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In Frame: February 25, 2015

February 25, 2015 By James Calder

What great timing for this shot by Andy Feliciotti. Apart from being struck by the framing and symmetry of the shot, I was most curious about the circumstances of its creation. There wasn’t anything on Flickr about that so I contacted Andy to find out.

Andy told me that the photo was taken at the Techworld Plaza building in D.C. (around 8th and I Streets NW), as I had suspected.

What I wasn’t expecting, however, was this revelation: “After editing the shot and aligning everything, I realized it was missing something so I sifted through my 10k+ photo library and found a plane flying overhead that I’d shot at the Pentagon. Sorry to tell you it’s fake.”

I felt let down, but at the same time glad to receive an honest answer. This image isn’t part of our annual contest (where such manipulation would render the photo ineligible) so I decided to share it here because it’s still a fantastic photo, even without the plane.

What are your thoughts on photo manipulation? It’s been a hot topic lately in the world of photojournalism (as we’ve noted in Friday Links recently).

In Frame: February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015 By James Calder

Sunday’s above-normal temperatures were a welcome relief to most of us, and hwicker made the most of the opportunity to capture this serene scene of a still-frozen Potomac river.

In Frame: February 18, 2015

February 18, 2015 By James Calder

Paul Sirajuddin gets up close and personal with yesterday’s snow. We’re not the only ones to have noticed Paul’s stunning macro shot – it featured on DCFocused.com along with details from Paul about how he managed to create the image, and it appeared in Capital Weather Gang‘s gallery of top snowstorm images.

In Frame: February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015 By James Calder

1958 Cadillac in Fog (black and white) by Andrew Pasko-Reader

This shot of an abandoned Cadillac by Andrew Pasko-Reader looks like an old movie still, combining intrigue and beauty in a perfectly framed composition.

In Frame: February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015 By Heather Goss

International Space Station pass over the Jefferson Memorial by Joseph Gruber

Now this is how you do astrophotography in the nation’s capital. Joseph Gruber took note of what time the International Space Station would be passing over the city last Thursday (which you can look up here or sign up for alerts), then set up his camera where he could get the perfect backdrop. He combined multiple exposures for the final image. If you’re interested in trying some night sky photography, read these tips by local photographers.