mums and a hopper

busted out the trusty 105mm 2.8 and stole some shots of a resident grasshopper hanging out in the garden mums

a visit to Kate Baker Designs

while doing my time at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (Studio 6) – i have the pleasure of sharing the space with other fine artists.  we have Miss Kate Baker who has her shop set up next to ours at the end of the hallway.

being that i had domo keeping me company, we decided to go visit miss Kate.  

miss Kate has a very nice studio, it’s real purty.  nice green walls and spiffy furniture – makes you real comfortable to come in and start chatting.

miss Kate was working on one of her jobs when i mozied over and got to talking.  (domo just hung out and tried to stay out of the way as she was working her craft)  she works with fine metals like gold and silver and does a great job making jewelry.  i showed her my silver ring i got as a gift a couple years ago and she said she could make it shine again…

i have to say, wow.  i hadn’t seen this ring shine like this since i first got it.  she did a SUPER job!  so now you guys know that when you come to Studio 6 at the Lorton Arts Workhouse, be sure to go down and visit Miss Kate!

domo gets nosey and peeks in on miss Kate

come visit miss Kate by appointment

domo watches miss Kate working hard

being a super jeweler means you play with neato toys

miss Kate working on my ring

miss Kate working on my ring

miss Kate polishes my ring up to make it nice and shiny

domo playing around with miss Kate’s nifty glasses

miss Kate steaming my ring for that extra bit of super shinyness

tada! shiny ring again. thanks miss Kate!

Pentagon Memorial | 9-11-08

seven years later and i’m standing out front of the Pentagon again.  this time i don’t see a gaping hole in the south side of the Pentagon, but instead see our flag flying in the wind.   after all these years, we now have a memorial created for our people to come and pay respects to those lost.  

i showed up later in the evening after most of the crowds had disbursed.  there were still alot of people out and about.  they had most people parking over at the mall and walking over through the tunnel.  after you get out of the tunnel and approach, this is the first thing that you saw – scores of American flags.

rows and rows of flags – watching them in the wind was pretty mesmerizing.

more macro magic!

thats right folks.  i know i’ve been slacking in the photography dept… so decided to post a couple of my latest toying around with ho scale figurines…  

all magic possible due to one super d300 and one awesome 105mm f2.8 lens

 

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