Old ride in Old Town

A day and night in NYC

This past week I had the privilege of going to NYC for about 24 hours for work. I made the most of my down time with a visit to the MOMA and a few strolls through the city. I must say the MOMA is not the most relaxing art gallery I have been too. I am used to the quiet, contemplative atmosphere of the national galleries in DC. The MOMA most closely reminded me of Maceys at Christmas - but with less Paul McCartney tunes and more inspiring decorations. It was packed even late on a cold, wednesday afternoon. Very unique exhibits and the views out the windows are almost as enjoyable in my opinion.

I broke out my new point and shoot camera for this trip (yes, I am technically regressing from a SLR back to point and shoot. Next stop polaroid.) Its a pretty cool camera (Canon S90), is fully manual and fits easily in my pocket. Here are a few of my pics.

From the land of Icicles...

...and sagging gutters. I think that's a good name for a retro '90s grunge band. Sagging Gutters. Anyhow, a lot of icicles these days in the neighborhood and gutters in need of repair. Did you know there is no E after C in the word icicle? Looks weird.

Photo Workshop with Hyon Smith

I took a photography workshop last week with local wedding/commercial photographer Hyon Smith. Hyon is a very gifted photographer with a long list of clients from local newly weds to famous celebs to commerical publications. He turns what could be really nice images into beautiful works of art with his creative touch. His workshop was focused on portraits and lighting. These are a few of the photos I took during the class.

Hyon and his crew - always keeping it light.

Building Sprouting Branch

Downtown Fairfax. Snowstorm #3 or was it #4...