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Flickr Places (November 20, 2007)

Flickr just added a very cool, very extensive Places feature. You can search for your hometown, or anyplace, to find photos. I'm not sure how it works but I come up as one of two "Featured Photographers" on the Bamako,... ... (continued)

Some good news on the weak dollar (November 05, 2007)

I just sold a photo to a British organization for 30 pounds sterling, which is quite a few more dollars than it used to be. I have nothing else to say so I will leave you with this thought, courtesy... ... (continued)

Flickr geotagging (April 05, 2007)

Every now and then I discover some little bit of goodness on the web and get completely absorbed in it for a while. My latest preoccupation is geotagging my photos in Flickr -- that is, adding geographical data to each... ... (continued)

Photos published (July 03, 2006)

I just added this to my portfolio, but it seems worth mentioning here: Three Four of my photos have been recently published electronically: A cropped version of a photo I took in the National Gallery of Art was selected for... ... (continued)

Flickr pro (May 11, 2005)

You may or may not have noticed that I recently added the last three photos from my Flickr photostream to the right sidebar. When I first registered with Flickr and created a free account, a couple months ago, I wasn't... ... (continued)

Is my new wireless remote working? (March 31, 2005)

Yes. Yes, it is.... ... (continued)

"Noteworthy"! (November 05, 2003)

If you found this site via my latest submission to the Mirror Project, welcome. It was deemed Noteworthy and featured on the home page. I'm more excited about this than you might expect, or think reasonable, because I'm a longtime... ... (continued)

le week-end (October 12, 2003)

My second weekend in Mali and the first I've felt remotely normal. We woke up bright and early Saturday morning to play ultimate frisbee with some other expats over in Badalabougou (on the other side of the river). One regular... ... (continued)

slideshow #1: La Maison (October 08, 2003)

Slideshow didn't work for everyone, so ... Here are the photos. Click for larger versions. Our house in Hippodrome. Looking back out the driveway, to our gate. My "office." Looking out our bedroom window. Your charming bedroom, should you come... ... (continued)

slideshow #1: La Maison ()

better late than never (August 09, 2003)

What are you doing tonight? If you're in Washington, swing by the GallAerie for Photo Club's Group Show #1. The show will feature black and white and color photography by the seven members of Photo Club. The subjects are wide-ranging,... ... (continued)

San Francisco pictures (August 02, 2003)

Pictures from our weekend in San Francisco.... ... (continued)

more Mali photos (July 13, 2003)

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Yashica A TLR (sold) ()

I'm selling a Yashica A TLR camera, cheap. I don't want to deal with shipping it anywhere but if you are in the DC metro area and you like to take square pictures, let's talk. Someone bought it.... ... (continued)

decentralization (July 12, 2003)

My Fotolog.... ... (continued)

more photos from Mali (July 10, 2003)

And still more yet to come.... ... (continued)

Harpers Ferry (July 06, 2003)

Saturday I hiked the Maryland Heights trail in Harpers Ferry. It was gorgeous—and about 10 degrees cooler than the city. ... ... (continued)

first photos from Mali (May 28, 2003)

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blizzard (February 17, 2003)

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from the archives (February 15, 2003)

In December of 1989, my brother and my friend Michele and I drove out to Darnestown Park, where Michele took a roll full of photographs of us. In the high school darkroom I printed one. We framed it at home... ... (continued)

cleaning out the attic (February 09, 2003)

Saturday I organized all my black-and-white negatives and prints, including the ones from my high school classes. Sunday I scanned my first negatives, and saw no reason not to start from the beginning, with my juvenalia, if you will. Thus... ... (continued)

purty (January 10, 2003)

My brother and his wife gave us this window ornament for Christmas. It casts tiny rainbows all around the room. If you like the first photo, wallpaper is available in 1600x1200 and 1024x768 sizes. (Unfortunately, at that magnification, you can... ... (continued)

more from the Canon S30 (December 23, 2002)

