Louisiana State Capitol Building In Baton Rouge
Uploaded: October 06, 2008
State Capitol October 5, 2008. I will be doing a series on our Capital and it's beautiful grounds although some Storm damage from Gustuv is visible. On the initial approach to the capitol, one cannot help but notice the grandiose set of stairs which lead to the main entrance. The 49 steps leading to the first floor bear the names of the fifty states in order of admission to the Union. The last step lists both Alaska and Hawaii. Because construction was completed before the two states were admitted, only one step was left, so both names were engraved on the 49th step alongside the state motto and “E Pluribus Unum”. The front steps symbolize the interdependence of the fifty states and welcome visitors from Louisiana, other states and the world.The State Capitol is one of the foremost examples of the art deco design which was popular in the 1930s. The building stands 450 feet tall (34 floors,) making it the tallest capitol in the United States. It is one of only four skyscraper ca
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Joan Powell October 06, 2008
Bill , you've come out of the swamp ;) This is a beautiful scene , wonderful color and perspective . Looks like a postcard !!! #1011525Amanda O. Cannon October 06, 2008
I agree...Postcard material..Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Yes I am out the swamp for a while Joan and Amanda, but you will see the Mighty Missippi River in some of my shots. River is much wider here than north of us. Appreciate your comments very much. Bill #6560635Renata Gusciora October 06, 2008
Superb composition,wonderful lighting,Bill! #6560740Margaret R. Barry October 06, 2008
Fantastic POV, lighting and composition, Bill! #6560765Melissa Olsen October 06, 2008
I agree fantastic pov and comp Bill! #6560792Amber J. Skene October 06, 2008
Beautiful capture Bill! Love the blue sky! Great comp, lighting, and clarity! #6560917Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Renata, Margaret, Melissa, Janet and Amber for your nice comments.I apprecaite you very much. Sorry, but with my time away for my cousins funeral I got to far behind to ever catch up on Commenting. I viewed all your work and all is so very very beautiful. Bill #6560953Janet Daniel October 06, 2008
Outstanding capture of this beautiful building, Bill! Nicely done! #6561289Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Janet. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6561356Deb Koskovich October 06, 2008
I see you're keeping your feet dry, Bill! Wonderful color and clarity in this great shot! #6561375Lynn M. Whitt October 06, 2008
beautiful capture Bill.... #6561568Anita Hogue October 06, 2008
WOW, this is absolutely gorgeous Bill!!!! #6561640Gail R. Schuett October 06, 2008
Super clarity and WOW,what a great blue sky! Gail #6561649Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Deb, Lynn, Anita and Gail for your nice comments. I appreciate all of your very much. Bill #6561663Jeff Robinson October 06, 2008
Great job Bill!! Jeff #6561722Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Jeff. Appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6561767Robyn A. Terrell October 06, 2008
Great architectural shot, Bill. Your POV makes it look even taller! Super color and detail too. #6561992Daniella Puente October 06, 2008
EXCELLENT ++++Jeana Clark October 06, 2008
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Hope you are doing well! :o) #6562076
Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Robyn, Daniella and Jeana for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6562170Ellen Hodges October 06, 2008
Great start of a series, Bill!! Beautifuk capture! #6562284Ellen Hodges October 06, 2008
Great start of a series, Bill!! Beautiful capture! #6562287Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Ellen. Appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6562381Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Sabrina. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6562541Susan M. Campbell October 06, 2008
Haven't seen you on in awhile. Glad to see you back. What a beautiful building and it's so tall. You had great skies I see. Fabulous shot Bill. #6562558Sherran Andersen October 06, 2008
"Welcome back" Bill... glad to see you posting again. Wonderful capture. I always like to see photos of places I haven't been to. Looking forward to seeing the Mississippi. Sherran #6562603Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Susan and Sherran. Thanks for your nice comments. Appreciate you veyr much. Bill #6562611Sheila D. Robertson October 06, 2008
Glad you're "on" again Bill with this beautiful theme. I'm looking forward to the tour. #6562638Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Sheila. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6562643Sam Britt October 06, 2008
Wonderful color & clarity. You're off to a great start with this series, Bill. #6562674Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Sam. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6562706Kaye Burazin October 06, 2008
A good photo journalistic piece captured here Bill. #6562901Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Kaye. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6562905Max Aureli October 06, 2008
Great capture Bill!!! I love the majestic building contrasting beautifully with the blue clear sky!! Great symmetry and nice details, Bill!!! #6562938Bill Knaps October 06, 2008
Thank you Max for your nice comments. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6562943Stefania Barbier October 06, 2008
fantastic pov and capture! #6562996KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. October 06, 2008
BILL... THIS IMAGE IS GREAT HERE.KARU. #6563003
Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 06, 2008
