Looking Over Our Country's Future

This image was taken at Lincoln's Memorial on inauguration day 2013.  I thought it was a fitting tribute to pay homage to one of our most amazing and courageous president's ever, President Lincoln, who truly brought our nation together during our darkest days.  The sunset was just striking so I shot this 5 shot panoramic to capture as much of it as I could.  If you haven't been to the Lincoln Memorial, it is quite a site, take the time to learn more about our past so we can ensure a brighter future....

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Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/160 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 125, flash did not fire.  Taken at 5:31pm on January 21, 2013 by Jason Lanier in Washington, DC.

I Have A Dream, Inauguration day 2013

This image was taken from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King delivered his most famous speech in the very spot where the engraving you see here sits.  This was taken during President Barack Obama's second inauguration just before noon moments before he was sworn in.

Lincoln's Vista by Jason Lanier

This shot was taken last night on inauguration evening as the sunset was ending.  The coloring on the entire picture including the Washington Monument is completely unaltered.  The Washington Monument is golden because that was the last part of the sun that was shining through.  This was taken from the top center steps of the Lincoln Memorial and is exactly what Lincoln looks at every evening.  It was the most amazing sunset I've ever seen in Washington DC....

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Inauguration Sunset at the Lincoln Memorial

Yesterday was an absolutely amazing sunset on the inauguration of President Barack Obama for his second term.  As the inaugural balls began, and most of the crowds dissipated, we were treated to a historic sunset in our nation's capital. This is a 4 shot panoramic of the Lincoln Memorial at sunset with my Nikon D800.

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Velvet Reflection by Jason Lanier

This image was taken two days ago during the night shoot for my DC Workshop.  We came back to the reflection pool after sunset when there is still ambient light, pulled out the tripods, and started going to town.  It was an extremely cold night, but after looking at this shot I'm glad we pulled it off....

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Camera settings: Nikon D800, 4 sec at f/4.0, 35mm at ISO 250, flash did not fire.  Taken at 7:21pm on January 18, 2013 by Jason Lanier.

ABC News Interview at the Lincoln Memorial

This is a production still from my workshop yesterday in Washington DC at the Lincoln Memorial.  As we were shooting I was approached about giving my thoughts on various topics for ABC news.  It was a really fun experience, but I do wish ABC would have used better lighting so I wasn't squinting.  Leave it to me to critique ABC but they should have used a soft cutter so the glare sun wasn't so bright.  But, I was still excited to do the spot.  Today we have Mount Vernon, and then back to the Mall area for another great day!!

Inauguration of Barack Obama- Pictures from the Lincoln Memorial

The inauguration was great.  JJ was too cold to leave his Mom's arms so the pic below is of Kevin and Michael taking in the event.  As you can see the majority of the Lincoln Memorial was blocked due to the stage being left up...I guess they ran out of time to be able to take it down.  

I have been asked by a lot of people about my political beliefs with all of my posts about Barack Obama.  Truth is that I am a conservative in many of my beliefs....and I didn't vote for Obama. But I can see the historic nature of this event and truly appreciate the significance that it brings to the nation.  Whether or not you desire the change that Obama brings...you can't deny the historic change this has brought.  While I don't believe in many of the agenda items he proposes, I couldn't help but think as I stood at the Lincoln Memorial of the amazing fact that the President that freed the slaves now watched over the inauguration of the first black President in the history of the United States.  That is change, and that is amazing.  God Bless America. 

Crowd waiting for the big event

Too cold to let any body part be exposed

The crowd is building....

No more seats left at the Lincoln...

The spirit of Abraham Lincoln looking over the historic day...

The prayer was given ....

Hope was inspired...

Cheers the moment President Barack Obama was sworn in...

A Father uses a special moment to teach his son about Abraham Lincoln...

The enormity of the event...

My boys....exhausted from a big day, lots of freezing weather, and still a witness to history...