![]() I edited the photos with LRTimelapse and Adobe Lightroom. My final image was taken at 10 second shutter speed at 5:35 pm (about 90 minutes of shooting) with 438 photos at 13 second intervals. The colors were reflecting off the water too! ![]() In the end, the clouds turned red and orange with some purple and blue in the sky. I got lucky and captured a pair of helicopters right above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial as the sun was setting! The sun set right around 4:45 pm and the clouds were still perfect! The Tidal Basin has a lot of helicopters and airplanes move through the area which is pretty cool. The clouds were perfect for a sunset and dimmed the light a bit which also means they will reflect color a lot as the sun goes down! You need to see the sun but also want some scatter from clouds! Too many thick clouds and you’ll see no color. The scene was very well lit with the sun and reflection off the water. My timelapse intervalometer was set at 13 seconds since I usually end around 10-15 seconds of shutter speed at f/10 – f/13 and ISO 400. My plan was to change the shutter speed during the sequence and keep everything else constant. I was shooting in Manual exposure at f/13 and ISO 400 and Auto White Balance. (disclaimer: unless you are aiming for the sun moving through pillars which might be a cool effect).Īnyways, the sun was setting at 4:48 PM so I started shooting right at 4 PM with the sun a bit above the horizon. This is an ideal spot since you don’t necessarily want the sun setting right behind a building since there will be a silhouette followed by shadows in the scene on the main subject. On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Watch across the DC area for gusts of up to 60 miles per hour from Saturday afternoon to Sunday night. On my TPE app I saw the sun was going to set at an angle to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial which is one of my favorite buildings in the city. Peak bloom is coming to a close, and this weekend will likely be your last chance to see the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms amid windy conditions. The metered section stretches from the Lincoln Memorial to the Jefferson Memorial. As of the fall of 2017, this is now a metered area with a 3-hour limit. This is, in effect, the Tidal Basins main parking lot. I was looking for a sunset timelapse and found a great location on the Tidal Basin before we got there. As of the fall of 2017, this is now a metered lot with a 3-hour limit. ![]() See the Parking Meter FAQ page for additional information.Yesterday I had to go to Washington DC for a quick day trip and took the opportunity to shoot some timelapses. At just a dollar a ride, the National Mall route provides affordable public bus service to 15 stops within easy walking distance of nearly 30 of the city’s most popular monuments, memorials and museums. Surface Transit, Inc., the NPS portion of the operating costs for this service is derived from the parking meter revenue. Launched in the summer of 2015 as a cooperative effort of the NPS, the D.C. The Jefferson Memorial is yet another must-see landmark to include on your visit to the National Mall and Washington D.C. The benefits of the new parking meters are already being seen in the DC Circulator’s National Mall route. There are 320 free parking spaces nearby at East Potomac Park/Hains Point. See a map of the Tidal Basin Parking is very limited in this area of Washington, DC. ![]() The closest Metro station is the Smithsonian. Parking lots that will become metered include those at the Tidal Basin (off of Maine Avenue SW) on Buckeye Drive SW (next to the tennis courts in East Potomac Park) and Lots A, B and C on Ohio Drive SW in East Potomac Park. The Memorial is located at 15th St., NW, Washington, DC, at the Tidal Basin, South Bank. Recommended in the National Mall Plan and the subject of public review and comment in 2014, the metered parking spaces are available on Constitution Avenue NW between 15th Street NW and 22nd Street NW Independence Avenue SW between 15th Street and Maine Avenue Jefferson Drive SW Madison Drive NW Ohio Drive SW between 23rd Street SW and Inlet Bridge Parkway Drive NW and West Basin Drive SW. Youll love the Park Bench With A Memorial In The Background, Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, Potomac River, Washington DC, USA by Panoramic Images at. The District of Columbia’s Department of Public Works parking enforcement officers will enforce the meters. Pay stations accept credit cards and debit cards (no cash/coin) payment can also be made via the Parkmobile app or website. daily (including weekends and holidays, except December 25). The cost of metered parking as of Januwill be $2.30 per hour for a maximum of 3 hours (not renewable at that same location), and is in effect from 7 a.m. The meters provide revenue to create and improve affordable visitor transportation, create more frequent turnover of limited parking spaces, and encourage the use of public transit. The National Park Service provides approximately 1,200 metered parking spaces through the National Mall area.
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