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In all my time doing Photo of the Day, I don't think I've ever seen a picture of the outside of the U.S. Botanic Gardens, like this one by mosley.brian. Usually a lovely reflective night shot like this is the Kennedy Center, but we've been happy to see quite a few of our photographers head towards the gardens once the weather turns cold. It's open all year long and a fantastic way to get your dose of warm, flower fragrant fresh air during winter. In fact, they have extended hours until 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in December (except Christmas) with free musical performances.

I love holiday photos like this, warm with just a hint of sparkle, rather than the garish no-holds-barred plastic Santa light display preferred by those with the festive spirit in overdrive. DC Jeff took this postcard perfect image somewhere on the Georgetown campus. Happy holidays indeed. Have you submitted your application for DCist Exposed 2008 yet? No time like the present! The 2007 winners are all over the place: mark your calendars for 6...

This is actually the first snow-covered Photo of the Day for this season. Clearly I was just waiting for something monumental. Oh, what do you want? It's Monday. And Flickr user *Toshio* does, in fact, have an impressive photo here -- I'm even more surprised by daytime photos of D.C. cultural sites that don't have a single person in sight. EXIF. Speaking of impressive, last night we reached 15,000 photos in the DCist Flickr...

We were taken aback by this beautiful photo by Samer Farha in the DCist Flickr pool this morning. After only a quick glance at the tag "Library of Congress," I was trying to place this building somewhere in the city, but then realized this is a shot of the gorgeous architecture of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, out in Culpeper, Va. Tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains, both American and international film, television, and...

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 Revolution last Sunday at RFK stadium. EXIF....

This goose just looked at me in the DCist Flickr pool, clearly very concerned that he was going to be featured in Photo of the Day. Looks like Flickr user andertho took advantage of the nice weather this weekend to catch this bird's inquisitive and, frankly, hilarious expression. EXIF....

If the DCist Flickr pool is a good indication, many of you decided to spend part of your Labor Day weekend the good ol' fashioned American way -- at the ballpark. Flickr user Scott Ableman perfectly caught Ryan Zimmerman's game winning RBI against the Giants on Sunday night, in a nail biting moment with the count full in the bottom of the ninth. The Nationals inched out for a final score of 2-1....

When this photo popped in the DCist Flickr Group, I assumed that epmd had gone on a trip out west somewhere — Texas, Utah, something like that. But no, this is our very own Anacostia River! As furcafe notes in the comments, it looks like one of those natural history museum dioramas. We almost expect to see pronghorns having a drink. And adding to the wackiness, the shot was taken by a camera from...

A flurry of frantic, angry emails began around 6 p.m. last night on the Cleveland Park Listserve and moved seemingly all over town by 8 p.m. It was the end of civilization as we know it! A catastrophe of epic proportions! Alert the National Guard! The Uptown Theater might be closing! Thankfully, cooler heads have now prevailed. Turns out the rumor got started because the Jews for Jesus outfit McLean Bible Church put up...

One of the things we love best about the DCist Flickr Group is its ability to give us viewpoints from so many different people all at once -- no single news outlet in the world likely had as many photographers taking great shots of the fireworks display in D.C. last night as we did. We put together a short slideshow to share some of the images you were all kind enough to send in...

Tons of people told us about the large tree that fell over near Dupont Circle last night, crushing a parked car and causing the street to shut down. This photo was posted to the DCist Flickr pool, so we thought we'd go ahead and share it, though we still haven't heard back about what caused the tree to fall -- we're guessing old age. >> "...by reducing Thursday drinking, overall drinking on campuses would...

It's summer and our beloved Arts Editor is away this week, so the agenda is a little on the short side. Here are a few things to see. >> We have written before about the Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran's Experimental Media project. Starting this week, WPA\C is hosting a new show called SiteProjects DC. Curator Welmoed Laanstra has asked 15 local artists to create site-specific outdoor artwork, both installations and performances, through July 28,...

Above is one of the many short videos we found on YouTube from this past weekend's Capital Pride Parade (and if dancing men dressed as cowboys in short shorts isn't safe for your work, then this is NSFW), and it got us thinking. We couldn't be happier with the community of excellent photographers that's developed out of our DCist Flickr Pool. But we like running funny, interesting, or beautiful videos just as much as...

Opera is a serious musical genre, the summa of high dramatic art. For some serious thoughts about the season just concluded by Washington National Opera, you could read the Opera Season in Review from last week. In a less exalted but equally important way, opera is about ostentation, and in that vein, there is one more glittering event that always makes the end of the season final in Washington, and that is the annual Opera...

Summer is almost here, and that means it is almost time to roll up the carpets and send the Classical Music Agenda on vacation. So enjoy the music while you can. In particular, this is the last week to take in a performance of the best production from Washington National Opera this season, Janáček's Jenůfa. My review called this opera "essential viewing for anyone who cares about music drama." Performances remain only on Monday (May...

Let's admit it- springtime brings out the fuzzy side of D.C., DCist and our DCist Flickr pool -- amidst the number of blooming flowers and cute animals photographs, Andertho's photo of ducklings in the Reflecting Pool caught our eye. Perhaps it's that two of the little fellas seem to be looking right at us and quizzicly (and identically) asking: "watcha doin' out there? come on in..." We'd join ya, but we happen to know...

I was taken aback by an email I received this morning, alerting me to a newly-created hoax website that offers T-shirts, coffee mugs, and buttons inscribed with a simple Metro logo and the phrase "Metrobus Kills." This is not funny, and I will not post a link to the site. However, it puts a very fine point on a problem that has been simmering for a dangerously long time. This past Saturday, Metrobus claimed...

We love the urban architecture/monument/grit photos that usually fill the DCist Flickr pool, but were pleasantly surprised to find that a number of you sought out some lovely portraits of people around town this weekend. In parks and coffee shops, on stage or in the shipping yard, we love to see the unique expressions in this city as much as we love to see the unique view of all the unusual things we touch...

It's nice to see so many new faces in the DCist Flickr pool. Flickr user generic greeting took this great shot in Adams Morgan, managing to find such a colorful view in an otherwise worn down alleyway. EXIF. Just a tip for those of you hoping we'll use your photo on the site: Tag your photos with whatever is in it and the location, along with the "dcist" tag. We often go searching for...

Due to Budgetary Constraints, Metro's Yellow Line Extension Was Less Than Riders Had Hoped For... We usually try to pick photos for Transit on Thursday (or Friday, as it were) that are either related to the post or simply creative new shots of all things Metro. This week left us without much of a theme, and the pickin's of new Metro-related photos in the DCist Flickr pool were pretty slim (hint, hint). So we...

As we ring in the new year POTD-style, thanks to all those who put up great photos in the DCist Flickr pool of their holiday time in the city. MatthewBradley had some great shots up, especially some shots of the motorcade passing by with President Ford's remains. One that caught my eye was this black and white shot of Penn Ave. up towards the Capitol dome. Alas, the dome is covered by fog, which...

Last week provided some great opportunities for moody weather shots with the earth-moving winds and fantastic cloud formations. Flickr user halliew pulled out a nice one from a vineyard in Comus, Maryland. Anyone else feel the need to start seeking underground shelter? The EXIF data is here. We haven't put up a reminder in awhile, but please try to only add 2-3 photos a day to the DCist Flickr pool. While we're so pleased...

I've noticed a few of our photo contributors in the DCist Flickr tag pool have been taking High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. Simply stated, the photographer takes multiple exposures over a wide range of intensity levels and merges them using computer software. The result brings out shadows and tones down harsh areas to create a photo that's more like what the human eye sees naturally. Though Flickr user easement's photo here looks a bit...