Monochrome

Bowery Freeze

Black And White Photography, Patti, Photography

Snow falling on the Bowery

This time last year and so many seasons since . . .  when it doesn’t seem that long ago at all.

Shot down on the Bowery during a biting snow storm, squeezing the last final frames out of the camera before the creeping lens fog declared enough, no more.

Statuary

Black And White Photography, Photography

Statue of Freedom, United States Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DCEmancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

The 19.5-foot-tall bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford crowns the dome of the United States Capitol. The original plaster model for the statue is on display in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, where it is the focal point of Emancipation Hall.

(Fun fact – capitol with an “o” stands for the building; capital with an “a” stands for the city. How to remember? I learned to think of a bell tolling in a building. Clever, right?)

Things to do in the Center:

  • Visit Exhibition Hall, the only exhibit in the country dedicated to telling the story of Congress and the construction of the U.S. Capitol.
  • See the Capitol Dome Model — an 11-foot-tall touchable model correct in every architectural detail, 1/20 the size of the original.
  • Watch the proceedings on the floors of Congress at the House and Senate theaters when Congress is in session.
  • Tour the Capitol.
  • And, of course, open your wallet to grab a snack or meal in the 530-seat cafeteria or to purchase that must-have souvenir from either of the two gift shops.

For more photos from Washington, D.C.,
visit Visual Venturing.

Cyclocross – Dust, Sweat and Tears

Black And White Photography, Photography

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Believe it or not this what I call fun.  You wouldn’t know it by the classic “race face” but this is what some of us crazy cyclists call fun.  Cyclocross is a little known cycling discipline that is typically held in cold and muddy conditions, kind of like steeplechase on your bike.  Here a cyclist dismounts his bike and jumps over 18″ high barriers then back on the bike, all at full speed.  Being able to get this close to the action proved to be  good testing ground for the auto focus of my new camera.

You can see more cyclocross on my blog http://samobiker.com/cyclocross/

The Coffee Cup

Emilio, Photography

The Coffee Cup

The Coffee Cup opened in 1994 in the Old Town area of Boulder City Nevada, then relocated in 2003 to a much larger home just down the block, where it still offers breakfast and lunch from 6 am to 2 pm daily. In 2007, The Food Network aired a piece on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” about the place. Today, The Cup employs 4 cooks, 1 prep cook, 2 dishwashers, 6 waitresses, 5 bus girls, and a hostess. All their food is home-made. For Joe, they have The Godfather Omelette with Italian sausage, tomato, olives, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and cheddar cheese (Cheddar cheese? Shouldn’t it be mozzarella, provolone, even parmigiano? Well, at least they’re trying!)