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November 30, 2007
Here's some adorableness for you on a chilly Friday. Flickr user maxedaperture just uploaded this image from last summer of these elephants snuggling in the sun at the National Zoo. If you think the warm months are the only good times to hit up the zoo, grab a jacket... [continue]
| November 29, 2007
It looks like DCJeff has been a-wanderin', shooting the streets of D.C. and leaving us with a bounty of gorgeous images in DCist's Flickr pool. This sepia-toned image of a dilapidated building, located near a cemetery downtown, reveals subtle textures in the bricks and windows that we find mesmerizing.... [continue]
November 27, 2007
I actually saw this photo last night on Intangible Arts' blog, as he described walking home after his bus became stuck in traffic due to the shooting we mentioned earlier at 13th Street and Columbia Road last night. The short series of images he accumulated as he strolled through... [continue]
November 26, 2007
After a long holiday weekend it's always nice to check out the DCist pool to see where our regular contributors have been off to, cameras always in tow. Though we'll no doubt hear a "it's not in D.C.!" complaint from someone, it's nice to see what our readers find... [continue]
November 21, 2007
Sure, our beloved United didn't get to play in the final showdown, but every time I pass this picture in the DCist Flickr pool, I want to stop and give this dude a high five. Aziz Yazdani caught this elated fan after the Houston Dynamo beat the New England... [continue]
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November 20, 2007
It was only with intense patience and a deep well of courage that Samer Farha was finally capable of trapping the long sought after Land Shark in his wide-jawed f/4 aperture shutter. Though the creature has become more elusive these days, now that it has seized a fleet of... [continue]
November 19, 2007
We can already tell that the canopy at the new Smithsonian's Kogod Courtyard is going to be one of those Washington, D.C. fixtures that shows up in the pool every week or so. Flickr user cowbellemoo captures the flow of the architecture beautifully here. Who else made it to... [continue]
November 16, 2007
DC Cowgirl's photo of one of the statues outside of the Federal Trade Commission headquarters at 6th and Pennsylvania NW is an interesting look at one of my favorites among Washington's statuary. There are several reasons I like the statue, but most of them boil down to "that guy... [continue]
November 15, 2007
Flickr user musely gets a gold star today for both effort and execution, for this clever series of shots lining up currency with the D.C. buildings depicted on them. We suspect this is one of those things that seems simple, but in practice is a lot more difficult than... [continue]
November 14, 2007
Though opening day is still a whole winter away, looking at Scott Ableman's photos of the Nats' stadium near completion makes our mouths water for peanuts, hot dogs, and beer. If all goes as planned, come late March we'll be enjoying dogs and beer in what Thomas Boswell called... [continue]
November 13, 2007
We love andertho's HDR treatment of this firehouse on New Jersey Avenue near the Capitol. The colors are so vibrant, with the spotlight focused on the fire truck in the center, ready to roll. EXIF.... [continue]
November 12, 2007
Flickr user polytropos had a number of excellent photos from down at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial over the weekend. With today being Veterans Day, and just two days shy of the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial, there was no doubt today's photo would come from that... [continue]
We're pleased to congratulate the winners of the first ever WalkingTown DC Photo Contest, sponsored by DCist and Cultural Tourism DC. On September 29, the staff behind the twice yearly free walking tour weekends challenged local photographers to come out to their event and snap photos that best captured... [continue]
November 9, 2007
Call us nostalgic, but everyskyline's shot of the Taft Bridge in Woodley Park makes us remember when we had a Polaroid. The camera's muted colors and fuzziness give this shot a timeless quality — it could've been taken in 1960 or the other day. Plus it's got some nice... [continue]
November 8, 2007
Despite the cold, we have to admit this looks like a lot of fun. A little white water kayaking should get that heart racing to the point where you probably don't notice the frigid waters anymore. We love how Flickr user KJ Grabowsky manages to make the kayaker almost... [continue]
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November 7, 2007
There is only one way to describe today's entries in the DCist photo pool: adorable. Whether it's the photo above from Tracy Lee, doe-eyed toddlers, or even a somewhat off-topic picture of some Magellanic penguins in Chile. The photo above takes the win because it oozes a bright artistic... [continue]
November 6, 2007
The Police made their way back to the District last night, playing their first show in town in over 24 years. Their last D.C. show was on August 22, 1983, when they graced the stage at the Capital Center. The crowd at the Phone Booth welcomed Sting, Andy Summers... [continue]
It wasn't easy picking today's Photo of the Day. Our local photogs have been working overtime, and the DCist Photo Pool is brimming with eye candy -- and that's just the way we like it. This photo of the the Duplex Diner in Adams Morgan comes to us from... [continue]
November 5, 2007
We like this great black and white wide angle treatment of some checkers players at a park in Wheaton, Md. Flickr contributor chip py the photo guy frames the action perfectly, giving us the details of the bottle cap pieces while letting the background fall out of focus to... [continue]
November 2, 2007
Orange Line to AAHHH!!!!!! So we've posted a lot of neat Halloween shots, but we couldn't overlook this one by James Calder. It's like a still from a zombie movie set in Washington. Metro's trademark darkness makes it a little spookier, and amusingly, the guy to to left doesn't... [continue]
November 1, 2007
With the surprising lack of Halloween aftermath photos in the DCist pool today, we did a little browsing back through the past week and found this interesting shot by Flickr user chapulin colorado. Using a fake tilt shift, he turned this photo of real life visitors at the Smithsonian... [continue]