The DC Traveler » photo http://www.thedctraveler.com A Washington DC insider’s travel guide that’s full of area information for both tourists and residents. Covers area attractions, activities, events, nightlife, memorials and monuments, historic sites, museums, the Smithsonian, site see Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:17:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Oceans, Rivers, and Clouds – Classic Nature Photography http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/10/oceans-rivers-and-clouds-classic-nature-photography/ http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/10/oceans-rivers-and-clouds-classic-nature-photography/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/oceans-rivers-and-clouds-classic-nature-photography/ Post from: The DC Traveler

]]> The works of three outstanding American nature photographers from different generations, Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Robert Adams, each capture the essence of nature, in images of clouds, surf and rivers.

Ansel Adams, Surf Sequence 3, San Mateo County Coast, California,

The collection on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC showcases 21 images, including:

  • Stieglitz’s series of ten photos of clouds over Lake George, New York, a collection which has not been shown in its entirety since a 1923. 
  • Ansel Adams’ photos of the coastline and surf along San Mateo’s coast, south of San Francisco.
  • Robert Adams’ images of the Columbia River emptying into the Pacific in Oregon. 

Oceans, Rivers, and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, and Alfred Stieglitz
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565 (map it)

Dates and Times  – Daily, October 12, 2008 through March 15, 2009. Hours – Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sundays 11:00 – 6:00.

Admission – FREE.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Archives – Yellow and Green lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Metered street and paid garage parking is available in the area.

Image – With permission from the National Gallery of Art, Ansel Adams, Surf Sequence 3, San Mateo County Coast, California, 1940, gelatin silver print, 1982, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Virginia B. Adams. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.

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]]> http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/10/oceans-rivers-and-clouds-classic-nature-photography/feed/ 1 A Lesson from Mom http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/05/a-lesson-from-mom/ http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/05/a-lesson-from-mom/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 11:05:04 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/a-lesson-from-mom/ Post from: The DC Traveler

]]> A bike ride this week resulted in a fun encounter with a newborn fawn and its protective mother. The fawn was so young, it was still having problems with balance and moving faster than a slow, and somewhat unstable, walk.  It was too cute.

Watching them interact, it seemed too easy to add some all to common mother-child dialog…

Deer 1

“Now son, you need to be careful. Stay away from strangers and always stay near me and NEVER cross the path alone.”

“Okay Mom, can I go play?”

Deer 3 

“Hey you…on the bicycle with the camera, wanna play??”

Deer 6

“Junior, get back here…right now. What did I tell you about strangers?  If you can’t behave, I guess we’ll just have to go home.”

Deer 9x

“Let’s go young man…march!!”

 Deer7

I’m serious. I’m going home, and I WILL leave you here.  See, I’m leaving.

Deer 8

“She wouldn’t dare leave me…would she?”

Deer 9

“Whatever.”

Deer 9a

“Hey, look at that flower on the other side of the path.”

Deer 9b

See, I can cross by myself.

Deer 9c

FREEZE!!!  If you even put a hoof on the other side, so help me….You get back here RIGHT NOW!!

Deer 9d

What did I tell you about NEVER, EVER crossing the path alone?

But Mom…..

Deer 9e

That’s it, were going home, mister. And just wait until your father gets home.

Sorry Mom…..

I guess all mothers are the same.

Images – from personal collection – © 2008 – Jon Rochetti

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]]> http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/05/a-lesson-from-mom/feed/ 10 Photo of the Week – I Wonder… http://www.thedctraveler.com/2006/12/photo-of-the-week-i-wonder/ http://www.thedctraveler.com/2006/12/photo-of-the-week-i-wonder/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:38:40 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/photo-of-the-week-i-wonder/ Post from: The DC Traveler

]]> …what he does when he gets to work???

I guess that’s what happens when a man doesn’t have a wife to pick out his clothes in the morning.

Washington DC -  

 As seen on Route 28 near Dulles Airport.

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