New photos from Friday night.... ... (continued)

snow (December 08, 2002)

Or, One of These Things Is Not Like The Others:... ... (continued)

Thanksgiving ()

My nephew Ethan played football with Grandpa Len . . . . . . my niece Sophie tried on some bows with Grandma Martha . . . . . . and then they played a duet for their Dad.... ... (continued)

Hazel Mountain Trail (October 14, 2002)

We drove out to the edge of Shenandoah National Park and hiked the Hazel Mountain Trail, short version (just under 6 miles). We parked in a bus turnaround lot where the county maintenance of route 681 ends, and walked past... ... (continued)

wallpaper (October 09, 2002)

1024x768 version, suitable for desktop background, is also available. (It's about 1MB so be patient.)... ... (continued)

hi mom (August 26, 2002)

I must not be writing enough; my parents actually had to call me last night to find out what's going on. Summer stuff: sailing with instructor Bert the underemployed lawyer; eating dinner at the Mt Pleasant house where I used... ... (continued)

oh dear (August 12, 2002)

I forgot to mention that I never would have been able to take so many photos in London and Edinburgh if it weren't for Andrew. He brought his brand-spankin' new Canon digital camera to my farewell-from-QRC happy hour, took some... ... (continued)

photos of London and Edinburgh (August 04, 2002)

Photos of London and Edinburgh are up. To do: - write about my trip - post photos from the flight (yes, I took pictures out of the window -- I could see Greenland!)... ... (continued)

Sugarloaf (June 22, 2002)

We went into the woods for one day, not two. Not a total surprise, since we waited until the last minute to call and all the campgrounds were full. We picked the 9.4 mile Sugarloaf circuit from our Potomac Appalachian... ... (continued)

Open City: Street Photographs Since 1950 (Hirshhorn) (June 21, 2002)

An assortment of photo club members checked out the opening night of Open City: Street Photographs Since 1950. Later, over salads and wine at Arbor, we discussed the exhibit for half an hour (and swapped dating stories for an hour... ... (continued)

Mattawoman Creek photography show (June 09, 2002)

Heidi's photo "Mist" was selected for the Mattawoman Creek Art Center's 8th Annual All-Media Juried Exhibition. Philip Brookman, senior curator at the Corcoran, juried the show. In the car on the way to the opening last Sunday, Heidi explained that... ... (continued)

my brother's dogs (June 07, 2002)

Calvin is a largish, short-haired dog, mostly black with bits of tan under his chin and on his chest. He is thick-bodied and muscular; his ancestry seems to include at least a little bit of Rottweiler. Although he's not visibly... ... (continued)

Mt. Pleasant (May 28, 2002)

Photos from one beautiful day in the old neighborhood before my vacation:... ... (continued)

Beach Week 2002: Lowered Expectations (May 27, 2002)

It began auspiciously enough: a clear blue Sunday, a full tank of gas, no shortage of listenable music on the radio, no traffic to speak of. In five hours I was cruising down the Croatan Highway, aka the Bypass, toward... ... (continued)

Jae & Corey's wedding (April 30, 2002)

I've posted photos.... ... (continued)

seen around town ()

Female ginkgo trees are scheduled to be sprayed for fruit control. I just like this sign for some reason. The "I Am" Temple. What the heck is it? Our guest from out of town stayed at the Tabard Inn.... ... (continued)

spring in the city (April 15, 2002)

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New Haven, Connecticut (March 13, 2002)

It took all week but I've added photos from last weekend's trip to New Haven. Heather and I took the 5:37 Acela Regional north with naught for entertainment but The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need. Over two hours later,... ... (continued)

Saturday (February 11, 2002)

Warm and sunny, dribbled away on a halfhearted photo shoot, a little window shopping at Goodwood, halfhearted computer bridge, and a one-mile run. I looked forward to gaining a sense of productivity and focus in the darkroom, but alas, it... ... (continued)