Results tagged “photos”

              

I think two things about making a gallery of pictures of jack-o'-lanterns. One: This is exactly the sort of task I'm up to on a November 1. I tend to enjoy my sweets in the four of bourbon for Halloween, and as a result November 1 is a hangover to rival January 1. In stumbling around the house groaning for advil and wondering how I stubbed my presently lame big toe, I present a more convincing zombie than any you saw in Georgetown last night. Two: Something about taking pictures of pumpkins makes people go nuts with the photoshop. How is it that photos of orange gourds look so green?

Here is a photo that manages to summon both Vince Gauraldi and Cecily Brown. This fall flickr by apium is full of flesh tones that draw the eye, but it's far from sexy. For all the skin color and movement, this picture still conveys the quiet transformation of autumn.

Cast your eyes on this image, ye reader, and despair! Truly the most horrifying image poured into the DCist Photo Cauldron so far. Or at the very least, the most damning. Flickr user M.V. Jantzen actually captured these souls during (what else?) the annual drag race, but let it stand as a challenge: Can a costume come in a more terrifying form than floral? I submit not.

O funnel cake, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Is it the crispy fried-but-not-exceedingly-greasy goodness? Is it the powdered sugar that coats the throat and occasionally induces a coughing fit? Whatever the reason, you and Flickr user lorigoldberg's goo-tagged capture will always have a place in and on my heart. EXIF.

              

Despite the rain and chill, the DCist Flickr pool is chockablock with fun images of last night's 24th annual High Heel Race along 17th Street NW. Here's some of our favorites.

This haunting shot of the Lord of the Miracles procession, captured by by yonas1, looks as though it could have been shot in Peru. This version of the event however took place along Columbia Road in Adams Morgan this past Sunday. (EXIF)

              

Based on DCist photography contributor Brian Knight's photographs, yesterday's Marine Corps Marathon was a passionate whirlwind of emotions: elation, sadness, struggle, and whimsy, all in a blur of movement and color. It's appropriate then, that such an exhausting event required an earlier-than-roosters wake-up call for our intrepid photographer -- of course, DCist managing and arts editor Heather Goss (who somehow escaped the reach of Brian's lens) just had to do him one better and actually run the 10K yesterday.

            

The Washington Humane Society pledged in 2006 to find a good home for every adoptable animal. This is no easy task while providing care for over 20,000 animals a year, taking in an average of 33 animals a day at two different shelters. Their goals are to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership." With shelters around the country being forced to euthanize 4 to 5 million dogs and cats a year, we applaud the WHS's efforts to find good homes for the pets of D.C. So we've decided to help by highlighting adoptable dogs and cats in the District. This new column will feature some of the four legged friends who are currently waiting to find a loving family.

       

We were speaking with a couple of photographers recently, who claimed that this year's crop of changing leaves were particularly stunning, and yesterday, a short trip through a few of D.C.'s tree lined streets seemed to confirm that sentiment. So, perhaps it wasn't very surprising that a look through our DCist Flickr pool was full the same evidence of autumn's rise. Didn't get your fill of lovely fall color with today's photo of the day? Crack open a pumpkin beer, and take a break from that Halloween costume construction to enjoy some more.

Passing by market-goers this morning wrapped in scarves as they rummaged through bins of root vegetables, this writer felt like fall finally arrived. It's usually mid-October when the blazers and sweaters come out of the closet; this year, mid-October came late. After a week of unseasonal cold and a flood-y Saturday, it's nice to have a day of actual, honest-to-goodness autumn. Don't fall in love, though: Rain is likely over 4 of the next 7 days.

Just like George Costanza, I've got a bone to pick with the pigeons. My daily commute takes me through Dupont Circle, and every morning, the rats of the sky dive and soar much too close for my comfort as they bathe on the perch of the fountain. The unpredictability of their movements, combined with the fact that I've seen The Birds far too many times, provides just the right amount of jolt before I get to my desk and the large coffee mug which sits upon it.

             

On paper, a Lenny Kravitz show on the heels of the 20th anniversary re-release of his debut album, Let Love Rule, is an intriguing prospect. Add in a setlist that has but one song released after the year 2000 and I'm downright excited. So why was Tuesday's show at the Warner Theater a bit of a dud? Pacing, mostly. Kravitz managed just 13 songs in a two hour span in a set that started and finished strong but veered eerily into "Jazz Odyssey" territory in between.

That pain you're feeling is the toothache caused by all of the seasonal sweet treats in the DCist Flickr pool. Flickr user/street artist diabetik takes it one step farther by decorating traffic cones to resemble everyone's favorite triangular tri-colored waxy treat.

