Autumn in Washington DC

A Beautiful Autumn Evening on the Grounds of the US Capitol in Washington DC

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Washington DC Photography

Exceptional Quality Fine Art Photographic Prints 
High-Res Images for Corporate / Hospitality
HealthCare / Interior Decor Projects

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 Images Printed to a Variety of Materials including 
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" Wet Plate " Series

Smithsonian Institution Bldg ( The Castle )  /  Washington DC

 I updated my NIK Software and discovered it added a new effect - Wet Plate.  Ive always loved the look of Wet Plate or Collodion Process Images but just never made the effort to pursue it.  Even though I basically still have all the 4x5 equipment /ect - I spent many many years with a full blown Film Processing and Print Darkroom - Have sold off much of that equipment and am pretty sure my sticking my hands in chemicals days or over.  I've noticed that many Designers selecting Images for Corporate or Hospitality Interior Design Projects have been choosing stylized Black and White Images for Install.  So I've been fooling around with this effect and created a Wet Plate Series of Washington DC Images that you may see in the link below - but who knows - maybe someday I'll get around to trying the real thing

Washington DC Photos / Wet Plate Series :  

http://dcstockphotos.photoshelter.com/gallery/Wet-Plate-Series/G00003J_jRNpRIbs/

Fall Color in Washington DC

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

Manhattan NY Skyline

View from the Top of the Rock

Manhattan NY

Library of Congress

Library of Congress at Dusk taken from the US Capitol East Plaza 

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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

Autumn in Washington DC / US Capitol

Panoramic View of the US Capitol from across the Reflecting Pool 

on a Beautiful November Afternoon

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DC Area Heat and Humidity

Sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial

Sunrise from the Interior of the Lincoln Memorial

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Lincoln Memorial and WWII Memorial

From the Base of the Washington Monument

Washington DC

Postcard from this Week

Cherry Blossoms with Jefferson Memorial

Tidal Basin / Washington DC

Postcard from Last Week

Moulton Barn   Jackson Hole, WY

Grand Teton National Park

Spring Evening in Washington DC

View from the Jefferson Memorial at Sunset

I've been shooting the Cherry Blossoms in DC now for quite a few years.  I never get tired of it but it can be challenging to produce images that are not just a repeat of previous years.  Typically I go down pre-dawn and shoot as mentioned in this Popular Photography Article.  This year I decided to make my way through the mass humanity and go down in the afternoon - it was great and I was certainly successful - but I still like the early morning hours better.  Of all I shot that day this might be one of my favorite images - and it's not even of the Cherry Blossoms.  I just got a Canon 8-15mm f/4L and this is one example of what it does

Cape Henlopen DE

Washington DC A Photographic Portrait

I'm thrilled to have a New Book Project - Washington DC: A Photographic Portrait -  just released by the fine folks over at Twin Lights Publishing.  Twin Lights is a publisher of very high quality retail picture books and was a pleasure to work with through all stages of editing and production.  I am truly fortunate to have been involved in this project and overall am very pleased with the final product.  

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 

Washington DC Architecture

I Love seeing clean lines and symmetry in architecture. This view, taken from within the circular colonnade of Ionic Order columns at the Jefferson Memorial,  lends itself perfectly in framing the Washington Monument.  For me, the columns from this perspective along with the shadows adds a nice sense of “movement” across the image.  Feel free to take a look at more of my Washington DC Photography     

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.

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.