Sea Monsters.
Sea Monsters. (Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington, DC) - Remains of sea monsters. Their design is inspiring. Leica R5, Leica 35mm f/2.
Alexander.
Alexander. (Reston, VA) - Post-cyclocross-season celebrator. Mamiya C3, Sekor 80mm f/2.8.
Heirloom.
Heirloom. (New River Gorge, WV) - Ghost town, riverside. Spooky. An image from our honeymoon, and no, this was not the hotel. Leica R5, Leica 21mm f/4.
(A DRY GASP OF AIR) The Return from the Blog-o-Crypt…
<A DRY GASP OF AIR> (Baltimore, MD). Leica R5, Leica 35mm f/2.
Nothing to see here… Just the corpse of my personal photography blog reanimated into some sort of zombified-technological-failure-of-social-media…
More sights to see soon…
(Also, speaking of dolphins, if you haven’t watched The Cove and are looking to for a fist full of reality, you MUST watch it. This was one of the few films that I awoke the morning afterwards and was still thinking about it. I regret the dolphin photos immensely.)
Appalachia.
Appalachia. (Big Meadows, VA) - Mountain top experience, with the Love. And nowhere to go except up. Canon 5D Mk2, Leica 21mm f/4.
Going Ape.
Going Ape (Smithsonian Zoo - Washington, DC) - Gorilla mom’s watchful eye. We had an incredible experience with an orangutan later that day… To anthropomorphize the situation, he showed us he was happy to see us by swinging over and pulling a ’see-food’ trick with a mouthful of bamboo (?). Unfortunately, that picture is NSFL (Not Safe For Lunch). Canon 5D Mk2, Leica 90mm f/2.
Where the Buffalo Roam.
Where the Buffalo Roam. (Maymont Park, VA) - Oh, the poor buffalo. Stuck in the rain and in a pen, and looks like he needs a hug. Canon 5D Mk2, Canon 50mm f/1.4.
Division.
Division. (Washington, DC) - Self-reflection in the house. Polaroid SX-70.
With State College safely behind, I finally feel like the tires have hit the road, the duck has flown, the lobster has been eaten… this is it. Do or die.
For those of you following for a while, here is an update: I have quit the day job and have now taken up commercial and personal photography full-time on the Hill in Washington, DC. What is surprising is the ratio of time spent doing actual photography to working the business - I would say it is close to 20% shooting and 80% administration/communication. I have also taken up a part-time job at a local bike shop (Capitol Hill Bikes), which has really been great. What can I say? Life is good, one day at a time, and the front-facing camera is a much better view than the back-facing one.
I don’t know at what conscious-level this occurred, but after being here for two months, I feel like today is the first day beyond the honeymoon phase of being here in DC. I raised my photo rates today, I have been contacting new leads, and a fresh wind has come into my head regarding art and photography. I feel the roots heading down, down, down, where before I was fighting this downward growth tooth-and-nail in Central PA. Not that there was anything wrong with that region necessarily, but it never felt like DC feels now…
…Like home.
Attention, Attention.
Attention, Attention. (Eastern Market, DC) - Cold dog on a cold morning, with radar ears at half-power. Canon 5D Mk2, Canon 50mm f/1.4.
Snow Storm.
Snow Storm. (Washington, DC) - Dave out in the snow, looking for a convenience-store source of butter and whipping cream for snow day cooking. Canon 5D Mk2, Canon 50mm f/1.4.