Every once in awhile I like a good “WTF is that” entry for Photo of the Day, and this one is pretty good. Is this some kind of strange baby doll orgy venue? The caption says it was taken outside a gym, so maybe they’re the miniature fan club of D.C. Professionals On Treadmills? And then there’s the splash of color against the gray toned background, turning it into a creepy version of those…
Just as predicted, the Kogod Courtyard is becoming a popular site with our photographers, and for good reason. Flickr user tklancer took this striking black and white that gives a kind of majestic feel to the canopy and entrance to the Reynolds Center. EXIF….
This is the sort of tree that gives rise to all sorts of anthropomorphic, evil and/or violent trees in popular entertainment, and inspires waking nightmares in children walking in the woods on cold November evenings. Flickr user brents pix gives the picture the HDR treatment, but with two twists that buck the prevailing trend of overwrought and bizarrely colored HDR shots. First, he presents the photo in black and white (though there is a…
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 set. It was this black and white shot, not of the wall itself, but of the directory of names, in black and white with a…
Hemphill Fine Arts opened two shows this past weekend, showcasing James Huckenpahler’s digital prints in Mindless Pleasures and David Byrne’s furniture design in Furnishing the Self – Upholstering the Soul (Chairs). And while both shows are housed in the same gallery space, they displayed art at opposite ends of the spectrum in both medium and in feel. The first of the two shows at Hemphill is Huckenpahler’s computer art presented in Mindless Pleasures. His work…
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 make this next move feel like it could decide the outcome of the game. EXIF….
Is there anything new that can be added to the debate over the legality and morality of abortion at this point? Finding anyone without a pretty firm opinion is difficult enough. Finding fresh perspectives on an issue this divisive, studied, thought through, and argued over is even rarer. Tony Kaye’s Lake of Fire, a documentary 17 years in the making, doesn’t necessarily present any new information. But it collects all those varying perspectives and passionate…
DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Indie: Lake of Fire Michael Moore may have grabbed all the press where high profile documentaries are concerned, but it’s Tony Kaye’s Lake of Fire that is being quietly talked about as the most powerful documentary of the year. Which is remarkable considering its subject is one of the most talked about and analyzed issues on…
Sometimes we note that there aren’t many portraits in the DCist pool, but today we find ourselves overwhelmed by some fantastic people-centric shots taken over the weekend. The grainy black and white gives even more depth to this image of a tough guy waiting for the Chinatown bus, by Flickr user digital_don (check out his photostream for his other great street portraits). EXIF. Some close runners up included hashing Wonder Woman, block party balloon…
Despite all the bad things that come with living in a big city, one of the reasons we love living here — especially in the nation’s capital, where all of America’s characters descend to speak for their rights — is the amalgam of people you’ll find on the streets at any given moment. Flickr user quemino of the world just uploaded this photo she took in 2003 last Saturday at a march of anarchists…
