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So here it is....... The distinctive view of the Washington Monument as I am about to land back at Reagan National Airport DC (DCA)....... This picture is not up cos it's so great........ It's up cos it should have been great......... I flew out of DCA on Monday night....... I start to read an interesting piece in the Economist on the ground..... the plane taxis........ I read ........ it goes for full thrusters then accelerates down the runway....... I am still reading....... as it gets airborn I suddenly see that the light is fantastic as its nearly 9PM.......... amazing orange light as the day fades to night..... I am sitting right next to the window...... I see the Washington monument and the Capitol building beyond...... its an amazing sight....... all my camera gear is in the overhead locker..... its too late to get it ....... I mentally click with my eyes at the perfect transit of the Monument and the Capitol Dome looking down the Mall........er....... So thats the one that got away....... as you can tell I need the fisherman's jumper with the long arms...... lets face it...... I was there at the perfect moment on the perfect flight path in the perfect seat....... and I miserably failed to have a camera in my hand........ so today Im flying back to DCA from ATL ......... I think I don't care that the light is not going be so good today cos its too early as this time its 5pm ........ but the lesson is be ready anyway....... cos you never know........ anyway this time I am three seats from the window....... the light is not so good and my neighbors keep putting their heads across my view......... and as I am so far from the window I never even saw the Capitol building this time...... but hey.... you can see how that could be pretty cool...... oh well maybe next time....... hehehehe........

Cheers Jez XX