October 18, 2006
Lake Nokomis
A couple of months ago I was supposed to go and listen to an up and coming singer in downtown Minneapolis, but plans fell through. Since I was sitting at work, in Bloomington, waiting for plans to form, I was close to Lake Nokomis. After I realized that I wasn't going to be getting a call from the friend I was supposed to see the show with, I left work to find myself upon the beginnings of a beautiful sunset. I cruised up to Lake Nokomis, set up the tripod, and snapped a few photos. It was definitely one of those situations where, "when one door of opportunity closes, another door opens." I ended up with a couple of nice shots that I've been planning to post for months.
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October 15, 2006
Lincoln Memorial: Double Reflection
Photo Notes:
The "Double Reflection" comes from the two different sources. The lowest reflection is from an accessory pool at the back of the WWII Memorial. The middle reflection is from the Reflecting Pool.
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October 11, 2006
Washington Monument: Waving Flag
This was shot from the front of the National World War II Memorial. It is, of course, of the Washington Monument. It was beautiful night to be out relaxing, taking pictures, and taking in the awesome monuments. I just wished I had more time to take photos and see more monuments. Both of the two nights we got out to the monuments at around 9pm or 9:30pm and had to be back at the station by midnight to catch the final train back. But it was thousands of times better than sitting in my hotel room, doing nothing.
Photo Notes:
I thought the flag motion was pretty unique. I also like how the monument becomes a co-element versus being THE main element. Just something a little bit different.
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October 07, 2006
Washington Monument: Framing Arch
WOW!!! I just realized it's been over 2 months since I lasted posted any real pictures... I guess it's due to the fact that I'm both busy and lazy. Hopefully I'll remedy that soon.
So last week I was out in Washington, D.C. for the MAPLD 2006 International Conference. I can 100% guarantee that none of my readers know anything about this, nor do they care. It's basically a bunch of electrical engineers getting together to talk about computer chips that go into space or into planes. The highlight of the week was an evening at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum with a special presentation by Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise. As I put it, "There's nothing like a bunch of space geeks at a space museum!"
Nevertheless, I was able to get out and take some photos a couple of my nights there.... My D.C. shots will be put up over the next few posts.
Photo Notes:
The Washington Memorial viewed under the Wilson Memorial Arch. My coworker and I had just hopped off of the metro train at the Smithsonian station. This the first view I had of the Memorial and I liked how the arch framed it, so of course I set up the tripod and got a few shots.
The other thing I like about this photo is that usually when you are shooting you make sure there is a clear foreground, middleground, and background in the shot. Typically the foreground object is on the bottom of the picture, but here it lies on the top - the stones of the bridge.
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