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
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
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.
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 [...]
High speed snow.
Lindsey and I had a bit of fun with the snow and the camera.
The lone sailor.
My dad wanted me to get a few shots of this statue for him so here’s one of the better ones:
Yeah, they’re real.
Lindsey and I hit up the National Archives yesterday and I couldn’t resist snapping a few shots of the founding documents. Keep in mind that there was no flash photography allowed so I was shooting wide open which accounts for the complete lack of depth of field in these shots.
A paler shade of Fall
Today I went to the park where I run quite often and where I often see a family of deer in hopes of capturing them with my camera. Unfortunately I did not see any deer and it was a pretty ugly day. What was interesting was that in this specific area, many of the trees [...]
Vietnam War Memorial
Not too long ago I spent some time photographing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. as well as the people visiting the memorial. Here are some of my favorite shots: