Tag Archives: HDR George Washington’s Farm Having read a lot of Revolutionary War history, I’m struck by the number of our Founding Fathers who wrote about their desire to be almost anywhere else. Most of them just wanted to go home to their farm and live a simple life. Yet, of course, they kept getting drawn back into…
 Inside the Hoover Dam Did you know that you can take a tripod inside the Hoover Dam? I couldn’t take my camera bag (it was too big for their size restrictions), but I could take my D700, a couple of lenses and a tripod. Basically, I carried my camera mounted to the tripod in one…
 Continuity of Government You’ve probably seen the Senate Chamber or the House of Representatives Chamber on the evening news or CSPAN before, but have you ever seen this room? Located under the Capitol Building, this auditorium is an alternate place for Congress to meet. Why? One reason could be due to the attacks that have…
 The Secret Lego Playground of Washington, D.C. This is one of those cool museums in the world that doesn’t mind if you bring a tripod along with your camera. I stopped by hear and tried to grab some shots handheld one day, and then I noticed a ton of other photographers there with tripods. When…
 Breaking the Rules Apparently, the rules of photography state that you’re not permitted to put your subject dead-center in the frame. At least, that’s what I’m told. I never got the manual. On the other hand, the rules also state that once you know the rules, you can break the rules. Seems rather contradictory to… 
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