Tennessee State Capitol 1, a photo from Tennessee, South

Photographer's Note

Another in my ongoing project to visit and photograph all 50 US state capitol buildings. This series is from Nashville, the capital city of Tennessee.

I've written a lot about Nashville already in my posts on the Nashville music scene, so I'll spare you the long discussion on this one. This is the State Capitol in Nashville; sitting atop Capitol Hill, it can be seen from most parts of the city.

It's a building very much in the Greek Revivalist style, looking not unlike a classical Greek temple. It is one of only a few capitols without a dome; instead it has a small cupola or lantern. I was lucky to be able to visit the capitol three days during the trip; this first, I caught a beautiful sunset reflected off the side of the building.

Larger version on Flickr, here.
Full Tennessee set on Flickr, here.

tyro, manrezaei, larhrissiHicham, Romano46, ikeharel, Sonata11, Kofman, timecapturer, holmertz, macjake, PaulVDV, bukitgolfb301, krzychu30, Hansaphotos, jacquest, jusninasirun, adores, bayno has marked this note useful

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manrezaei (1749) 2013-04-04 6:40

Hi Andrew,

Very nice shot of Nashville. I like the clouds in background. Very nice colors, brightness and lights you captured. Well done.

Best regards,

Mansour

snunney (130967) 2013-04-04 6:48

Hello Andrew,
That wonderful sky makes a splendid backdrop to the golden tones of the architecture. I like the point of view and the off-centre placement of the building. Also, the light and shadow contrasts. A well presented image with excellent colours and clarity.

tyro (30513) 2013-04-04 7:23

Hello Andrew,

This is a splendid photograph in which the golden tones of the magnificent stonework stand out beautifully against the blue of that characterful and interesting sky. Blue and yellow/gold always work extremely well together, probably because they are complementary colours.

While this is a lovely photograph, your larger version (on Flickr) is simply stunning and I think the reason for that is the "tighter" crop which really makes the building dominate the picture: in this version here, I think it would benefit from cropping of some or all of the trees on the right which don't really contribute much to the composition.

Nonetheless, a wonderful photograph and a very interesting (as always) note.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

larhrissiHicham (577) 2013-04-04 7:37

Bonjour Andrew,
The clouds give a sensation of movement to this beautiful building. Seems like a large ship cruising its way through the sea.
Very well captured my friend with an amazing POV. The clarity and sharpness are just fine.

All the best
Hicham

Romano46 (18472) 2013-04-04 8:27

Ciao Andreaw
i miei complimenti per questa splendida foto. Hai saputo cogliere un bel momento nel quale la luce scolpisce l'architettura evidenziandone l'architetura palladiana. Una luce calda alla quale fa da sfondo un cielo bellissimo e, cosa anche molto importante hai colto un momento nel quale, n� auto, n� pedoni potessero disturbare la visione dell'edificio.
Un ottimo risultato del quale essere fieri.
Ciao e buona giornata
Romano

No_One (4) 2013-04-04 9:06

hi Andrew,
Thansk for this one, I've a new favourite both in my favourites, and in yur fine collection of state capitals. This is really beautiful, the angle on the building is perfect to show its stature and really cool architecture. The clouds of course make so much of an element to the whole image, I like how you composed the building to show so much of that sky.
Really great one, thansk for sharing.
All the best
Noel

dta (98848) 2013-04-04 11:23

Hello Andrew ,
The angle of view and the sky give a lot of dynamism to this excellent capture of this interesting building .
Regards

JFS (32459) 2013-04-04 11:48

Sperctacular pic Andrew! So clean, so Sharp, so well presented! ;y compliments!
Cheers,
Juan

SNOOP_Chan (4377) 2013-04-04 11:57

Hello Andrew, very nice shot here. Lovely sky, in good contrast with the color on this beautiful building. I've seen the one in Washington D.C. and the one in Hartford, CT. So i won't mind if you can show us all of them. The one in CT was tremendous on the inside also.
Good luck with your quest.
Regards!

carlo62 (81265) 2013-04-04 13:33

Ciao Andrew
una bella architettura rifinita in stile classico, la luce � molto buona ed il cielo � fantastico.
La foto sembra quasi surreale per la mancanza di auto e persone.
Saluti
Carlo

rogerl (1632) 2013-04-04 14:19

Andrew, fabulous clouds and great light throughout. This is definitely a nonstandard US state capitol building, sans dome and not in the usual style. I like the flowerbed in the foreground as well. Nicely done.

Sonata11 (34119) 2013-04-04 20:04

Hello Andew,
very beautiful composition of this amazingly beautiful architecture of State Capitol. Perfectly well done. I love the colors, sharpness, clarity, an excellent POV and DOF too. Fantastic sky. Love it. Tfs.
All the best,
Barbara

emka (157280) 2013-04-04 23:55

Hi Andrew,

State capuitol but with no dome although classic architecture, and in strange place with nothing around. marvelous light and clouds. Splendid photo.

Warm regrads

Malgo

timecapturer (49288) 2013-04-05 5:56

Hi Andrew
this is stunning! A glorious POV and superb light management make this so eye-catching and captivating. Perfectly detailed under a glorious sky which makes it look like a magnificent Greek temple. Sublime image! Bravo!

Have a great weekend - Brian.

holmertz (101880) 2013-04-05 8:15

Hello Andrew,
This is an impressive building, but above all you have made a stunning composition with superb light and contrasts and wonderful warm colors. The clouds look really nice too.
Kind regards,
Gert

macjake (98256) 2013-04-05 8:24

Hi Andrew
wonderful POV. the POV made the shot in my opinion, not so much the light (but of course that helped too :)

the side angle gives such perspective and smart looking long lines, not to mention depth. the building in this angle looks power and demands respect, whereas if you took the photo straight on it looses some impact.
great shot!
see you around
cheers
craig

dudipeter (285) 2013-04-05 11:45

Witaj.
Bardzo dobre zdjęcie architektury. Wszystko na najwyższym poziomie.
Piotr

PaulVDV (62746) 2013-04-05 12:34

Hello Andrew,
Seeing the thumbnail, I thought already 'Wow, what a fantastic sky with those many long lines of clouds!'
You took this capitol building from an excellent angle and I also like the beautiful colour contrast between its brown golden tones and the blue of the sky.
Best regards, Paul

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2013-04-05 22:52

Hi dear Andrew, how are you?

Sorry for my so late reaction.
Ya another tasteful and authentic panfocus image by your taste. Very fresh and comfortabnle color and light touch you did. Many thanks for your sharing and have a good weekend!

Takero from Tokyo

krzychu30 (15512) 2013-04-06 8:02

Hi Andrew,
the architecture of this State Capitol really appeals to me and the reference to Greek architecture is here obvious,but what I like the most about your stunning composition is such great wide perspective you provide us here...and so amazing sky,which makes here really lovely backdrop for the scene.

Brilliant shot Andrew!

Have a nice weekend
Krzysztof

EstelleJ (921) 2013-04-06 8:46

Hi Andrew,
Great classical architectural shot with perfect spot-on lighting! The building in the distance gives us a good idea that the Capitol is located on a hill, as you are saying. The sky is really outstanding here, too!
Have a great weekend!
Regards,
Jenna

bona (15057) 2013-04-06 9:41

Hi Andrew,

as we have limited day comments I will comment here but for two photos. I really like that view of Tennessee State Captol. The sky was really pretty and the light on the building was really good, the forground shadow area increase the built of the building.
The other photo is the inside one showing the chandelier, I really like the point of view resulting in a kind of abstract photo with many light effects.
I like the other flikr images too.

Regards
Andre

Hansaphotos (11381) 2013-04-06 14:23

Hello Andrew

Another great addition to your interesting theme/collection. A brilliant capture of this beautiful building. Very well taken in warm afternoon light. Well thought composition and a great choice of angle. The cloud formations is a really nice addition to the scene. Outstanding! Thanks.

Best regards, Erling

jacquest (19269) 2013-04-07 4:55

Hello Andrey,

This is an excellent composition with a very well chosen POV, an interesting sky and a good light that enhances the subject and gives warm tones.

Best regards

Jacques

jcpix (14030) 2013-04-07 17:02

Hi Andrew,

Awesome shot! This almost looks to be more of a courthouse than a capitol. I didn't realize there were only but a few capitols that don't have a dome, definitely gives it a bit of a different twist. You captured this perfectly, the warm glow of sunlight against the blue sky is gorgeous. Did you take this on a weekend, it seems there should be some cars in the lot...or Tennessee isn't get much done!?? :) Love the wide angle and point of view this projects, you nailed the exposure...really great image! Have a terrific week ahead.

All the best,

Jason

jusninasirun (17529) 2013-04-08 1:34

Hello Andrew.
This is a fine architecture captured under fabulous light and angle. The cumulus formation is attractive against the blue sky. Postcard perfect image and thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Jusni

Urs (14082) 2013-04-08 4:44

Hi Andrew

The clouds in this shot pull the watcher straight to the building. It is a very dynamic shot with vibrant colour hues and high sharpness. Well done

BTW,the cloth you saw in my picture from Chiang Rai has a good reason: On my E3 I can flip out the monitor screen, so that I can stand and take pictures without going on the same low level then my photo subject - it is candid camera, what I did when I took this shot. There was a cloth hanging from above which I could not remove without being noticed.

Warm regards
Urs

Bluejeans (64251) 2013-04-08 4:55

Ola Andrew ,
Que bela vis鉶 deste Capit髄io ,tem umas belas colunas parece enorme , achei fant醩tico o c閡 com estas nuvens , bom uso da lente 10 mm , boas cores de final de dia , parab閚s!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

Sergiom (117241) 2013-04-09 4:17

Bonjour Andrew,

J'aime beaucoup la construction de cette image. J'aime que le Capitol soit plac� sur la gauche du cadrage pour laisser beaucoup d'espace � ce tr鑣 beau ciel.

Amicalement

Serge

adores (46979) 2013-04-10 16:32

Hi Andrew!
And your series goes on:)! A very nice shot here! This one is indeed a little different from the others. Your low pov is very good. I like the composition, the magnificent sky and the good light.

kasianowak (17648) 2013-04-11 5:10

Hi Andrew
Another one with really nice light.
I've just read the discussion below regarding the importance of light and POV in this image and I'd like to add to it - what really makes it for me is the cloud patterns in the sky. :)
Best wishes
Kasia

claudeD (47754) 2013-04-12 4:00

Hello Andrew,

wonderful architecture picture showing this interesting capitol building under perfect light conditions. The sky is amazing. Like the shot very much.TFS.

With regads from Luxembourg

JC

Waylim (25436) 2013-04-16 11:09

Hi Andrew,

This is really wonderful shot, I love those clouds formation and the wonderful warm light illuminated the Capitol building. The lack of cars and people give the place a peaceful feeling. You manage the light and shade very well. Excellent quality and good POV and composition.

Way

bayno (18348) 2013-04-18 10:31

Ciao Andrew,
here what i like is the wonderful light and the amazing sky....your POV create a beautiful perspective...excellent details and colors...
regards,
Valter

jmdias (114150) 2013-05-18 15:44

Andrew

excellent angle catching the building for two sides. I liked the texture of the clouds and the light too. nice job.

hugs

jorge