DC's Flowers 🌸🌺😍💖

I LOVE photographing flowers everywhere I go. Their contrast and vibrance is so stunning and fin to stare at, so I want it to be all mine... my contrast!

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #flora #nature

a large flowerbed of pink flowers with white petal tips and a few leaves

three bright magenta flowers with a blurred backfround of leaves

macro photo of a single bright yellow and white flower

a yellow flower surrounded by leaves and occational dlowers in a bed

Urban DMV on FP4+

I went around a couple urban parts of the DMV and captures some infrastructure on Ildord FP4+ (plus trees as a bonus)

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #train #railroad #IlfordFP4+ #abandoned #urban

a smashed up car body and glass sitting on a forgotten side street

very contrast-y leaves on some trees against the sky

neon-like lighting under a bridge in noma at night

flash photo of a WMATA 3000 series train behind a fence

The B&O Railroad Museum Part 3

Here's part three from my adventure to the B&O Railroad museum with my wife this month.

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #train #railroad #museum #HarmanPheonix200 #IlfordPAN400

B&O passenger cars sitting on rail yard track in black and white

a couple B&O passenger cars running off into the distance

black cargo tanker car with "FOR LATEX ONLY" painted in yellow

measurement devices and lamp for a track measurement car in black and white

The B&O Railroad Museum Part 2

Here's part two from my adventure to the B&O Railroad museum with my wife this past weekend.

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #train #railroad #museum #HarmanPheonix200 #IlfordPAN400

Lots of valves and guages in a steam locomotive's cab in black and white

opened up railroad signal

"DERAIL" shown on a sign attached to a derailer

LC Smith typewriter in black and white

The B&O Railroad Museum Part 1

I had a wonderful time with my wife on Sunday when we went to the B7O museum. There were some amazing trains, history, and did I mention trains?? 🚂🚂🚂

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #train #railroad #museum #HarmanPheonix200 #IlfordPAN400

front of a steam engine number "1"

Steam guage and controls in a locomotive's cab

Hallway in a pullman private coach car

Clearance measurement train in black and white

Ya We Need Film Part 2

These are some of my favorites of the recent shots I've developed and scanned.

> #film #photography #washingtonDC #Capitol #Ilford #Kodak #flora #park #architecture

US Capitol building at dusk on Portra 400 film

small waterfall in the a stream at Rock Creek Park, taken on Ilford Pan 400 film

Flowerbed of garden pansies taken on Portra 400

Portra My Beloved 🎞️

Maddie got me a couple rolls of Kodak Portra 400 film for my birthday and I've gotten some wonderful photos. This is definitely my favorite color film now!

> #photography #washingtonDC #AirAndSpace #UdvarHazy #Portra400 #

Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy center's entry path with "Ascent" at the end. Maddie is standing in the middle taking a photo of the sculpture

Udvar-Hazy Entrance with the large glass windows above at dusk

Bradford Pear tree near Baltimore, MD taken on Portra film

Birthday Pics! 🎉🎂

Some birthday pictures from my adnevtures with my wife Maddie and my girlfriend Ash 💖🏳️‍🌈 (Even though it's my birthday, remember: the cake is a lie.)

> #eyeContact #photography #washingtonDC #portrait #WMATA #Metro #train #camera

Myself being goofy in Chinatown, DC pointing across the street at night

Anacostia Station looking South down the platforms

Myself keaning against a sear on a WMATA 7000 series car. I'm holding a Pentax Spotmatic with a large add-on flash.

DC at Golden Hour

Just a few shots of Washington, DC at golden hour taken on expired Kodak Gold 200 35mm film. (All on my Pentax Spotmatic)

> #Architecture #film #photography #washingtonDC #GoldenHour #rail #streetcar

Corner of the top floor of an apartment building in DC with a clear blue sky background during golden hour

DC Streetcar headding East as seen from the 5th St stop at dusk

Street corner of homes at First & F St SE at dusk with a clear blue sky behind them

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

The Sidamo Garden

Sidamo Coffee and Tea on H St NE has a beautiful garden out back and the flowers haven't even started to grow yet!

> #photography #washingtonDC #Sidamo #garden #bird

Plant in goreground with leaves and small betties and a wooden fence in the background

wooden fence with vines poking out of the top and a bird perched on them. there's a brick building in the background and a wood post with a weather vane

leafy plants around a lamp post in a garden with a wooden fence in the background

Choo Choo 🚂🛤️

I love photographint railroad infrastructure! Definite autism hours around here

> #photography #washingtonDC #train #longexposure #lightpainting #railroad

WMATA 7000 series train passing on an elevated line past the Union Station rail yard

Long exposure light painting at night of an Amtrak bridge over the Anacostia river

VRE train passing by at dusk on rail up on a large hill of ballast

Nightime Spooky awa

These are some night shots from a night with my girlfriend. (Yes, she is the ghost)

> #Smoking #Architecture #film #photography #washingtonDC #tunnels #spoooky #night #ghost

Ghost walking in a pedestrian tunnel at night

Spooky orange and dirty pedestrian tunnel with leaks and grime everywhere at night

girlfriend sitting under a bridge smoking at night

Nightime Spooky awa

These are some night shots from a night with my girlfriend. (Yes, she is the ghost)

> #Smoking #Architecture #film #photography #washingtonDC #tunnels #spoooky #night #ghost

Ghost walking in a pedestrian tunnel at night

Spooky orange and dirty pedestrian tunnel with leaks and grime everywhere at night

girlfriend sitting under a bridge smoking at night

Sometimes Portrait Shots Work

Here are some portrait (as in the orientation) photos that I took and really enjoy.

> #WMATA #Metro #Train #Tools #Architecture #film #photography #washingtonDC

7000 Series Metro train pulling into National Airport Station on the center platform at dusk

Archway on the sidewalk near Metro Center Station with a potted bush at the end

a wall of tools hanging at a hardware store

Architecture on Film

The DMV doesn't just have wonderful diversity in its population, but also the architecture within.

> #Architecture #film #photography #washingtonDC #Kentmere PAN 400

Dome of The Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Staircase in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

An apartment building built in 1964 in East Falls Church

Clara Barton House Pt. 2

With renovation in the works the Clara Barton House is an eerie place devoid of furnishings yet not abandoned. I'm certaintly looking forward to the upper floors opening in 2026!

> #Glen Echo #film #photography #washingtonDC #Clara Barton

A crisp white flower alone on a bush

Stone wall foundationrunning off into the distance as it blurs

Interior of the Clara Barton House, empty except for a furnace and a couple chairs

Clara Barton House Pt. 1

This house was the first National Historic Site dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman and was wonderful taking and developing these photos. Look out for part two tomorrow!

> #Glen Echo #film #photography #washingtonDC #Clara Barton

Clara Barton House as seen from the East

An old bench made of steel straps and wood planks on a back patio

Interior with a lamp hanging in the center of the main atrium. The home is unfurnished and eerily empty.

Union Station on Film

Washington, DC's Union Station looks absolutely wonderful on black and white film! I am so happy I get to live here 💖

> #transit #film #photography #washingtonDC

Union Station ceiling with a hexagonal pattern, light purs in through the window from the side

rows of Amtrak platforms at Union Station with the H St bridge towards the back

H St NE from the bridge and the streetcar approaching

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