Category Archives: Travel

No Tripods, No Monopods, No Problems

The Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia and next door to Dulles International Airport does not allow the use of monopods or tripods due to safety issues.  I figured I would have to rely on my Nikon D700 … Continue reading

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Washington, DC Favorites

Thought I would end this week with a few favorites from last week’s trip to Washington, DC.  I will add shooting tips to the challenges I faced in hopes of helping other traveling photographers. I will start with the reason … Continue reading

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A War Forgotten

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was very different than the Vietnam Veterans Memorial we visited earlier this week.  The Vietnam Memorial was more personal with the names of all those soldiers lost in the conflict. As I entered the Korean … Continue reading

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View 224: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, I watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite after supper.  Cronkite would introduce stories and maps of this area half way around the world called Southeast Asia where the Vietnam War was … Continue reading

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Blue Hour on the Mall

Last week I discussed how I was going to re-shot a photo I took from the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC back in 2008.  Turns out the fence was still there as the reflection pool is currently drained … Continue reading

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