4850) 2012-05-02 20:30

Hello Malgo,
I like all of the white in this shot, and the the magnolia tree is placed perfectly in the foreground. Many people prefer blue skies, but I think a cloudy sky can be beautiful, too. You used the right amount of contrast to make this scene jump out. Very nice. :-)