I know that title is an oxymoron, given what is going on in this city these days, but it didn’t seem to bother these two as they enjoyed a quiet Friday evening sunset over the Lincoln Memorial.
Archive for the ‘Black&White’ Category
Serenity in DC 1 comment
Vintage gas pump Leave a comment
Captured in a New York office:
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Frost Drops and Stalactites Leave a comment
Captured these leaves with frozen drops of rain on a recent walk in the neighborhood, using my umbrella to ensure a uniform background. The second shot reminded me of stalactites in a cave.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
Icicles in the air Leave a comment
It’s just cold enough that the rain freezes instantaneously – time to bundle up in front of the fireplace and not leave the house!
The Most Dreaded Place on Earth 1 comment
A recent visit to the DMV yielded 4 hours of waiting and one photograph:
iPhone, edited in Nik Silver Efex 2
Subway Music Leave a comment
Captured in New York subway, Times Square station:
iPhone, edits with Snapseed
Grocery line Leave a comment
Some people can make themselves comfortable anywhere, even in the check-out line at Trader Joe’s.
iPhone
Cranes, Cranes, Cranes 1 comment
Sign of the booming economy in the DC area. I was struck by the angles of this view of a construction site in McLean, VA.
Shot on iPhone, edited in Snapseed.
Mannequins of a Metropolis Leave a comment
Straight out of a Fritz Lang movie:
Captured in store window on Broadway, New York.
Portrait of an Urban Lady 2 comments
A fellow photography blogger from India (Akash Malhotra) used my Manhattan skyline picture to create a neat double exposure:
Here’s the original skyline shot:
Yellowstone Trees Leave a comment
Captured these while driving through Yellowstone National Park last weekend:
Duck Moonbathing 2 comments
Caught this duck enjoying the moonlight over the salt marsh behind our house.
iPhone, slight edits in Snapseed
Morning Fog Leave a comment
Caught this serene scene of the saltwater marshes of Clinton while walking the dog through the morning fog:
South Winds Leave a comment
Weathervane in our neighboorhood:
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Shell Skeleton 3 comments
To me, the whorl of these shell interiors looked like the tip of a Neolithic whaling harpoon or the spike of a magical railroad. What does it remind you of?
Last Tree in Waterworld Leave a comment
Found this floating near our town beach after a storm:
Canon Powershot G12
Dog Happiness… Leave a comment
… is running across Clinton Beach at low tide at sunset:
Shell Still Life Leave a comment
Beach finds, cleaned up and given the glamor shot treatment:
Stormy Skies Leave a comment
3 views of stormy weather while driving through the countryside.
Beach Impressions 1 comment
Shot at Clinton Beach:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
New York Fire Escape 1 comment
Squint a little and see how the shadows turn into stairs (or maybe you see something entirely different?). I enjoyed the angles and the play of light and shadows on a recent walk through New York.
Storm Brewing Leave a comment
Captured while driving through North Carolina:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 125
f/8
1/800 sec
3 Views of a Pond Waterfall 4 comments
Captured while driving through the Connecticut countryside:
Canon Powershot G12
Forest Reflections 2 comments
Caught this scene on a recent hike through the Connecticut woods:
Canon Powershot G12
Hawk under the moon Leave a comment
Saw this hawk looking for prey at sunrise behind our house. Here are two different takes on that scene, both shot with my iPhone, but one with the Hipstamatic app.
Waiting for a cab in Manhattan 4 comments
Caught this finely-dressed gentleman on the sidewalk in New York City. He seemed to be waiting for a cab or a ride.
New York Reflections 2 comments
From a recent stroll through Manhattan.
This mannequin looked like she wished to be outside:
I liked the various angles in this picture:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
B&W conversion in Lightroom
Walk on snowy beach 2 comments
Here is our black lab Mario enjoying the empty (and icy) beach in the winter time:
Iphone, B&W conversion in Lightroom
Icicles! 2 comments
Found while walking around the neighborhood, shot using the new Hipstamatic Bucktown pack (black&white and infrared). Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format.
Melancholy sunset 4 comments
A wintry sunset over our little town beach:
Canon 5d Mark II EF 16-35mm
ISO 200
f/22
30 sec
Big Sky Sunset Leave a comment
Caught this on the one sunny day that we were here, viewed from our living room window. What a gorgeous part of the country!
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm
ISO 200
f/8
1/400 sec
HDR, black&white conversion in Lightroom
Frozen beach frolic Leave a comment
Our dog Mario enjoyed the first snow of the year, especially on the beach at low tide:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Frosty leaves Leave a comment
Captured these on a cold morning while walking our dog. I love how the frost gives everything a bit of additional texture, which stands out especially strong when the light is low during sunrise.
Thorny close-ups 4 comments
I played around with macro photography to get some close-ups of this wintry remnant of a thistle in our backyard. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm macro lens
Antique Village Leave a comment
Not quite, I just used an antique filter to capture a neighbor’s house.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Winter morning walk 4 comments
Walking the dog at the same early, but now darker, time (6:30), and during a recent snowfall, provided new perspectives:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Bullseye 4 comments
Top of a pillar of the wooden bridge that connects to our town beach in Clinton, captured after the first frost of winter:
iPhone, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Museum Abstractions Leave a comment
Staircase, pedestrian tunnel, and roof at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Mario and Stella Leave a comment
Mario, our black lab, enjoying a fall afternoon with a new friend.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 85mm/1.8USM
ISO 100
f/1.8
1/320 sec
Song cover photo published 11 comments
I’m very pleased to see that one of my photos has been turned into the cover for a song on SoundCloud.
Here’s the song cover, followed by the original, taken in Marin while walking through the old army installations surrounding San Francisco.
Thank you, Gabriele Margurno from Argentina!
Drinking in the dark 2 comments
…is when I captured my wine glass, reflecting the moon light.
Roots of Vermont 4 comments
I discovered lots of interesting gnarled trees and their roots hugging the boulders strewn around Smuggler’s Notch near Stowe. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5d Mark II, EFL 16-24mm
B&W conversion in Adobe Lightroom
Fall is here 1 comment
As evidenced by the lovely chestnuts I find on my walks.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Mario reigns on the beach 1 comment
Captured our dog Mario on the beach using the iPhone Hipstamatic app:
iphone, Hipstamatic
Factory on the horizon Leave a comment
Captured this factory in New Haven while crossing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge:
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Prayer at LaGuardia 2 comments
Captured these cab drivers taking a prayer break before resuming their shift, under a freeway ramp.
New York street scenes 1 comment
A few impressions from my latest trip into NYC:
iPhone, Hipstamatic
A clap made visible 1 comment
Before…
And after…
iPhone, minor edits in Snapseed
Crooked Paris 2 comments
So many streets in Paris feature buildings that seem to lean against each other, each one at a different angle.
The quietest spots in Paris Leave a comment
Are its beautiful cemeteries. Recently I visited two: cimetière Montparnasse and cimetière Montmartre. Click on any photo to see them in slide show format.
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 