Beautiful Butterfly

Beautiful butterfly, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

A little spot of color on a cold wintery day. The butterflies are now part of a permanent installation at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

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Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 640

DCist Exposed opens tomorrow!

2009 DCist Exposed Photography Show, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

If you are in the D.C. area tomorrow night (Friday, Feb. 20th), please stop by the Gallery at Flashpoint at 916 G Street between 5-9pm to check out the opening of the 2009 DCist Exposed photography show! Admission is free, with complimentary wine and snacks. If you can't make it tomorrow evening, the exhibition will be on through March 7 (more information here). My photo of the Waffle Shop (featured in the poster above) is in the exhibition, along with 44 other incredible shots. All of the art is for sale at reasonable prices, too, if you're looking to add some photography to your home.

Hope to see you there!

Heavy with blooms

Heavy with blooms, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

I took this with the XSi and the "nifty fifty" - or EF 50mm f/1.8 lens. A little playing around with Adobe Lightroom yielded this final product. My two orchid plants are both in the middle of their long winter blooming season. I'm pretty proud of myself for not killing either plant over the last year!

Outgoing

Outgoing, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

This was one of the first photos I took with my Rebel XSi. I still think it's one of my favorite shots of the D.C. metro. Believe it or not, this was handheld (1/15s) - that in-lens image stabilization really helps!

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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 23 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Shadow Play

Ren in shadow, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

A good friend of mine owns several Friesian horses, who are the most willing and friendly subjects! This is Ren. He's a matched pair for Mick, her other gelding.

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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Just a few last shots from Inauguration weekend...

Fist-pumping excitement, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

I couldn't resist sharing just a few more random photos from inauguration weekend. I promise, no more after this!

Ponies and porta-potties, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

Third-place winner in the Washington City Paper's inauguration photo contest.

Obama Cupcake - yum!, originally uploaded by soleil1016.

Red velvet cupcake from Baked and Wired in Georgetown.