Madison Equinox - Sun setting near madison WI capitol dome with lake monona and sailboat Canvas Print

"Madison Equinox"
Well, actually a day after, but close enough. On a few days around the equinox (twice a year), the sun sets in close-alignment with the WI State capitol dome in Madison, as viewed from a lakeside park with viewing access (otherwise, getting alignment would be as simple as moving camera position). This image was shot with a long telescopic lens (600mm), at a location 3 miles from the capitol. If you zoom in, you can see the US flag waving proudly in front of the dome support windows, although at Facebook resolution, probably not too clearly... I loved how the sailboat came along, cooperating in balancing the scene for me!

Image captured 9/23/20

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...