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Vermont's State Capitol
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Uploaded: 11/13/07 2:35 AM GMT
Vermont's State Capitol
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In the late summer, while scouting out places to look for foliage, the road lead to Montpelier and some pretty lovely sights. This was built in 1857 out of Vermont granite. On top of the gold-leaf dome stands a marble statue of Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture. Back then I suppose she was much in demand.
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Very Nice P.J. such a grand looking building and your presentaton of it is grand also.
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Ooooooo! If I could just get up there and snatch that gold dome I could buy a really expensive camera and then get some super shots...........for the VB Trolls to demolish.
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Brilliant colours and capture PJ. This stately building looks great against that forest background. :)
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A magnificent looking state capital & the surroundings look so lush & well groomed. I don't think I have seen a capital with the entire dome in gold. You captured it beautifully PJ.
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Hello PJ...This is a grand picture of a grand building...The angle that you that you have taken this scene certainly invites one to the building....Well down....All the best....Mick.
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Wonderful image of this Vermont State capitol. The golden dome with Ceres on its top against a deep blue background sky is really eye catching. Good work PJ, Regards, Cornelius
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great shot of a fine old building! .. good perspective and a crackin composition!
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A stately building indeed! Wonderful composition of a great building. A VERY nice sky too. Well done.
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A fine looking state capitol - The golden dome truly catches the eye. Well captured photo.
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The colours are great PJ and the offset shooting angle doesn't seem to spoil anything. Clever you. :)
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Very lovely place, love the glistening gold look on top.
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Nice clear shot of this capitol building. Great composition, great colors. Nice, PJ.
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Very beautiful shot of this magnificent building!
Great work!
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Great work!
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Beautiful shot, what a lovely blue you captured aswell.... its grey and orrible here
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Great composition, showing off the gold dome against the blue sky!
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This is a great archectural capture, I love how you caught the sun glinting off the gold :)
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I suppose that this state capitol is nearest than your state one, however it's a great picture and this building is so impressive by what it represents. Ceres is goddess of agriculture because this state is very rural you said to me, isn't it ? A great image color. Well done.
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Wow, you've got BLUE skies there! I always loved those golden domes. You know something important is supposed to be going on under them. lol You composed this very well and allowed us to see the whole building. I went through Montpelier once. Agriculture was ver much the thing in NE for awhile. UMASS started out as an agricultural school called MASS AGI. I guess the goddess reminded me.
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The gold against the deep blue of the sky is fantastic as is the reflection of The Sun on the gold leaf. It's a bit too easy for we British to think we have a monopoly on great buildings. Obviously, we don't.
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Great photo with style! The colors and richness are showing greatly!
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Beautiful colors and i like the gold dome. Gorgeous sky. Great shot. Terry
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Great colors. You did a good job lining this shot up, PJ.
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~ Great shot and I like the angle you chose!
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What more can be said. I agree with all above plus! Great shot PJ.
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This looks almost Russian! I love the way the sunlight is glinting off the dome and your wonderful composition using the flowerbeds to lead into the image.
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What a beautiful building Pat...and you have done a first rate job in capturing it!! I especially like the hills with the evergreens in background...very much Vermont...gerry
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where do all those colors come from???
it's amazing!
it's amazing!
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Wonderful building, great shot.
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A grand subject Pat
How You avoided so many people amazes me !! The dome appears very similar to Sir Christopher Wrens "St Paul's Cathedral" Apparently all cathedrals had gold leaf, and colourful painting too long before the industrial revolution.
How You avoided so many people amazes me !! The dome appears very similar to Sir Christopher Wrens "St Paul's Cathedral" Apparently all cathedrals had gold leaf, and colourful painting too long before the industrial revolution.
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Just offhand I would say, I love the direct, frontal perspective on this beautiful building. Makes it look every bit as impressive as it is in real life. Yeah, back then when there were more cows than people in Vermont, Ceres was an excellent choice to grace the crown...
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such bright colors. very vivid. i'm up vermont quite often after seeing this picture. i'm going to have to go see this
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Nice lines and colours on this. I like how you captured the whole building and it's a great one. Makes me want to go to Vermont and see it in real life.
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Nice palace, beautiful capture.
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Oh wow, this looks almost European. I love the colors here - most of all the white ... no, the gold ... or maybe the blue ... I love it all.
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Gorgeous shot, seems like a postal, so bright and well defined, nice, really!
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Shiny gold...well taken photo. A very nice structure and you gotta love the fact that it has a statue of Ceres!
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Fantastic picture. This beautiful building, wonderful blue sky and the beautiful park or garden. Superb work.
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Really cool that the Capital building is in the middle of hte forest! Super crisp and clean picture, nice job.
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