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 [...]
Last week, after I finished taking a shot of the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, I headed back towards the Chinatown metro stop. Since I wasn’t sure if I was going to see something I liked before I headed home, I kept my camera on my tripod. When I got to the intersection of 7th [...]
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 [...]
This past President’s Day, the Library of Congress held its bi-annual open house for the Main Reading Room. Twice a year the LOC holds this open house to allow visitors to walk around and take photos inside the main room used by researchers accessing the library. The reading room is normally restricted to researchers with [...]
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 [...]