Fall Color in Washington DC

View from the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington VA on a Beautiful Fall Afternoon

Library of Congress Main Reading Room

I think the Library of Congress Main Reading Room has the Most Beautiful Ceiling in DC  So much exquisite architectural detail - it's a bit overwhelming and hard to take it all in

If you would like to see more - take a look through this Library of Congress Image Gallery :

Library of Congress Image Gallery

Fall Color in Washington DC / Constitution Gardens

View from Constitution Gardens on a Peak Color Fall Day in Washington DC

US Marine Corps Memorial

Detail of US Marine Corps Memorial

Arlington, VA

Georgetown Washington DC

Went to my Cousin Stevie's wedding this past Saturday / Reception held at the Key Bridge Marriott with wonderful views of DC and Georgetown.  Here's a nice view of Georgetown at Sunset taken with my Sweet Little Sony RX100 II - shot through a dirty smoky glass window - but that seemed to just enhance the mood of the image

Washington DC Blossoms

Stumbled upon this nice scene recently - Magnificent Magnolia Tree near the US Capitol.  Actually this tree is in front of The Library of Congress and I might never had seen this perspective if I hadn't taken a break to park my bike in the shade.  This tree seemed almost perfectly formed to frame the Capitol Dome and offer a nice pleasing composition 

Still Winter in Washington DC

The Smithsonian Institution Building (aka "The Castle"), a National Historic Landmark and one of my favorite buildings in Washington DC, was designed by the prominent New York architect, James Renwick, Jr., who would later design the Renwick Gallery (originally the Corcoran Gallery of Art) in Washington, and erected on the Mall between 1847 and 1855. Initially intended to be built in white marble, then in yellow sandstone, the architect and building committee finally settled on Seneca red sandstone from the Seneca Quarry in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Winter in Washington DC

Washington DC Architecture

The Old Post Office Building  Washington DC

Completed in 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department Headquarters and Washington DC city's post office, the Old Post Office Building is the second-tallest structure in the nation's capital, after the Washington Monument. The Old Post Office Building occupies an entire city block, centered on the north side of the Federal Triangle along Pennsylvania Avenue.  The Old Post Office Building exhibits a matured version of the Romanesque Revival style, which was popularized by renowned architect H.H. Richardson in the late nineteenth century.

Washington DC Architecture

EPA East Building Walkway

Smithsonian Castle Washington DC

The Smithsonian Castle, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C Nicknamed The Castle it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. With multiple, rounded and curved towers, and massive, red sandstone masonry, the Castle serves as a stunning example of Romanesque style that is preserved as the oldest building on the National Mall.

HDR Photography Washington DC

Still working on producing a little HDR Photography - seeing how I might make it work for me in creating interesting images of Washington DC - but not to cartoonish.  I realize this one might be a bit over the top but here's my recent attempt during the rise of the September Harvest Moon - taken from the plaza of the WWII Memorial in Washington DC.

Washington Monument with Scaffolding

I love the look of the Washington Monument during it's current repair process.  Although such images may be somewhat historic I think most likely they will have limited appeal in licensing Washington DC Images.  Over the years - As I Walk the Earth -  I've shot the Washington Monument from many locations around DC - here's a perspective I stumbled upon that I found new and interesting.  Taken from the plaza in front of the Red Cross Building at 17th & D St, NW.

National Gallery of Art Rotunda

The interior domed rotunda of the National Gallery of Art - West Building was designed in 1937 by architect John Russell Pope. Composed of pink Tennessee marble this neoclassical interior space was modeled after the Pantheon in Rome and at the time was considered the largest marble structure in the world.  Mr Pope later went on to design the Jefferson Memorial also in Washington DC.

Cherry Blossoms Washington DC

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom with the Jefferson Memorial at sunrise while walking along the Tidal Basin in Washington DC

Spring in Focus Opening Reception

View the original article @ K Street Magazine

The Spring in Focus Show Opening Reception at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery Thursday Night was a great success.  I am told by FotoDC that 1000+ people made their way through the space during the course of the evening.  Thank you to all who attended and especially Sonya Gavankar for her interest in my work and including this nice little piece in K Street Magazine.

National Building Museum / HDR

It's taken me a while but have finally discovered HDR Photography - or at least how I might apply it to my work.  I've basically avoided using HDR until now mainly because most examples I have seen appear a bit overdone and perhaps a little to cartoonish for my taste.  I guess I shyed away from using it thinking that some of this HDR look might be faddish and appear dated in a few years.  But - I've seen other work by a few photographers that have used it tastefully - so I've given it a try with the idea of applying HDR and hopefully maintaining a somewhat "real" look.  Here's a sample of my first attempt using HDR - one of my favorite interior spaces in Washington DC - The National Building Museum.  You can see more images from this shoot towards the end of my Washington DC Architecture Gallery included in my Collection of Washington DC Photography.

Winter returns to Washington DC

“Look round and round upon this bare bleak plain, and see even here, upon a winter's day, how beautiful the shadows are! Alas! it is the nature of their kind to be so. The loveliest things in life, Tom, are but shadows; and they come and go, and change and fade away, as rapidly as these!”  - Charles Dickens

iPhonography

iPhone w/ OldPhotoPro

iPhonography

iPhone w/ Hipstamatic

Urban BBQ / Sandy Spring, MD