Can’t stop doing the happy dance here in DC. We have a native English speaker as President again!

Yes we did… while freezing! 

In DC with 2M or so of my closest friends – thank goodness for public transportation.

It’s a tad crowded here in DC:

taken getting out at the Smithsonian Metro stop

from the National Mall

and just trying to get to the Lincolm Memorialfor a concert

Turns out, there are loads of people in DC right now. Oh, and some guy showed up at Union Station today and attracted quite a crowd.

From four floors up, looking out my office window. Snow, morning light, and our really cool slate roof.

slate

Happy New Year! I can’t make up my mind about which of these two shots I like better, so I’m posting both. Another Seguso in the house (previous photo) pleases me.

reflections

ISO 100 and 0.4 at f/4  29mm

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ISO 100 and 0.4 at f/4  29mm

This picture was worth getting up for… the forecast for tonight said fog. We’ve had over 20 inches of snow in the last two weeks, and the temp has barely crossed the warm side of the freezing line. But tonight, it’s all rain and fog as the snow melts off. Got up, grabbed the tripod, and captured this in the middle of the night.

glow

ISO 100; 30sec exposure at f/3.5 and 22mm

All I can think when I look at this photo is: cold. I was freezing. The temp dipped to about 12F and the wind was whipping. If you look at the lower left-hand corner of the photo, you can see the wind outside the woods throwing snow everywhere. What’s missing here is the sound of frozen trees straining in the wind, creaking and popping.

cold

My alma mater came north to play MSU last night. The Citadel lost but did a great job of holding their own against such a powerful team. This was my first MSU basketball game and we had a blast.

make it!

Snowed here. Again. ‘Tis the season.

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