OMG I had to look twice to make sure I was in the right gallery LOL!Barbara Waldoch October 06, 2008
Terrific pov and capture, Bill! #6563096Tiia Vissak October 06, 2008
Great colors, light & framing! #6563121Carol Sawyer October 07, 2008
Beautiful capture, fantastic POV, color and lighting, Bill!! #6563765Jessica Jenney October 07, 2008
Picture postcard perfect, Bill! I'm looking forward to your new series! #6563951Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Stefamia, Karu, Peaches, Barbara, Tiia, Carol and Jessica. I appreciate you very much and yes Peaches you are in the right gallery. Bill #6564531Jennifer L. Taranto October 07, 2008
nicely composed, & I love that blue sky!! can't wait to see more!! #6564604Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Jennifer. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6564707Amy E. Schneider October 07, 2008
I agree with everyone Bill....really nice work on these images....beautiful!Amy:) #6564943
Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Amy. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6565255Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 07, 2008
BEEEEEEEEEEEAUUUUUUUTIFUL, Bill!!!!! :-) k #6566880Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Kitty. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6566885Janet McNeil October 07, 2008
And I agree with everyone - postcard material!! Lovely pov, detail and light!! Looking forward to your series!! #6566974Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Janet M. I am trying to catch up. Hard to do. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6567257Marsha S. Smith October 07, 2008
Very impressive shot, Bill. Beautiful against that blue sky. #6567330April Riggs October 07, 2008
Terrific Work! #6567432Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thank you Marsha and April. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6567446Laura L. Gonzales October 07, 2008
Hi Bill!! Fantastic comp, color and clarity!! Beautiful work! Laura #6568012Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Hi Laura and Thanks, Bill #6568078Jennifer L. Alder October 07, 2008
Such a grand presentation! Fabulous work, Bill. Looks like a nice place to visit. Would love to see the inside of it :) #6568124Bill Knaps October 07, 2008
Thanks Jen. I have some of the inside, but I forgot to sent my camera for indoors not flash. Some noise. Won't notice on the small BP photos. Will reshoot the indoors my next trip down south. Bill #6568145A P October 07, 2008
Postcard perfect picture, Bill. Stunning clarity and details. Vibrant colors and awesome lighting. Gorgeous #6568195Avril Young October 08, 2008
Excellent pov,colour and clairty...it sure looks high Bill...the sky is such a lovely blue! #6568837Vladan D. Djordjevic October 08, 2008
Great shot, Bill. Lovely lighting and color, super building. #6569157Bill Knaps October 08, 2008
Thank you Ann P., Avril and Vladan for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6569779Rhonda Burger October 08, 2008
Great image and history lesson Bill. Rhonda #6569860Bill Knaps October 08, 2008
Thank you Rhonda. I apprecaite you very much. Bill #6570141Kimi A. Phillips October 08, 2008
We missed ya! Spectacular against the sky!:) #6570523Bill Knaps October 08, 2008
Thank you Kimi and Thank you for the nice comment. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6570638Kathleen K. Parker October 08, 2008
I am learning tons from you, Bill. So glad you are doing this series! Really good photos of our state capitol building and grounds!Judy A. Lawhon October 08, 2008
EXcellent capture of this beautiful structure, Bill!! Love the blue sky!! #6571822Bill Knaps October 08, 2008
Thank you Kathleen and Judy. Bill #6572339Carla Metzler October 09, 2008
What a beautiful shot! #6574349Bill Knaps October 09, 2008
Hi Carla, Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6574890Heidi Knight October 09, 2008
Great and beautiful building aswell capture here Bill!!! #6575745Bill Knaps October 09, 2008
Thank you Heidi. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6576466Cassie L. Woodlee October 09, 2008
Beautiful Bill!!! #6577056Bill Knaps October 09, 2008
Thank you Cass. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6577117Peggy J. Maguire October 10, 2008
Beautiful capture Bill! #6582836Bill Knaps October 10, 2008
Thank you Peggy. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6582853Candice L. Carter October 14, 2008
Wow, what a powerful building! Excellent shot fitting it all in! #6597821Bill Knaps October 14, 2008
Thank you Candice. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6598851Dawn M. Schneider October 16, 2008
what an amazing image of the captial, but I also love all of your descriptions of them. A really beautiful shot, that blue sky really sets the building apart #6608933Bill Knaps October 16, 2008
Thank you Dawn. Bill #6608946Debra R. Harder October 17, 2008
Another AMAZING capture of this series, Bill! Perfect comp, details and colors. FANTASTIC WORK!! Deb #6614047Bill Knaps October 17, 2008
Thank you Deb. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6614126Renee Doyle October 26, 2008
Excellent capture of this magnificent building Bill!! You have so many wonderful new images in your gallery - so sorry not to be able to comment on all as I am currently travelling, but look forward to catching up properly when I get back home at the end of November! #6664233Bill Knaps October 26, 2008
Thank you Renee. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6664490Robert R. Goodman December 16, 2008
WOW!!!Bill,That is a tall State Capitol.Wonderful capture.The thing cool about ours is that it has a copper dome!!!!! #6899041Bill Knaps December 16, 2008
Thank you Bobby. Yes I find the copper domes beautiful. Bill #6899614Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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