A Look Back: March 2007
It’s that time again… Time for me to reflect on what I was taking photos of last year at this time. How was I doing? Have I improved at all? Can I find any new inspiration? I hope you’ll bear with me as I share some of my favorite photos from March 2007…
During the first weekend of March, I took some night photos down at the Georgetown Waterfront and in Old Town, Alexandria, VA. A couple of them, including the ones below, are still among my favorites:
Click on each image for a larger version…
You can view my other photos from March 3rd here…
The following weekend (March 10th), I decided to head up to the US Air Force Memorial to shoot my favorite monument in the day as opposed to the night shots I already had… Between the majesty of the monument and the clouds that day, I decided it warranted some HDR work:
You can see the rest of this day’s set here…
The next day I went out and took photos in the Ballston area of Arlington, VA. Not many turned out that day that were worth showing… except one. The only one I was allowed to take in Ballston Commons Mall (along with the Flickr caption detailing what happened). I call it “Al Qaeda is in the food court!”:
This was the only shot I was able to get before Ballston Common Mall security informed me that I cannot take photos in the mall… Something about Arlington County and terrorism.
So, please, if you download this photo, do NOT send it to al Qaeda. Apparently they don’t have any photos of Ballston Common Mall yet.
If you’d like to thank the people at Ballston Common for keeping us all safe, you can find their email addresses below:
John Moore
Vice President & General Manager
JohnMoore@forestcity.net
Selina Tolentino
Marketing Director
SelinaTolentino@forestcity.net
Michael Britt
Operations Manager
MichaelBritt@forestcity.net
Michael Webb
Security Director
MichaelWebb@forestcity.net
Leyla Verme
Office Manager
LeylaVerme@forestcity.net
Finally, during the last weekend in March, I traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the 2007 Amnesty International USA Annual General Meeting. Of course, while I was managed to get some photowalking in:
You can see the rest of the Milwaukee sets here and here.
You can also buy prints of many of these photos as http://photos.sduffyphotography.com.
That’s about it for this month!
March 14th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Great work Shawn. You have a good eye for subjects. Seeing you photos makes me wish I could get out with the camera. My wife and I work off schedules and I am home with the kids at night. Most of my photos are within the property, but at least the spring flowers will be arriving soon.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Awesome images Shawn!!!
March 14th, 2008 at 11:41 am
@royston: Thanks! I know what you mean with life getting in the way sometimes… I go a week or so without picking up my camera and it kills me! But I guess photos are what you make them right? I’ve seen some incredible photos of the simplest, most mundane subjects.
@Mike: Thanks Mike!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:50 am
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