Today, November 11, is Veterans Day in the United States. I would like to say thank you to all the men and women that have maintained the freedom that allow me to post what I want.
Ever since I was little, I have always been amazed with flight. I loved to watch birds gliding through the air, not to mention watching airplanes and all other manner of flying things. It is so hard to believe …Continue Reading Here…
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I live in the United States of America, so I have a special place in my heart for the men and women that protect us. I took this photo as a personal reminder of what they sacrifice for my ability to post. …Continue Reading Here…
I love to go to museums. It doesn’t have to be any certain museum, any will do. It is just enormous fun to walk around and see history. I especially like the Smithsonian museums around the National Mall in Washington D.C. and the best part, they are free (the right price).
This photo is from the Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, which is just outside …Continue Reading Here…
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I got an account over at 500PX a while back, but did not actually start using it until the other day. You can check my profile out at 500PX.
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy center is huge. All of the planes, helicopters, space ships and other flying things are all full size. There are tons of them. Enough that I was unable to see all …Continue Reading Here…
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I love to go to museums. There is always so much to see. I wonder if those people creating the history were thinking they were going to be a part of history or just doing what they wanted to at the time and just happened to be in the right place …Continue Reading Here…
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Every once in a while I like to go through my archive of photos. This helps me in two ways. First, I get to see all the old photos that I took and relive the moments. I mean, that is what this is all about. “Capturing Memories for a Lifetime”. Second, every time I go through …Continue Reading Here…
This is the back door to the Smithsonian administration building. Also commonly known as the Castle. I had a fun time taking photos in the flower garden just behind the castle. If you ever have the chance to make it here, make sure you explore the sides of the garden. There were lots of cool things to find that were not readily apparent from the central area of the garden. In fact, you can see one from a previous post, Flower Petals for the Lady. …Continue Reading Here…
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I had such a great time in Washington D.C. recently and had the opportunity to see many things and take a few photos of them. I am a huge fan of flying, astronomy and generally anything in space or underwater. So, naturally, I had to visit the Air and Space Museum. At the Udvar-Hazy Center, they have a wall honoring certain figures in flight, including space flight. This happens to be that “Wall of Honor”. It was such an honor to walk along it and see all the names and think of their important contributions to flight. I have also posted many other photos from the Air and Space Museum, including this photo of the space shuttle Enterprise.
As a blogger, I depend on reliable Internet. However, where I live there is only one provider. I have been thinking of satellite Internet, but am worried at the traffic limits. Does anyone have any experience with satellite Internet? Any recommendations?
This is the front of the Smithsonian administration building. I loved the flowers all around the grounds of the museums on the National Mall. I was rather disappointed when I learned that the flowers are constantly being replaced. Well, not really, I don’t know of any way they could get flowers constantly all year long. Not to mention, it would be impossible to make all the cool designs last longer than a few weeks.
What is your favorite place to take photos? I am still up in the air. I always seem o go for the big landscapes or vast distance photos. However, I have begun working on some close-ups. Does anyone have suggestion on a photographic style they would like to see me attempt? I could then write a post outlining my trials and tribulations. Click the “leave comments” link at the top of this post.
This is one of the exhibit halls in the Museum of Asian History in Washington D.C. I just loved the blue along the ceiling. I don’t know if this is a skylight or just a back lit light. But, however it is done, it is cool. The only things lit well were the actual exhibits, the galleries themselves were very dim. This was handheld, 3 exposures. To get the shutter speed where I could hold it, I had to crank up the ISO.
