The photography machine is still mothballed while I wait on my new house to close… hopefully by Monday that will go through! I will remain a busy time though, with everything to take care of at the new place.
However, I do have some photos to post! I’m in DC right now for the NASA 50th Anniversary Celebration, which was last night… happy birthday, NASA! While I’m out here I’ve been doing some exploration of the city, as I haven’t been here since I was a little kid, and I really don’t remember much.
Funny story: so I get off the metro at the Smithsonian station, right near the national mall, I confidently mount my short lens, and prepare to take a gorgeous morning shot of the Washington Monument… and freeze, staring in disbelief at the LCD screen. “NO CF CARD.” And I say to myself, “you have got to be f-ing kidding me….” But alas, yes, it’s true, I left home with all of my camera equipment except the memory cards. DOH! Fortunately I was able to buy some from the Air and Space Museum gift shop, but talk about fleecing… $32 each for 256MB flash cards!!! Ugh. So I bought two and I’m shooting on “medium fine” for this trip… I’m an idiot.
Fiascos with mem cards aside, I hope you enjoy the shots from the nation’s capitol.
JohnGrey | 26-Sep-08 at 6:27 pm | Permalink
I’ve been through 8 years of marriage and a I have a 3-year-old… and there is no hell like your first escrow. My condolences sir, though congratulations on the purchase!
Bummer on the CF card. I hate it when I do that. And $32 for 256 MB is not fleecing, its rape. Ouch man.