As some of you know, I am a photographer. As iriti found herself getting more and more fit through the winter of 2011-12, we decided we were going to do lots of hiking in 2012. As is my habit, I took my camera along for the ride sometimes. You will now be the benificiaries/victims of our wandering.
We started early, on Easter Sunday, going to a state park, where I saw this little guy just waiting to pose for me:
We also explored the National Arboretum, where the azaleas were in bloom
This little guy snuck in and was checking things out, too
A couple weeks later, we ended up at another state park, checking things out while hiking a few miles
In early May, Iriti, Kidlet, and I took a road trip to the National Zoo
We finally got some rain in these parts, so I was able to practice some of my favorite photography, moving water shots, in Shenandoah National Park (we live about a half hour from the north entrance to the park)
A trip to Memphis for vacation. Everybody humored me one night and let me get this shot (actually, my sister-in-law came up with the idea of going to this area – she thought I’d like it. She was right).
Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia is short drive for us. We head there a few times a year.
I decided to play with night photography in our neighborhood one Fall evening
The weekend before Election Day, we went to a political rally in Bristow, outside of DC. You may recognize a few of these folks. We’ll start with Virginia’s newest Senator, Tim Kaine
Then, Dave Matthews performed a solo acoustic set (this one’s for you, Khloe…).
After that, an appearance from Bill Clinton, who was losing his voice from campaining, but not his passion
Then finally, around 11 PM, President Obama hit the stage
We were sitting about 30 rows back, 5 seats away from the sound board. We phone banked a couple days, that’s why we had the opportunity for these seats. The venue was an outdoor summer concert facility. The capacity was 25,000, and the place was packed.
All in all, a year to get back into my photography. Thanks for humoring me on this journey
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