Washington D.C. – Page 5

Jogging the Mall

Here’s another Lensbaby Spark photo. I like how it specifically focuses on one point and blurs the rest of the image. The original: too light and not enough contrast. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Washington in Color

I took my LensBaby Spark out one morning and had some fun. I decided to play with the saturation on this edit since the stone they used changes color a quarter of the way up anyway. The original: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Washington in Color”

Tulip Magnolia

Working with what you’ve got — I thought I was looking at a cherry tree with full cherry blossoms. I was in the Costco parking lot of all places. Another shopper told me it was a tulip magnolia. Still very pretty! I wish I would have composed this one a little better, but in theContinue reading “Tulip Magnolia”

Bridge

In between D.C. and Rosslyn – in the Potomac River – is Teddy Roosevelt Island. It’s a quick little getaway from the hustle. The original: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Promise of Spring

Spring is around the corner. I’ve been told. Remembering springs of old. The original: (I’m kinda loving the pink in the pic above. Dreamy…) ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Gold Star

WWII – gold stars – honoring those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Each star represents 100 fallen. I took my Spark lens by LensBaby into DC for a minute today (I can’t wait for the weather to warm up a bit!). These stars are one of my favorite parts of any of the monuments andContinue reading “Gold Star”