Tag Archives: architecture

A Bell Tower At Night – The Luray Singing Tower

Earlier this month, the misses and I went on a trip to visit Luray, Virginia.  Its a quick 1.5 hour drive west of the DC metro region.  We made a long weekend out of it by renting a cabin in the woods.  While we were in town, we stumbled across this little gem of a [...]

Pinhole: Library of Congress – The Thomas Jefferson Building | Washington, DC

Library of Congress, Jefferson Building
, Washington, DC Holga 120WPC | Kodak Plus-X 125 | Rodinal 1+25 This pinhole photo of the Library of Congress came from my the second roll of film I’ve shot with my Holga 120WPC pinhole camera.  Now that I’ve shot a couple rolls of film with this camera, I’ve gotten down [...]

Architecture: Sixth and I Historic Synagogue | Washington, DC

After work last week, I went over to the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue to photograph the building during the magic hour.  I chose it mainly because of its proximity to my office.  I knew I would be able to get over there with my tripod quickly after work, when the sky would begin to [...]

Shooting the Full Moon Rising Over the US Capitol | Washington, DC

Earlier this month, my friend Pablo sent out an email around asking if anyone was interested in photographing the upcoming full moon.  Pablo had seen, based on a local azimuth and altitude generator, that the full moon would be rising in the East.  In particular, the moon was to rise above / next to the [...]

Building Shaped Like a Coffee Pot | Lexington, VA

On a road just outside of downtown Lexington, Virginia is this interesting piece of Americana.  Over the years it has housed many a retail shop.  Currently, its the First Catch Fish Market. Tweet