With the warming temperatures, the long delayed cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin have finally hit their peak bloom. With an early pre-dawn departure, I arrived to the cherry blossoms before dawn. Many photographers were already on-site establishing their desired position for the sun rise. The cloud cover […]
Today, Chinatown in Washington D.C. celebrated the 4711 Chinese Lunar New Year. A tradition well established in the Chinese culture that is based on a lunar calender. According to legend, the beginning of the Chinese New Year began when villagers began to place food offerings outside of their home […]
Let’s join in with Luke the Black Maned Lion and his son John in a great tree hugger love fest. We love trees Trees are our friends. Trees support our lives. They provide shelter from the sun. They provide heat in the winter. Trees are awesome.
“Damn the Torpedoes ! Full speed ahead!” Standing high and proud in a rare green space in the center of the bustling streets of Washington D.C. stands a statue of David G. Farragut. A Union Admiral in the American Civil War immortalized by his battle cry during the […]
On a morning photography technical walk-about in Meridian Hill Park in Washington D.C., with Lynford Morton of Phototour DC, it was wonderful to reaffirm what I’ve learned the past two years about photography. It was also exciting that even though you think you know something, there is always […]
Once upon a time, in the busy metroplis of our nation’s Capital, a baby tiger was born. Meet Gunter, a stunning beautiful Sumatra Tiger that was born on May 24, 2006 at the Washington National Zoo. Part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program (SSP), Gunter was destined […]
After a week of submersion with the Bald Eagles at Conowingo Dam, I must confess that I’m birded out. My little creative brain needs a break from beaks and feathers and wants to take a stroll through the National Gallery of Art. A place not only of beauty […]
Lincoln’s Farewell Address in Springfield, Illinois on the way to Washington to assume the Presidency of the United States.
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 