I drive a coupe and those tires are horrible in the snow. I’m slippin’ and sliding all through my neighborhood so getting to DC would be terrible. So on snow days like this, I take the metro. It’s super convient because I live walking distance to a stop. But I never ride it more than when it’s absolutely necessary. I don’t know it’s just so much easier to hop in my car and drive myself. No waiting, no worrying about metro delays (cuz theres a lot!). This is the view you get when you get off of Foggy Bottom and walk towards the Lincoln Memorial.
Quick stop at the National Gallery of Art and this staircase stopped me in my tracks. I must of looked like a mad woman because I was sort of hanging over the ledge trying to capture the reflections without getting my shoes into the shot. HAHA it’s ok though. Wouldn’t be my first time lookin’ all crazy just for a shot.
Hope to be back again with more time to explore. Now that it’s so cold out, I’d love to shoot more indoor stuff in the winter.
CRAZY foggy morning last week. I was so excited when I saw this. I’ve NEVER seen the monument like this before.
So, a lot of people have been asking me where I was standing when I shot this. Its funny because I was just standing at the Tidal Basin. Nothing really special or unusual. So many people commented thinking that I was up in the air somewhere, flying a drone or maybe even at the old post office. Nope. Just standing on beautiful planet earth when I captured this.
Obviously most of my images are of the DC monuments because its home to me. In between travel, these monuments are the best places to go and practice my craft and to discover new angles.
No matter how many times I go, I never get tired of these amazing views.
Part 2: DC Monuments
In no particular order… Click the image to find the original blog post and the story behind it.
Full moon rising at the US Capitol. One of the best places in the city to watch the sky.
We had so many summer storms this year, it was awesome! This was the sunset right when as one was moving in.
And this is the same evening as the previous image, just a different POV
Cutest paddle boats ever. They make me smile every time I see them. Especially if they were lined up in a row like this.
I love this image because it may never happen again. Click the image to find out why there will never be another one like it.
Puddlegram. Another one from our summer storms.
My favorite part of this image is that light reflection down the center, left side of the image. So cool to see how it reflects.
It’s all about simplicity in this image.
WOWZA! I still can’t believe I was able to capture a lightning bolt like that.
And this was the morning after.
Another lightning strike. This one is a little harder to make out but the mood on this was is just how I wanted it.
I was in Tokyo for the peak of the Cherry Blossoms this year. I was a little sad about it but still managed to capture the last bit of it when we got back home.
They always say birds of a feather flock together but this is just a little scary. These birds circled me about 5 times before landing on the ground. Then about 30 seconds later they were up in the air again. I don’t know what that means other than to grab my photo gear and run!
