Saturday, November 26, 2011

Swing, Baby


She was trained well. Forced to attend swing dances at least weekly as long as she could remember, Anna knew the steps long before she knew fractions or decimals. True, she did take to it in her preteen years, but at seventeen, that was beginning to fade, especially since mom and dad were starting to slow down.

Mark was looking for something different. Tired of video games, facebook, and partying, he found an event that sounded different for sure - swing dancing at Union Hall. Probably a bunch of grayhairs square dancing, but what the heck? It had to be better than cruising the same old streets.

As soon as he entered the dimly lit hall, he saw her. Standing clumsily against the wall, he did his best to blend in, while really hoping that she would notice him. As she turned in step with her aged dance partner, she saw him. Finally someone her age to dance with! True, he was stiff, completely untrained, but he did have rhythm. And he looked nice. This would be the first of many swinging nights for Anna and Mark.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Swing, Baby

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Swing, Baby, a set on Flickr.

New fun little set of images of swing dancers' legs posted! I took these at a concert of the Eric Felten Orchestra, with Nellie McKay, at the Kennedy Center on November 25, 2011.

Prints available for purchase at creativeobjective.com!

Reed

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Creative Objective teams up with Becky's Fund to eliminate domestic violence!

Creative Objective is giving customers a 10% discount and 40% of total referred sales will go to Becky's Fund, a non-profit charity aimed at eliminating domestic violence!

Let's do what we can to protect those who need it!

http://www.beckysfund.org/cms/index.php?mact=News%2Ccntnt01%2Cdetail%2C0&cntnt01articleid=250&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01returnid=65

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Civil War - Capt. Thomas R. Sharp, Great Train Raid, May 23, 1861

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I've added some photos of a reenactor representing Confederate Capt. Thomas R. Sharp, who presented an intriquing story about Stonewall Jackson's appropriation of train locomotives, cars, tools, and track from the B&O Railroad during the civil war. The event was held at the historic Mount Zion Church in Aldie, VA.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Leica Street Workshop - Nov 5, 2011, DC

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I attended a Leica Street Photography workshop on Saturday.

These are my favorite images from the day.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

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Scene of lanterns still lit at sunrise, Hachimangu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan.

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This shot of Mount Fuji across Lake Ashiko is a special one for me. After coming here many times, I was finally able to see Mount Fuji. A few hours later, it was raining, and the mountain was completely obscured by clouds.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Anza Borrego Sunset selected for juried show!

This image of the desert sky in Southern California was selected for exhibition at the Nature Visions show in Manassas, Va. this November.

For the full res image, please go to
creativeobjective.com

Lotus Leaf in B&W selected for juried show!

This photo has been selected for exhibition at the Nature Visions show in Manassas, VA in November.

For full res image, pls go to
creativeobjective.com

Friday, October 21, 2011

Street Set Added to my flickr!

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Street, a set on Flickr.

I've added a new Street set to flickr, and started off with some images from Tokyo.

This is not currently on creativeobjective.com, but may be added in the future.

If anyone has interest in the images, let me know and I'll move 'em over!

Monday, October 17, 2011

My photo won second place in the History Channel/Google/Civil War Trust contest!



Here's a link to the winning photo:
http://www.civilwar.org/photos/annual-photo-contest/2011-photo-contest-winners/

I'm really psyched about this.  Thanks to everyone who voted for it!


Sunday, October 16, 2011

Short Photo Series - Japan Tozan Railways

I've just returned from a trip to Japan.  While there, I visited Hakone, a popular onsen (hot spring) resort destination since samurai days.  Hakone is home to Japan's oldest, and in my opinion coolest, mountain railway.  Here's the link to the series:
http://www.creativeobjective.com/Travel/Asia/Japan-Tozan-Railway/19558295_5V4ccN