Oxcart Decendant

Oxcart Decendant, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.

The Mach 3+ SR-71 Blackbird greets guests to the Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum at Dulles International Airport, Chantilly Virginia. This 10 shot HDR sequence was taken using my Gorillapod Focus camera support system. Udvar Hazy does not allow tripods but the guards seemed unsure what to say about my articulated wonder.

Vietnam Era Aircraft

Vietnam Era Aircraft, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar Hazy Center in Chantilly Virginia has multi-level walkways from which you can view the various aircraft that are on the hanger floor or suspended at various levels from the ceiling. I was able to wrap my gorilla pod to the hand rail of these walkways to steady my camera. This allowed me to take my typical 10 shot HDR's and avoid the security guards who zealously enforce the "no tripods allowed" rule.

National Building Museum - Great Hall

National Building Museum - Great Hall, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.

Built between 1882 and 1887 as a home to the US Pension Bureau and to provide a grand space for Washington D.C. social functions, this hall has been the scene of many Presidential inaugurall balls and other important events.

Green Machine

Green Machine, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.

Kathy had been telling me about the car show they hold every Wednesday at the Bob's Big Boy Broiler in Downey. There were a lot of nice cars at this show and it got packed with people as the evening progressed. The sun was setting as I took this shot. I don't know if the participants (who were all very cool) knew what to make of Kathy and I. We were both using our big DSLR's, carrying tripods and laying down on the floor to get these low angle shots. Most people were using point and shoot cameras with their flashes.

Compassion

Compassion, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.

My Nephew Manny and I had walked along the Lincoln memorial reflecting pool in a driving rain when we saw the Vietnam Women's Memorial through the trees. It was very quiet as we approached the site. It was early and nobody else was around. The Vietnam Women's Memorial is dedicated to the women who served in the Vietnam War. It was designed by Glenna Goodacre and was dedicated on November 11, 1993.