benmurray / washington d.c.

Morgan and Jamie

Morgan and Jamie were kind enough to ask me to help celebrate their engagement by photographing their “monumental” trek through Washington.  We started at the Capitol Building for some obligatory skipping and jumping.  We continued the adventure by traversing the length of the mall, the reflecting pool and fending off the tourist hoards at the Lincoln Memorial.

After a brief costume change we progressed to Georgetown for a stroll down the C&O Canal and then to the waterfront for drinks with friends.   They really wanted something casual and candid – I think it worked out pretty well!

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Cherry Blossoms

What began as a routine errands trip turned into a little tourism jaunt to the tidal basin to take this year’s requisite cherry blossom photos.  They’re not in full bloom yet, but they’re on their way.  More enjoyable was the annual kite festival that kicks off the two week National Cherry Blossom Festival each year.  The air around the Washington Monument was filled with hundreds of kites trying to avoid or fight each other.

I feel like it’s required of any amateur photographer to spend at least three hours getting the “perfect” photo of these Sakura blossoms at every angle imaginable.  Not one to miss out on the fun, I took a fair shot (even though they look a little sad in this snap).  Take a look.

Photo Experiments

Joined up with the fine folks at Brightest Young Things and photographed an event at Wonderland Ballroom last week.  Read the story and see the photos.