for the love of DC photography
The longer you look at this photo from Chris McDaniel, the more faces appear before you. He captured the feeling of hustling down a busy sidewalk, and the blur of activity, moments, signs, and people that exist for just a moment in your peripheral vision before you move on.
I’m pretty sure I used to have nightmares that looked just like this. So thanks, JY O’Reilly, for warning me this exists so I can avoid a total freak-out when I next pay a visit to a county fair.
This gritty and pretty picture from John Ulaszek caught my eye for a couple of reasons: the incongruity of the pepto-pink car body and the filthy hands pressing down on it; and the initially confusing postures of the two people, making them look like some sort of other-worldly creature. This was taken at a local demolition derby, an event we will definitely be adding to the Exposed DC calendar as a tasty photo op.
Meanwhile, the Exposed DC Flickr pool reached another big milestone yesterday as the thousandth image was added by Joe Flood. Thanks to Joe and to all our contributing photographers for sharing your work with us.
There are several wonderfully absurd things about this photograph. First is the ICEE bear, positioned exactly in the frame to look as if he is really handing that drink to the photographer. The second is the person, almost the same size as the bear, but their top half is taken over by the plant. When you add in the bold colors of the food stand, the plant, the bear sign and the shoes of the person we can’t fully see, this image is a summer winner.
It’s been kind of a spectacular August for D.C. – even the New York Times admits it. Bryan Bowman found what must surely be one of the few unused outdoor spots in the city right now, turning it into a dreamy little still life.