I spent a beautiful sunny afternoon watching the spring steeplechase races in Middleburg, Virginia last Saturday. Our picnic spot was right on the rail just before the turn to the finish line, which made for some exciting duels down the stretch home and plenty of great photo opportunities. I did a little experimenting with panning as well; the most successful attempt was probably the photo above, taken with an exposure of 1/60 second.
This was taken during a performance by the Capitol Area Budokai club during the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival earlier this month. I don't know much (anything) about martial arts, but I've been told that this sword fighting discipline is called Kendo and the swords are Katanas. It was interesting to watch!
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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 200
I spent an afternoon wandering the National Arboretum recently and found all kinds of fun things to take pictures of. The variety of spring flowers were perfect subjects for my 100mm macro lens.
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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 200
I'm way behind in getting the nearly 1,000 photos I took last weekend processed and uploaded. So far, though, this one stands out as a favorite of mine. This couple was having a sunrise photo shoot at the Tidal Basin - I hope they got some good ones! If you happen to recognize them, let me know and I will email them a copy. =)
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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 200
I came across this empty back alley in Georgetown the other day. Georgetown is full of these little crannies and you never know what (or who) you'll find. For being an "upscale" part of town, there's some shady business in these parts!
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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 400
