In Honor of Apollo45

Forty-five years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center.  In honor of that momentous occasion, here's a moon shot for you.

Sundial Detail

Just outside the Smithsonian Castle there's a lovely garden and a bronze sundial.  This is a closeup shot of a part of the sundial.  I fiddled around with this in Lightroom quite a bit and tried to give it a more graphical look...almost as if it were a logo design.

150th Birthday for Yosemite!

I'm about a week late with this post, but in honor of Yosemite National Park's 150th Birthday, here's a photo I took of Yosemite Falls back in the spring of 2000.  This was taken while I still using slide film (Fuji Velvia 50 - wow - what great slide film!).

Moon Over Lake Willoughby

Another photo from Vermont.  We had one decently clear night to see the stars and moon.  Lake Willoughby, which goes as deep as 300 feet, was formed by a glacier, leaving two small mountains on either side.  You can see the silhouettes here of Mt. Pisgah (left) and Mt. Hor (right).  We managed to climb up both during our trip.

Wheeler Mountain, Vermont

I won't profess to be the best landscape photographer, but it would be pretty hard not to take a decent photo of a place as gorgeous as this.  After a mildly strenuous hike up Wheeler Mountain, we were rewarded with this view.

Lake Willoughby, Vermont on a Cloudy Night

Here's my first processed shot from our recent trip to Lake Willoughby in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.  It is an absolutely gorgeous lake, formed by a glacier millions of years ago.  I highly recommend a visit!  Enjoy!

Fall Reflection #2

Sometimes you come across a photo that didn't catch your eye the first time around but a second look reveals a fresh perspective.  This is just such a photo.  I've posted (see below) Fall Reflection before and it is one of my favorites.  I took both photos over 2 years ago and the one above never caught my eye until last week.  What I like about this version is that you can almost make out the reflection of the inner courtyard of the Hirshorn building.  Would love to hear what you think of the two.  Enjoy!