Posts Tagged ‘DC’

Nothing Says Independence Like Country Music and Fireworks

Nothing Says Independence Like Country Music and Fireworks

I took some photos at the Cherry Blossom Festival but I’m not really happy with any of them.

I took some photos at the Cherry Blossom Festival but I'm not really happy with any of them.

The light was pretty flat and I did not bring my A game.


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:


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...

Birds make better snow angels.

Birds make better snow angels.

Bored and snowed in

Bored and snowed in

Yeah, they’re real.

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.