Capitol of the United States

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About this building

Capitol of the United States, designed by William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, is located at Washington DC, United States. It was designed in 1793 and built in 1800.

Other people involved in the desing and construction process of the Capitol of the United States were:

  • Frederick Law Olmsted as Landscape Architect
  • Administración de Washington DC as Developer

If you want to learn more about the Capitol of the United States, don't hesitate to check the full article! Were you'll find a lot more information about it, including historical context, concept development, type of structure and materials used, and more.

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About this photo

This photo was taken by on 2008:03:29 14:11:08. The image has been post-processed using 1.00 , so it's possible that the shapes and/or colors have been modified, although these changes are usually minor and meant to improve the quality of the photo.

The camera used by the author of this photo was EX-S880 by CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD., with a shutter speed of 1/250, a focal distance of 620/100 and an IOS of 64.

Image quaility

A shutter speed of 1/250 means the sensor was exposed for 0.004 seconds. This is a low enough value to guaranty that the image is probably sharp, even if captured without a tripod or if it has moving objects in it.

An ISO of 64 means the lightning conditions this photo was taken under were probably quite good, most likely in the outdoors during the day or with the help of a tripod. A low ISO like this usually translates into a good image quality, without "noise" or other kind distortions.

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