Roses Are Red… May 3rd, 2010

   

…take some time to stop and photograph the roses.

   

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going up March 18th, 2010

   

…shot while exiting the metro at New York Avenue/Florida Avenue/Gallaudet University. This red line stop, which opened in 2004, happened to be the first in-fill station in the metro system, filling the gap between Rhode Island Avenue/Brentwood and Union Station.

   

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Light January 20th, 2010

   

A cool shot of the lights at The Warehouses at Union Row, 14th and V Street NW, shot with an Olympus XA.

   

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expose this. January 8th, 2010

The beautiful (in my humble opinion) images that you see below are my submissions to the 2010 DCist Exposed photography show.  This is my third year submitting photos to the contest – fingers crossed!  The entry pool for the show this year includes 1,130 photos from 435 photographers.  Tough competition would be an understatement.  Exposed will open on March 6th at Longview Gallery (1234 9th St NW).  It is a great showcase of local photographers and most certainly worth visiting.
   

   
This image is taken with a Holga at the Dupont Circle North metro station.  I love how the long exposure was able to pull a fire out of the evening sky.
   
   

 

   
We watched the fireworks from Meridian Hill park this year.  The gentleman that climbed the Joan of Arc sculpture had the best view in the house.  His focused gaze up towards the theatrics is the sky is eerily similar to the look on Joan of Arc’s face as she charges into battle.
   
   

 
   
My final submission was snapped during my morning commute.  It is taken with a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim, a junk camera with a wide angle plastic lens.  Even in the blustery weather that we have had recently, my morning rides always put me in a good mood.  I think this photo captures the pure enjoyment of a leisurely ride.
   
   

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escape! January 6th, 2010

   

A fire escape somewhere around 14th Street. Shot on film. Anyone ever had to actually use one of these??

   

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Rusty December 7th, 2009

   

Alleyways are often the best places to find color and textures, and this rusty wall near Q ST is a perfect example. Would be great to see a sped-up time-lapse of the invasion of the rust.

   

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2009 Bicycle Film Festival – Washington DC December 6th, 2009

   

Since 2001, Brendt Barbur has been putting on the Bicycle Film Festival (BFF). In the years that followed the BFF has grown to include international showings in 39 cities and an annual attendance of a quarter million people. 2009 was the first year that the BFF was held in Washington DC and from what I could garner the DC cycling community was quite excited to finally have it in our city. The DC BFF was a one day festival held at the Navy Memorial Theater on 7th St. There were three showings, we attended the 9pm program which featured of 14 short films. Without futher adiu, I give you 14 equally short reviews:
   
On Time 1985/16mm/USA: racing through the streets, a special delivery of utmost importance leads to hilarity, danger, and a BOOM!
   
Safari London 2009/HD/UK: sexy imagry. If I shot video this is what I would want to do. Timelapse, motion blur, multiple exposure. Wonderful.
   
Made in Queens 2008/Video/USA: tinkering teenagers from Trinidad create 300 lbs speaker bikes that will knock your socks off.
   
Polo Manual 2009/DVCPRO HD/UK: cycles, community, competition, and collision come together for a little game. No horses allowed.
   
Some Things Ride a Bicycle 2006/Video/USA: ever see an oaktree or an elephant ride a bike. Yeah, I didn’t think so.
   
An Apology 2007/DC/USA: some people get so bent out of shape when you pretend to get a mortal injury while demonstrating how to steal a bike with powertools.
   
Kant 2009/DVD/Japan: I most certainly can’t do any of the impressive fixie riding demonstrated by the Japanese crew.
   
Pixel Gear Bikes!! Ride Safe, Ride Fast, Ride Free 2009/Video/Spain: the familiar comfort of 8 bit video game technology meets some snazzy riding and a brutal dooring
   
What’s a Girl To Do 2007/Video/UK: syncronized cycling to music while riding down a dark wooded road at night and wearing giant animal masks. ‘Nuff said.
   
Ski Boys 2006/Super8/Canada: oh the things that idle hands, miscellaneous farm equipment, and some ingenuity can do to bikes and skateboards.
   
Belle Epoch 2008/Video/Italy: I’ve got an idea, lets ride up some of the hardest terrain in Italy on a bike with no handle bars or brakes, while playing various musical instruments. Brilliant!
   
The Scraper Bike King 2009/16mm/USA: “If it wasn’t for scraper bikes, I’d be either dead or in jail. I’m not sure which.”
   
Broadway Bomber/Bridge Battle 2009/HD/USA: 1st person helmet camera perspective on an addrenalin filled street race. See NYC in a whole new way.
   
Anima D’Acciaio (Soul of Steel) 2009/HD/Italy: a passionate life’s work. I just wish I spoke Italian so I could have understood it.
   
Looking forward to next year’s festival.

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heads like woah July 10th, 2009

 

   

Its 10 days shy of the 6th month anniversary of Obama’s inauguration but I figured I’d remind everyone what give or take a bazillion folks looked like.  I tried to do a little Googleing to see what the accurate number was and am getting estimates anywhere from 800K to 3MM, soooo a bazillion sounds about right. Happy Friday!
   

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The House of the Temple July 8th, 2009

 

   
The House of the Temple is the headquarters of Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasons.  It is a very impressive (and imposing)structure located on 16th Street in Northwest DC. Modeled after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, it was completed in 1915 and designed by Architect John Russell Pope.  Pope was a prolific and important Architect around Washington DC, designing such notable structures as the National Archives, Constitution Hall, the National Gallery of Art, and the Jefferson Memorial.  The House of the Temple was Pope’s first major commission in the District and served to cement his name in the city’s rich architectural heritage.
   
The building is open for free tours but as these are available in the middle of the work day I’ll have to settle for the virtual tour.  A very intriguing building and secret(ish) society.
   

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cruisin’ July 7th, 2009

 

   
Hip hip hooray, this photo won me DCist photo of the day! It’s really the little things yah know.  Though the photo, or rather my recklessness in taking the photo, did garner a bit of hating in the comments.  C’mon, I’m coasting to a red light, in a bike lane and taking the photo with a point and click film camera w/o looking through the view finder.  No more reckless than talking on the cell phone while driving or blindly walking into intersections while in an ipod trance which it seems most everyone is guilty of.
   
Regardless it is always fun to see my photos up on a blog outside of Juxta or my flickr page.
   
This photo was taken with my plastic toy Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim 35mm camera.
   

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