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The Capitol Rotunda from the U.S. Botanic Gardens
In an earlier post, I briefly mentioned that there’s not much available light to work with inside the U.S. Botanic Gardens, especially on a cloudy day. I came across this composition after looking upward toward the only source of light in the large greenhouse and seeing the Capitol Rotunda peeking above the top of [...]
Planter at the U.S. Botanic Gardens in color
This is a color photograph of the planter previously posted in black and white.
Planter at the U.S. Botanic Gardens in black and white
This planter is located in a side room of the U.S. Botanic Gardens; it sat near the entrance to the room away from the hands-on exhibits where people could touch and feel things and quiz themselves on their knowledge of plants. The challenge with photographing at the Botanic Gardens was the sheer number of people [...]
Senna (2 photos)
As a puppy, Senna would rest with his feet tucked under him and head held high as if he were a young lion looking out over his kingdom. Because his temperament is naturally dominant, confident, and outgoing, he didn’t hesitate to bully my girl, Grendel, and become the alpha dog of the house even [...]
Eastern Market (3 photos)
Eastern Market in Washington, DC suffered severe damage from a large fire in 2007, and only recently reopened a couple of weeks ago. Walking through the outside market, you’ll typically see a variety of organic and locally-grown fruits and vegetables for sale; these photographs are just a sampling of what you’d find on display. [...]
Thirty-two (4 photos)
This set of photographs was motivated by the interesting shapes and contrasting colors of the number 32 on a trolley car in Glen Echo Park, Maryland. This, of course, is the same trolley car that was the subject of the rusty trolley, trolley wheel, and suspension posts. The first photograph in this set [...]