This was taken outside of Tahoe, CA on a cold January morning. We pulled the car over to photograph a waterfall but this turned out to be the more provoking view.
The Killers Performing at White House 4th of July in 2010
Continuing on this week’s theme of “black and white” photos, I thought I’d post this year-and-a-half old photo of Brandon Flowers and The Killers performing on the South Lawn of the White House for the Fourth of July in 2010. The main act for this annual event is always kept quiet until the day of, and hundreds of people were ecstatic when they heard the band take the stage.
The photo itself was a bit of an accident—I had the camera exposure set for much darker lighting but one of the stage flares flashed and overexposed everything on stage. The effect was perfect however, with the right side of Brandon’s face (our left) showing every detail, and his left side washed out for some rockstar dramatic effect.
Without a doubt, this is one of the coolest things I’ve seen, done, or photographed in DC.
A Solemn Night
This was taken on a quiet Sunday evening at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. As of Memorial Day 2011 there are 58,272 names on the wall.
Theme of the Week and Cairo, Egypt
I’m considering doing something a little different with the photoblog–a “theme of the week” where I post photos for the week that follow a theme. We’ll see how this plays out.
For now though, this week’s theme is… (reaching into a hat to pull a small folded piece of paper) … black and white photos. Start simple, right? We’ll get more abstract later.
Below is a photo I took years ago in Cairo, Egypt, before all the recent political unrest. Cairo is unlike any other city that I’ve visited, even in terms of its population density. This photo was taken early morning, and I’m pretty sure the haze in the background is smog from the previous day. The streets were empty at that moment, but within a few hours they’d be packed with Cairo’s roughly 7 million denizens.
Photo of the Day: All clear on Market St.
Still going on my San Francisco kick, I thought I’d post another one of the city.
This is an unusually empty view for a weekday afternoon in the area where the touristy Embarcadero meets the bustling Financial District. It was the holiday season though, and a number of people had already left town.
Photo of the Day: Dock of the Bay
This was taken in San Francisco at sunrise about a month ago. I had arrived the night before and was jet lagged, so I woke up at 6am and wandered around the AT&T Park area, capturing this and other photos.
