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

Framed Prints/Wall Murals/Custom Applications
 Images Printed to a Variety of Materials including 
Metal / Acrylic / Canvas / Wood

" 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/

Manhattan NY Skyline

View from the Top of the Rock

Manhattan NY

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

Sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial

Sunrise from the Interior of the Lincoln Memorial

Washington DC

Postcard from this Week

Muddy Creek Falls

Garrett County, MD

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

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

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 DC Architecture

Feel free to view more Images of Washington DC Architecture here in my Washington DC Architectural Elements Gallery.

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.

iPhonography

iPhone w/ Hipstamatic

Urban BBQ / Sandy Spring, MD

US Capitol Washington DC

Washington DC Stock Photography Licensing

Here's another example of licensing images from my archive of Washington DC Photography.  This image of the Jefferson Memorial was chosen for the cover of Washingtonian Magazine's Welcome Guide. Image selected from my Washington DC Architectural Details Gallery included in my Collection of Washington DC Stock Photography.

Happy New Year

iPhone w/ Hipstamatic