{"id":9664,"date":"2017-01-31T23:19:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T04:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2019-02-03T12:34:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T17:34:57","slug":"february-11-2017-field-trip-to-library-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/february-11-2017-field-trip-to-library-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"February 11, 2017:  Field Trip to Library of Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170211_IMGL1507_8_9-Edit-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15698 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170211_IMGL1507_8_9-Edit-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170211_IMGL1507_8_9-Edit-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170211_IMGL1507_8_9-Edit-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170211_IMGL1507_8_9-Edit-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The NVPS February Field Trip will be o he Library of Congress, 10 First Sreet SE, Washington, D.C., on Saturday February 11h, from 2:30 o 5 p.m. This is an afternoon shoot as the west setting sun comes through he windows then. (Sunset is a 5:45.)<\/p>\n<p>We will meet at the entrance just before 2:30 but if it is a nice day you may want to start with some shots outside. Planning for dinner afterwards is in the works but that may not be possible due to it being a Saturday night in D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The Great Hall of the Library of Congress is the centerpiece of the Italian Renaissance-style building. The ceiling, 75 feet above the marble floor, is decorated with stained-glass skylights surrounded by aluminum-leaf decorations. The triangular vaults contain the names of the world&#8217;s leading writers and thinkers. 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