The first time as an adult that I went to Washington DC was in 1999 for a professional conference (Association for Behavior Analysis). It was probably the first big "solo" trip I'd ever taken at that point. The conference was at the Wardman Park Marriott which is in a (at the time) fairly funky portion of Connecticut Ave in Adams Morgan.
I fell in love with DC on that trip.
I had the good sense to buy a Metro pass and spent every evening riding to different parts of town. I went to a DC United game. I took some crappy photos (since lost) on the mall at night, I strolled through the embassy district...and I fell in love with the Adams Morgan Metro escalator. I'll never forget how my breath was taken the first time I looked down it; I had no idea the station would be so far down!
About the time I started taking photos more regularly (in 2005) I was working for a DC-based company and I knew I'd return to this station and try to capture the feeling. I was still a bit of a photography rookie and this isn't really a spot to set up a tripod so my shots didn't exactly turn out the way I'd hoped. Maybe I'm due for another try.
3 comments:
what a great idea Patrick! both blogging daily AND story telling from archive photos. i'm always in need of incentive to blog more regularly so maybe i'll make a silent alliance with you and step up to the plate. there is so much to talk about, isn't there? happy new year to you and your wee family.
I am glad to have come upon your site, very interesting and looking forward to seeing more photographs from your journeys. Happy New Year and thanks for sharing.
Thank you both... I hope I can keep up with this. For now I'm just using random photos but as this thing grows I suspect there it will take its own direction and find its own voice.
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