DAY 12: “Flags at Half Mast,” 2012 I don’t remember why, but the day we went to see the display of the AIDS Quilt on the National Mall, flags everywhere were flying at half mast.

DAY 12: “Flags at Half Mast,” 2012

I don’t remember why, but the day we went to see the display of the AIDS Quilt on the National Mall, flags everywhere were flying at half mast.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/16
  3. Exposure: 1/320th
  4. Focal Length: 358mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 9th April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#photography#art#Washington DC#Washington Monument#Lincoln Memorial#American Flags#Flags at Half Mast#National Mall#AIDS Quilt
DAY 11: “Another Shot Taken on the Day I Missed the Space Shuttle,” 2012 I took this photo of the Tidal Basin with my Moto Razor. 

DAY 11: “Another Shot Taken on the Day I Missed the Space Shuttle,” 2012

I took this photo of the Tidal Basin with my Moto Razor. 

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/8
  3. Exposure: 1/2500th
  4. Focal Length: 43mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 9th April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#photography#art#Washington DC#Tidal Basin#Water#Clouds#sky#B&W#Jefferson Memorial#Space Shuttle#Discovery#motorola razor
DAY 10: “Another Shot Taken on the Day I Missed the Space Shuttle,” 2012 These men managed to find their way up to the top of the National Gallery’s West Wing to get a good view of Discovery flying over DC. They saw the shuttle. I saw them. 


DAY 10: “Another Shot Taken on the Day I Missed the Space Shuttle,” 2012

These men managed to find their way up to the top of the National Gallery’s West Wing to get a good view of Discovery flying over DC. They saw the shuttle. I saw them. 

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/22
  3. Exposure: 1/200th
  4. Focal Length: 303mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 9th April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#photography#art#Washington DC#Washington Monument#National Gallery of Art#gold dome#construction workers#space shuttle#Discovery
DAY 9: “World Health Organization-HDR,” 2012

DAY 9: “World Health Organization-HDR,” 2012

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/320th
  4. Focal Length: 108mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 9th April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #art#photo#photography#HDR#architechture#Washington DC#geometric#World Health Organization#foggy bottom#Urban
DAY 8: “New Favorite Dandellion Photo,” 2010 I shot this image inside the house using my 100mm macro lens. I used bracketing to get the full range of light and dark.

DAY 8: “New Favorite Dandellion Photo,” 2010

I shot this image inside the house using my 100mm macro lens. I used bracketing to get the full range of light and dark.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/3.5
  3. Exposure: 1/400th
  4. Focal Length: 155mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 4th April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #phtotgraphy#photo#art#artist#dandelion#contrast#bracketing#nature#macro
DAY 6: “Chains in Georgetown,” 2011 This chain was used to lock up a bicycle in Georgetown.

DAY 6: “Chains in Georgetown,” 2011

This chain was used to lock up a bicycle in Georgetown.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/8
  3. Exposure: 1/200th
  4. Focal Length: 155mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 3rd April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #phtotgraphy#photo#art#artist#chains#high contrast#Georgetown#Washington DC
DAY 7 “Day in Georgetown,” 2011

DAY 7 “Day in Georgetown,” 2011

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/7.1
  3. Exposure: 1/250th
  4. Focal Length: 155mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 3rd April 2013
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 2
    3. Tags Icon #phtotgraphy#photo#art#motorcycle#mirror#reflection#orange#red#shadows#blue#blue skies#Georgetown#Washington DC
DAY 6: “Butterfly at National Aquatic Gardens,” 2010 I’d always wanted to take pictures of butterflies, and there were tons of them at the Aquatic gardens. I absolutely love my 100mm macro lens. It’s definitely my favorite, and I’m sure I’ve taken more photos with it than any other lens. However, I don’t use my other lenses way more often. 

DAY 6: “Butterfly at National Aquatic Gardens,” 2010

I’d always wanted to take pictures of butterflies, and there were tons of them at the Aquatic gardens. I absolutely love my 100mm macro lens. It’s definitely my favorite, and I’m sure I’ve taken more photos with it than any other lens. However, I don’t use my other lenses way more often. 