              

When someone is so excited about forming a band that they write a song about the exuberance of that experience, it’s easy to see them putting on a great live show. Because let’s face it, anyone who proclaims, “Look at us! We formed a band!” is clearly the sort of pop culture loving being that would flaunt how happy they are to be in a band for as long as humanly possible. It also suggests that the person writing such a song is not necessarily someone who by conventional standards appears to be a person in a band.

At first glance, Ghost Bear's shot appears to consist of posed figurines and gummy candy. Upon further inspection, he's captured a perfect, slapstick moment from intermission at Saturday's Caps game.

                

It won't come as a shocker to people who follow green technology and architecture that Team Germany came away with top marks at the Solar Decathlon, a competition that invites universities from around the world to compete to design -- and build -- the best zero-energy home. What might have surprised even Team Germany was how the public responded to the open-house event.

For so many reasons, it's easy to associate with this photograph: one man, wandering out into the world with little but his trusty umbrella to shield him from the slings and arrows that surely await. Credit His Noodly Appendage with the excellent framing.

              

The 9:30 Club was absolutely packed Wednesday night for the D.C. debut of Them Crooked Vultures, a recently-formed hard-rock “supergroup” featuring Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, who formerly played bass in a little band called Led Zeppelin. Joined by touring guitarist Alain Johannes, the high-profile trio treated the crowd to an impressive 90-minute set, more than justifying the hype that made this one of the most highly-anticipated shows of the year.

For those of you about to enter midterm season at school, here's a multiple choice question to help you prepare: Flickr user shannonboom's half-eaten strawberry shortcake bar is Photo of the Day for which of the following reasons? a) The contrast between the colors of the melty novelty treat in the foreground and the drab sidewalk in the background. b) A recent discussion about the merits of Strawberry Shortcake vs. Chocolate Eclair. c) There are no merits to discuss...Strawberry Shortcake is the best Good Humor bar ever.

              

Last night D.C. wanted the best and they got the best, as the local faction of KISS Army invaded the Verizon Center to see Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and two other guys not named Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, slap on the makeup and rock 'n' roll all night.

Home is in the District, so I'd rather these country roads took me somewhere else -- maybe just round and round the hilltop on a supreme fall-foliage tour. Here the roads look like a needle threading the hillside, a stitch in autumn. Courtesy of afagen, this shot from Shenandoah National Park finds the warm reds and ochres of Stony Man trail on a crisp day.

Photographs by R. Samayoa brings us this strikingly geometrical composition from the entrance to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Religion, art, geometry, symbolism: there's got to be a Dan Brown joke in here somewhere, right?

              

As promised, here are some images captured by DCist photographer Francis Chung during Thursday afternoon's Washington Teachers Union-organized protest outside the John A. Wilson Building.

D.C. police today released a pair of photos and a composite sketch of a man they believe to be responsible for a bevy of crimes across the city in the last month. Among the crimes police are attributing to this one guy are the robberies and/or car jackings of six different taxi cab drivers in the month of September alone, plus the Sept. 22 armed robbery of the Lowest Price Gas Station in the 2800 block of 12th Street NE.

Flickr user Jonathan Thorpe has a couple outstanding portraits in the pool, with doll narrowly edging out hitchhiker. The colors, patterns, and details are great, but mostly we couldn't resist continuing with our freaky doll theme of late. Good luck falling asleep tonight!

This weekend's glorious harvest moon was a popular subject among the DCist photogs. But it's first-time contributor maria jpeg izaurralde's eerie, abstract composition that managed to win out for today's selection. (EXIF)

Alright, come on now, let's all say it together: awwwwwwwww. This shot has everything -- a cute little girl, the irresistible allure of a majestic horse's wry smile and the inevitable embrace. Add in akkleis' immaculate timing and spectacular framing, and it's a photo worthy of such a prolonged "aww." Probably even two.

I thought there were laws against doing this in public. Flickr user yujie_ continues this week's sleepy theme, red Chucks and all. EXIF.

'Tis the time of year that scenes reminiscent of a certain Hitchcock film become increasingly commonplace around these here parts.

       

Dimmed luster, my ass! Regardless of the brewing Ted Loza/Jim Graham scandal, the folks who participated in this year's Fiesta DC did a great job putting on a colorful, fun, well-attended event that deserves to be judged apart from anything else. Here's just a few of the shots our Flickr contributors grabbed on Sunday in Mt. Pleasant.