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nature's motion magic (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:08 -0700

Cascades and waterfalls give a sense of power, mitigated with beauty. The natural serenity in the roar of the water, evokes a sense of peace and longing. Perhaps it is the journey that the water must take, or the journey we take to witness its majesty. A black and white edit with a touch of grain to give it an old school film feel.

cottage (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:10 -0700

Autumn at the Wheaton Regional Park.

2 sides to the coin (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:16:00 -0700

A 3 shot pano of North Beach, highlighting the newly constructed breakwater. Personally, I love how this shows the calming effect of the breakwater. A windy and slightly stormy morning aided in the rough surf and clouds.

fire and ice (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:04 -0700

A last minute decision to join my Naptown compadres at Jonas Green Park for a pretty awesome sunset. My 5D is having a few issues, none that I cannot correct, and as my cleaning kit has not yet arrived. my 7D went to work instead......and my trusty Tokina 11-16 was pressed into service. It still works like a charm. This is a 30 second exposure with 4 filters stacked. A screw on 3 stop ND, Singh Ray Daryl Benson RGND, Lee Coral Strip and a Lee 3 stop GND.

Sunset sky (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:12:17 -0700

The water level was higher than i wanted this afternoon. There are some great rocks along the shore at low tide. This small rock feature still did well as a foreground subject. A pretty nice model. if you ask me. One of my first shots as the sun was starting to set over the Severn River as I met up with my friends at Naptown Photo.

see how the wind blows (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:51:40 -0700

'twas a cool and windy day here on the Chesapeake. So much so, that Reggie and I called it quits much earlier than we normally do. I hung around the North Beach area a bit longer than Reggie, but did dig out my shooter's gloves to keep my fingers warm. I decided to take the long way home and happened to spot this jetty. Private property, wouldn't you know.... I played by the rules earlier this morning, so I decided to continue playing by the rules. I marched myself right on up to the management office and asked for permission....oh my, me, yes. The froth alongside the jetty and the flag are dead giveaways to the strength of the wind. Glad I had my gloves on. This is a looong exposure aided by the Lee Big Stopper and a Lee 0.9 GND . And black and white made perfect sense, since there was very little color left.

been there, done that, just can't resist another pier comp (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:34:57 -0700

Ubiquitous....overshot...but still worth doing over and over again. This time, I actually lined up the end of the pier with the horizon, woohoo! And I just realized that the moon was also in the comp, double bonus. Colors courtesy of Lee coral strip, Singh Ray RGND (reverse gradient) and Lee 0.6 gradient (upside down). Yeah, me and filters at the butt crack of dawn.

602 am (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:57:58 -0700

The clock at the North Beach Pier. This is the first time that I composed a shot with this clock in the frame. Perhaps, the frustration of not being able to get on the beach, legally, aided in my choice of framing? All of the gates leading to the beach(es) were locked, and there was no attendant in sight to ask permission, unlike the previous times that I have visited here. Jump the fence, or not....hmmm.....yup, I actually followed the rules today! Whatever posessed me? It was a cold and blustery morning, and the colors were not so great, as the marine layer was a bit too thick for the sun to break through. Funny thing is, the weather forecast at 11pm last night said mostly clear! My learning's from the forecasts....when it calls for clear, it will be cloudy....and when it calls for cloudy, it will be clear! It still turned out to be a great morning,

Autumn in deep IR (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:54:05 -0700

Infrared black and white Scott's Cove, Maryland

Sweet35 magnolia (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:43:21 -0700

A magnolia blossom through the Lensbaby sweet35 optics and Composer

inspiration (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:00:40 -0700

A fine sunset that would look great as a metal print

in motion (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:11:03 -0700

410 second (almost 7 minute) exposure with the Lee Big Stopper and the Singh Ray Daryl Benson RGND. A near perfect calm morning on the Tidal Basin. I say near perfect, only because the cherry blossoms are still in the budding phase. Another visit this week, hoping for cherry blossoms to frame this.

mighty obelisk (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:18:02 -0700

The mighty obelisk looking awesome in the early morning light. The Washington Monument is undergoing repairs for damage caused by the earthquake on August 23, 2011. Shot from the tidal basin near the FDR Memorial on March 24, 2013.

Too early for the blossoms (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:09:33 -0700

Yoshino Cherry on the Tidal Basin at dawn, next time, this will fill the frame with delicate blossoms.

dawn's early glow (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:38:06 -0700

No cherry blossoms, but a magical pre-dawn glow over Washington, DC.

sunrise, sunrise (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:19:07 -0700

Sunrise at the City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland.

a little magic (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:05:41 -0700

How to massage every last gram of color out of a lackluster sunrise...........very carefully Leesylvania State Park, Virginia Sunrise 3-17-2013

hinode (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:43:40 -0700

An awesome sunrise this Sunday morning, made better that my buddy, Reggie, was shooting with me. I couldn't ask for better colors, and at least there were a few clouds to add interest to the sky. This was my first trip here, and now I understand why Gary Ngo and JP Benante make this as one of their top sunrise destinations. It most surely is mine, too, now. BTW, hinode is sunrise in Japanese...

Gonna get up early in the morning (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:58:51 -0700

Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, VA.....oh, what a morning. I almost missed it, as my alarm clock malfunctioned. Instead of waking around 330am for a 6am arrival, I woke up at 540am. Talk about getting ready in a snap! I was out the door with coffee in hand at 6am. Drove like a banshee and made it there around 7am. Just in time for the sunrise....phew. And, I was suposed to meet Reggie at 6am. It seems that something always happens, as I am never on time when I shoot with Reggie. Maybe next time, I will actually be early?

little cascade (For Sale)

dK.i photography (dKiphotography) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:08:44 -0800

Patapsco State Park, Cascade Trail in black and white