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/7.1
  3. Exposure: 1/640th
  4. Focal Length: 155mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 3rd April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photography#photo#art#artist#butterfly#summer#macro#100mm macro#National Aquatic Gardens#Washington DC#nature
DAY 5: “Lotus at National Aquatic Gardens,” 2010 I just noticed that the clouds and trees reflected in the water sort of form a ying-ylang symbol. I took this photo with my Canon PowerShot S80, which is 6 or 7 years old. It still stakes great photos.

DAY 5: “Lotus at National Aquatic Gardens,” 2010

I just noticed that the clouds and trees reflected in the water sort of form a ying-ylang symbol. I took this photo with my Canon PowerShot S80, which is 6 or 7 years old. It still stakes great photos.

  1. Camera: Canon PowerShot S80
  2. Aperture: f/4
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. Focal Length: 27mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 3rd April 2013
    2. Tags Icon #Photogaphy#photo#art#nature#lotus#clouds#sky#blue#yellow#violet#water#photographer#National Aquatic Gardens#Washington DC
DAY 4: “Nighttime View of National Airport from Gravelly Point,” 2009

DAY 4: “Nighttime View of National Airport from Gravelly Point,” 2009

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/16
  3. Exposure: 13"
  4. Focal Length: 108mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 28th March 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#Photogaphy#art#nighttime#airport#airplane#color#light#colorful#long exposure#National Airport#Gravelly Point
DAY 3: “Sunflower in a Thunderstorm,” 2012 See if you notice the little visitor in the photo. 

DAY 3: “Sunflower in a Thunderstorm,” 2012

See if you notice the little visitor in the photo. 

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/4.5
  3. Exposure: 1/800th
  4. Focal Length: 155mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 28th March 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#photography#sunflower#art#inverse images#thunderstorm#rain drops#flower#flower petals
DAY 2: “Homeless Vet Reading Bible, Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, VA” 2007 This is one of the most difficult photos I’ve ever taken. I’ve struggled with where to crop it for FIVE years. In the first crop, you can see more of Memorial, which provides context. I did a second, because it’s easier to see the bags containing his belongings in front of him on the ground. I thought about cropping the second photo even closer so that the Bible was visible, but I lost the context. I shot it through the glass walls containing the names and county of origin for Virginia’s fallen service members. Sharing this photo makes me feel like a parent and one of my children is going off to college or moving away. Once I hit publish, it will be out there in the world for everyone to see. The irony is that I’d spent most of the day shooting the Spring Collection of a Virginia-based designer. After all that rucus, I wanted to go someplace quiet. I saw the Memorial off the highway and decided to make a stop. I took tons of pretty photos of pretty young women in pretty clothing, but, in my opinion, this is the most beautiful photo I shot the entire day.   DAY 2: “Homeless Vet Reading Bible, Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, VA” 2007 This is one of the most difficult photos I’ve ever taken. I’ve struggled with where to crop it for FIVE years. In the first crop, you can see more of Memorial, which provides context. I did a second, because it’s easier to see the bags containing his belongings in front of him on the ground. I thought about cropping the second photo even closer so that the Bible was visible, but I lost the context. I shot it through the glass walls containing the names and county of origin for Virginia’s fallen service members. Sharing this photo makes me feel like a parent and one of my children is going off to college or moving away. Once I hit publish, it will be out there in the world for everyone to see. The irony is that I’d spent most of the day shooting the Spring Collection of a Virginia-based designer. After all that rucus, I wanted to go someplace quiet. I saw the Memorial off the highway and decided to make a stop. I took tons of pretty photos of pretty young women in pretty clothing, but, in my opinion, this is the most beautiful photo I shot the entire day.  

