A few from D.C.

During graduate school, I did a photo essay of Washington, D.C. I look back on most of the pictures that I took and cringe, but some of them aren't half bad. These were all taken with Ilford black and white film and developed by me in my old darkroom. I scanned the negatives in on my Canon scanner. They were altered slightly and cropped in Photoshop.

I took this picture in mid-afternoon in front of the Supreme Court. I zoomed all the way back to 17mm, so there is some distortion at the edges, but again, I don't usually mind the effect. The spot atop the Supreme Court building is the moon, not a negative blemish or noise.

Canon EOS Elan 7E, Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 lens, Ilford Pan-F 50 film, exposure unrecorded.

I took this at the National Museum of American History when the museum had an enormous exhibition devoted to 9-11. It's the most moving display I've ever seen, anywhere. One of the highlights was this enormous flag that hung over the Pentagon following the 9-11 attack. It's pretty spectacular, and absolutely enormous. I just stood in awe of the flag for about five minutes before I began taking pictures. I took this with one of my favorite films ever - 3200 speed Ilford.

Canon EOS Elan 7E, Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 lens, Ilford Delta Pro 3200 High Speed film, exposure unrecorded.