very nice light on the door - subtle

Good to know were justice resides! Wonderful shot! I love the gentle play of shadows.

The golden tones are terrific and add to the majestic look of the picture.

Thanks, all! aam1234, I do have a pretty steady hand in general, but you're right, this didn't really require it. And glad that you like it!

RK, this is shot at 1/250th of a second at 26mm FL. Not sure what you mean by "steady hand". I'm sure you can easily do the same yourself, no.

Beautiful as always, Helen.

I was wondering how you got so close, Helen. Excellent light and a beautiful shot.

Nice lighting Helen. Like how your pictures show such clarity and detail, you must have a steady hand.

This nice warm light will be cold soon. I am guessing that it is really big (more than twice as high as a normal door) and that the dirty spot is hand prints. Besides the doors I like the dust and corrosion on top and the ivory columns. Very nice.

Thanks, guys. It's usually hard to get any kind of a decent shot of the Supreme Court (well, at least my ideal, meaning with no people around ;-)), but because the Capitol was closed due to Obama's visit, there wasn't a soul but me in the entire area.

Yes the sunlight running down just that one side of the door looks magnificent a. Excellent picy using the great light to it's best advantage. Well done.

Like always you does, Helen, very good work!

Helen, this beautifully carved door , in wonderul lighting. Love the simplicty of both the shot and the colours