Archive for February, 2010

National Botanical Gardens (Part 3)

National Botanical Gardens (Part 3)

National Botanical Gardents (Part 2)

National Botanical Gardents (Part 2)

National Botanical Gardens (Part 1)

National Botanical Gardens (Part 1)

Lindsey and I took a trip into the District today and decided to check out the orchid show at the National Botanical Gardens, cameras in hand.  I ended up getting some pretty good shots despite the rare shafts of good light.  Here’s the first batch:


New lens plus awesome dinner

New lens plus awesome dinner

So, this weekend I invested in a Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens and it came yesterday so of course I spent some time playing with it.  It’s a pretty awesome lens for the money.  No, it’s not an L-series lens but I’m just not making that kind of money so this is the next best thing.  [...]


Grungy photo day

Grungy photo day

I took some photos today on my walk home from the metro and I decided to capture the grungy feeling of the walk – dirty snow banks still lingering around, cloudy day, train tracks, and a power plant billowing smoke, etc..  I also got really grungy with the editing which was fun.


The Hustle and the Bustle

The Hustle and the Bustle

It’s a bird; it’s a plane.

It's a bird; it's a plane.

The view from my office

The view from my office

Today we got a blizzard, a snownado, a snurricane.

Today we got a blizzard, a snownado, a snurricane.

Seriously, we got another 10 inches or so today and according to the National Weather Service, we had “blizzard conditions” and were told that going outside could be fatal.  I braved the elements for a brief photo or two.  This photo simply does not do the storm justice but you can see the trees moving [...]


Playing in the aftermath

Playing in the aftermath

The aftermath of the Snowpocalypse…

The aftermath of the Snowpocalypse...

Snow x snow = snow²

Snow x snow = snow²

Snow + snow = more snow

Snow + snow = more snow

SnowMyGod! It’s still snowing!

SnowMyGod!  It's still snowing!

Snowmageddon 2010 update: It’s still snowing

Snowmageddon 2010 update:  It's still snowing

Looking off of our apartment balcony at about 1:00am:


Snowmageddon 2010 begins…

Snowmageddon 2010 begins...

My walk home

My walk home

High speed snow.

High speed snow.

Lindsey and I had a bit of fun with the snow and the camera.


Birds make better snow angels.

Birds make better snow angels.