snowdrop

The snow had all melted by the time I made it to the cathedral. Too bad; it would've been lovely.

(ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/40s)

kit and caboodle

Surveying the whole scene at Bluemont Junction.
(ISO 100, f/10.0, 1/80s)

post snow glow

ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/60s, 55mm

crossbucks

This sign looks a bit different than the one in Vienna.
(ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/200s)

we're gonna need a bigger boat

I tried my hand at framing Georgetown's iconic spire in the arches of the Key Bridge. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get the right perspective. I think I need a kayak or canoe to accomplish it. The way the Potomac looks, I doubt it will be anytime soon.
(ISO 200, f/11.0, 1/100s)

cell phone photography

Several months ago, I tried to upgrade my cell phone to one that wasn't falling apart at the seams. The one I found turned out to be a camera with a cell phone glommed onto it. It did neither job well. So, I returned it for a phone that was more phone and less portmanteau. It turned out to have some cool photo features, including a night vision setting. Without my camera yet again, I spotted a power line sparking in tonight's snow storm that was causing the lights in an adjacent church to surge as if someone was messing with the dimmer. Reminds me a bit of the blizzard shots in Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush.

(ISO yeah right, f/who knows, 1/nth)

shadows in the snow

Many of the shots turned out nearly black and white, just by virtue of the stark landscape. Clearly, this was converted to black and white, but aside from the blue sky and the brown fence, you'd have a hard time telling otherwise.
(ISO 100, f/22.0, 1/15s)

a deserted park

In the summertime, Upton Hill Park on Wilson Boulevard is filled with the screams of children at the pool, the ping of the hitters in the batting cages, and golf claps on the minigolf course. It is a decidedly quieter landscape after nearly three feet of snow fall.
(ISO 100, f/22.0, 1/30s)

a snowy sunset

As the second major snowstorm wound down, those of us who emerged were treated to a beautiful sunset. It almost seemed like a mea culpa from God himself. I still see beauty in the snow, so I was doubly pleased.
(ISO 100, f/18.0, 1/8s, eV -1.00)

view from a puddle of snow

That strange photographer's eye came out again just as I was meeting a friend for lunch near Eastern Market. Shadows, reflections, an alternative viewpoint. Good times.
(ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/320s)

florida house

Reflected in the windows of Florida House on Capitol Hill is the back of the Supreme Court. Touted as the only state embassy in the nation's capital, I wish I'd known they give out free orange juice to Floridians, though I wonder how I'd prove it without my Florida driver's license. I may have acclimated to the winter too well to be believable as a Sunshine State native.
(ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/60s)

down pennsylvania avenue

From the perch of the Old Post Office tower, Capitol Hill seems small indeed.
(ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/800s, eV +0.33)

old post office pavilion

I happened by the Old Post Office Pavilion on my wanderings last week. It's a gorgeous building that offers amazing views of the National Mall & Capitol Hill on its three hundred sixty degree perch. If you're nearby, I highly recommend taking the half-hour or so detour.
(ISO 200, f/18.0, 1/20s)

a harbinger of coming days

How was I to know that this snowy Wednesday morn would be an omen for the weekend's impending storm?
(ISO 400, f/10.0, 1/60s)

remix

I took a similar shot from this vantage point in the summer. The colors are vastly different this time around, no?
(ISO 100, f/6.3, 1/500s)

goldilocks and the three leaves

It wasn't until I framed this shot that the lighting jumped out at me. The mid-afternoon sun hits these just right.
(ISO 100, f/2.0, 1/320s)

later on the walk

She called this one the best of the day. Do you agree?
(ISO 100, f/11.0, 1/30s)

color, i say!

So I couldn't get my perfect vision. This turned out more colorful anyhow!
(ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/4000s)

like white on rice

On a paper plate in a snowstorm. This was as close as I got to the vision in my head. Thoughts?
(ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/4000s)

picket fences

Taking a photowalk in the snow is exhausting. Fortunately, this fence wasn't too far from our apartment. I wanted to get just fence and snowy shadows, but I couldn't frame it without leaving footprints. Too bad.
(ISO 100, f/16.0, 1/25s)