The West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, WV
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  Creative Commons BY
Date Created
December 11, 2011
Date Added
January 11, 2013
Last Updated
May 1, 2024
File Size
0.24 MB
Resolution
1600 x 1111 pixels
Coordinates
38.2921320° N, 81.5589300° W

The West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, WV

As I was traveling through Charleston, the capital of West Virgina, during blue hour (my favorite time of day) a couple of days after Thanksgiving, I happened upon this beautiful sight of the State Capitol Building reflected in the Kanawha river flowing by in total stillness, so I just had to stop and capture the scene. I didn't have a tripod handy, so this is not a long-exposure nightshot, just a regular hand-held shot accomplished by bumping up the ISO as much as I dared to get correct exposure at acceptable shutter speed (ended up being 1/40 sec) and doing my best to keep the camera steady.