beacon of light January 15th, 2009
This is taken from the south side of the WWII Memorial looking towards the Washington Monument.
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Obama, welcome to Washington November 5th, 2008
Obama wins, and the people celebrated last night in DC. I was definitely awake last night — well past 3am — to the sounds of joyous yelling, car honking galore, and general celebrational noises (fireworks). It’s an interesting time to be living in this city, and I’m looking forward to seeing how things will change in the next 6 months.
“young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.”
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Tags: DC, Exteriors, The National Mall, Washington Monument, monuments, politics, white house
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View from the Top March 18th, 2008
I made it over to the Old Post Office Pavilion after the parade on Sunday, and it’s a pretty cool place to spend a few hours. You can take the elevator tour to the tower top, which is well worth the 15 minute wait — and it’s free, too. There is a little history exhibit at the top, as well as the Bells of Congress on display. But most important is the beautiful view of the city from the open-air tower top. It provides interesting angles of the Capitol Building, Washington Monument as seen above, and much of the urban fabric around the National Mall.
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Tags: DC, The National Mall, Washington Monument, buildings, monuments
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State of the Onion January 28th, 2008
…so, I turned the State of the Union address just in time to hear Bush do the “God Bless America” thing and have him be received by roaring ovations. Better luck next time I guess. Now for the pundits.
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Tags: DC, Nikon D50, Washington Monument, lensbaby
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Click CLACK!! January 16th, 2008
chinatown double exposure – clack, originally uploaded by m hoek.
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The lovely foks at DCist are having the 2nd Annual DCist Exposed Photography show on March 7th at Civilian Art Projects.
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The photo above is one of the 3 that I submitted in hopes of getting selected to show at the exhibit. This shot is taken from an old Agfa Clack camera. The Clack is a ‘vintage’ camera that was made at the Agfa Camera-Werk AG in Munich some time in the 1950’s or early 60’s. It is a funny little rudimentary camera that shoots 6×9 medium format shots (unfortunatly, 8 shots to a roll is not terribly economical). Honestly, the “Clack” name is pretty money and I bought it for the novelty of the name but it has turned out to be a camera that is really enjoyable to shoot with. There is a “Click” version out there but I haven’t been able to put my hands on it just yet.
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This shot is a double exposure of the Chinatown Gateway Arch on H St. NW. My favorite parts of the shot are how the crosswalk that cuts diagonally across the rhythm of the windows, the metro pylon that is nestled in the corner of the shot, and the areas near the top of the shot where the terracotta roofs overlapped. I’m very happy with this shot, I think it captures the hectic energy that is around the Verizon Center/Chinatown on a busy night.
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I also submitted a shot from the Ellipse at Dumbarton Oaks that was also taken with the Clack. The third shot I submitted is a Holga night shot from the corner of 7th and F St. I made the decision to go with the medium format theme for my submissions this year, hopefully it pans out.
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We attended last year and it was really impressive to see just how much photographic talent DC has. So….wish me luck and I’d encourage everyone to attend and support the local photogs!
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National Yule Log December 27th, 2007
We took a walk to the south lawn of the White House to see the National Yule Log and State Christmas Trees. It was very crowded, even for the day after Christmas. The fire burns until January 2nd, and it is fueled by trees from the National Park service that had fallen and been marked for removal during the year.