field of stars

4000 stars representing the 400,000 american soldiers that died during WWII

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/60s, f/5.6

WWII memorial, Washington, D.C.

along the Potomac

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/500s, f/8.0

Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial from the Potomac River

Washington, DC

all that glitters

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/30s, f/5.0

close up of a sculpture representing the American flag

National Museum of American History,

Washington, DC

Government of the people, by the people, for the people

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/30s, f/4.0
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC

baby faced

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/60s, f/9.0

Japanese Street Festival during the National Cherry Blossom Festival

Washington, DC

night at the museum

Nikon D70 18-200mm VR

National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC

Whole lotta curves

Location: Washington, DC, USA

Nikon D70 18-70 mm at 1/15 s, f14

The National Museum of the American Indian. I didn't have time to go inside the museum, but I just love the exterior architecture. Too bad it was a cloudy day, I wish I could have seen the shadows during sunset.

off the shoulder

Nikon D70 18-70mm at 1/200, f11

Location: Washington, DC

Wow...so studious.
yes, I took a lot of pictures of the Capitol building...

a little bit of light

Location: Washington, DC

Nikon D70 18-70 mm at 1/80s, f13

I wasn't really satisfied with my previous picture of the Capitol, so here's my second attempt. The picture was taken at a slightly different angle, and then curves were adjusted in photoshop. I also removed one of the flags--it was right in the middle of the dome, and was only partially visible.

Clouds on the Capitol

Nikon D70 18-70mm at 1/320, f13

Location: Washington, DC

I had 4 hours of free time to go out and take pictures while in Washington. Of course, it would happen to be cloudy and windy, and yet, still uncomfortably muggy.

Archangel

Nikon D70 18-70 mm at 1/320 s, f9

Location: Washington, DC
That's right. Enough of this Ontario stuff. Back to the States.

It's all about perspective. A corner building photographed at the narrowest point gives a winged-look.
During my latest bout of insomnia, I suddenly thought that this building resembled an angel--and after way too much photoshop manipulation, I came up with the Avenging Archangel of Architecture.
Photoshop details: I replaced the blue sky with an almost-black, increased the saturation and exposure of the building to produce some white highlights. I tried to correct some of the perspective distortion with a little skewing

It's round!

Nikon D70, 18-70mm at 1/640 sec, f13

Location: Revere Beach, MA
Distance: 10 miles, 16 km
Transportation: Car

Revere Beach held a sandcastle contest this summer with both professional and amateur entries. Interestingly, very few of the entries were actually "castles". This particular entry is of Christopher Columbus explaining that the world is in fact, round.

Amazingly, the sun came out just as I started taking pictures, so the sky really was this blue. I increased the contrast to bring out the shadows on the sculptures.