DAY 2: “Homeless Vet Reading Bible, Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, VA” 2007

This is one of the most difficult photos I’ve ever taken. I’ve struggled with where to crop it for FIVE years. In the first crop, you can see more of Memorial, which provides context. I did a second, because it’s easier to see the bags containing his belongings in front of him on the ground. I thought about cropping the second photo even closer so that the Bible was visible, but I lost the context. I shot it through the glass walls containing the names and county of origin for Virginia’s fallen service members.

Sharing this photo makes me feel like a parent and one of my children is going off to college or moving away. Once I hit publish, it will be out there in the world for everyone to see.

The irony is that I’d spent most of the day shooting the Spring Collection of a Virginia-based designer. After all that rucus, I wanted to go someplace quiet. I saw the Memorial off the highway and decided to make a stop. I took tons of pretty photos of pretty young women in pretty clothing, but, in my opinion, this is the most beautiful photo I shot the entire day.  

  1. Date Posted Icon 25th March 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#Photogaphy#b&W#black&white#Richmond Virginia#Virginia War Memorial#veteran#homeless veteran#Bible#Art#fallen soldiers
DAY 1: “American Dichotomy,” 2013 I shot this photo in 2008 while at a stop light. It was a crisp Fall day. In fact, it had been cold often enough that I had already put the hard top on my Jeep. The big, ornate building in the background is a church, and the homeless man is sitting at a bus stop, as they often do, to escape inclement weather in DC. I’ve stared at this photo for years, but I’ve only shared it with one other person. It’s always felt so personal.  The homeless man trying to take refuge from the cold at a bus station is real. The rest of the image is a reflection—my nice, shiny, warm Jeep; the stately church with its manicured lawn; and, perhaps, the most provocative part of the image - to me - is the big, red “DO NOT ENTER” sign (above the hood of my Jeep.)  The photo says so much to me. 

DAY 1: “American Dichotomy,” 2013

I shot this photo in 2008 while at a stop light. It was a crisp Fall day. In fact, it had been cold often enough that I had already put the hard top on my Jeep. The big, ornate building in the background is a church, and the homeless man is sitting at a bus stop, as they often do, to escape inclement weather in DC.

I’ve stared at this photo for years, but I’ve only shared it with one other person. It’s always felt so personal.  The homeless man trying to take refuge from the cold at a bus station is real. The rest of the image is a reflection—my nice, shiny, warm Jeep; the stately church with its manicured lawn; and, perhaps, the most provocative part of the image - to me - is the big, red “DO NOT ENTER” sign (above the hood of my Jeep.)  The photo says so much to me. 

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/6.3
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. Focal Length: 108mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 23rd March 2013
    2. Tags Icon #photo#Photogaphy#Washington DC#DC#homeless#Jeep#Church#Bus Stop Bench#City#Urban#socioeconomic#art
DAY 156: “I Missed the Space Shuttle, but I Got These Shots - Tidal Basin 8,” 2012 After I realized that I’d missed the Discovery photo op, I headed to the Tidal Basin

DAY 156: “I Missed the Space Shuttle, but I Got These Shots - Tidal Basin 8,” 2012

After I realized that I’d missed the Discovery photo op, I headed to the Tidal Basin

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/6.3
  3. Exposure: 1/2500th
  4. Focal Length: 467mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 1st May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 1
    3. Tags Icon #photo#photography#tidal basin#paddle boats#water#HDR#family#washington dc#District of Columbia
DAY 155: “I Missed the Space Shuttle, but I Got These Shots - Tidal Basin 7,” 2012 After I realized that I’d missed the Discovery photo op, I headed to the Tidal Basin

DAY 155: “I Missed the Space Shuttle, but I Got These Shots - Tidal Basin 7,” 2012

After I realized that I’d missed the Discovery photo op, I headed to the Tidal Basin

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  2. Aperture: f/6.3
  3. Exposure: 1/2500th
  4. Focal Length: 467mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 1st May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 1
    3. Tags Icon #photo#photography#washington dc#district of columbia#stairs#columns#Jefferson Memorial#tidal basin#marble#family#bicycles#tourists