Easter in DC

On the way to Larry's party on Saturday.  It was in an...interesting part of town.  Next door, there were rats that were bigger than most cats.
On Sunday morning, I arrived at the Rosslyn Metro station at 7am -- having forgotten that the Metro doesn't open until 8am on the weekends.  I walked down to the Key Bridge and took some photos.
The pedestrian sidewalk of the Key Bridge
The spires and towers on the left in the distance belong to Georgetown University.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The style of the church is mostly Byzantine-influenced; the interior is beautifully detailed with golden and brilliantly colored mosaic.
The Basilica has many different chapels inside, mostly in its crypt.  There's an 'Our Lady' for everyone.
A Georgetown restaurant that Maram and I snuck into to check out the interior.
A sculpture by Zúñiga at the Hirshhorn.  My grandparents and parents have several of his crayon sketches that are now worth thousands.  My parents received them as gifts from my grandparents because no one else wanted them.
Mary.  I spied her from across the way while in the sculpture garden.  She's so adorable.
Untitled (Big Man), by Ron Mueck.  Now part of the Hirshhorn's permanent collection, so you can take pictures of it!
Wisteria grows on the wall outside the West Wing of the National Gallery of Art.
Asleep on the train home.

I flew to DC for Easter Weekend to help celebrate Larry's birthday. I left the iron on at house over the weekend; luckily the place was still standing when I got back.

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Wow I LOVE that second picture (the one of Key bridge in the background). The golden light shining on it came out quite well! And the deep blue skies in the other pictures makes me think your little pencan has a polarizer on it?

Posted by: on April 22, 2003 07:06 AM

(For Jenn) One Our Father, 10 Hail Marys and one Glory Be to the Father. That you visited the Basilica on Easter just makes me want to pinch your rosy little cheeks even more.

But at the same time, that you partied at Larry's the night before - makes me want to paddle those cheeks - for shame, girlfriend.

I could fill a whole composition notebook commenting on your astute observations about the transcendent nature of being-ness (photos 1-6). But, seeing how I'm writing this on my lunch hour and on my Boss' dime, I better just start with photo 07.

I think it's neat how the circular stonework in the archway on photo 7 hovers above the head of photo 8. It looks like her head is being crowned by a halo of solar systems emanating from a central sun. And her pensive face, looking down on the face of Zuņiga's woman in photo 9. It's the same face, is it not? Same profile, same nose and lips. Anyone else see the resemblance…anyone?

I like the transition from the halo-ed universal mother (the Mother of all mothers) looking down at Zuņiga's mother figure (photo 9) reposed in a receptive (fertile) posture. Zuņiga tends to represent women in his sketches and sculptures as the very essence of femininity. And, to me, this particular sculpture represents the whole point of woman-ness - which isn't about sublimation. I think it's more about simultaneously, being the receiver as well as being the giver

What's even more interesting to me is to compare Zuņiga's Mujer Reclinada with Big Man. Which, I would like to comment about…but, Boss Hog is trolling the halls with a scowl on his hog like face, so I better get cracking.

One last thought. The sleeping commuter - the one with his mouth wide opened - I wish you would have taken a close-up picture of him. Put the Pencam down his esophagus and snapped a picture of his tonsils. That would have been a cool shot.

I like Big Man a lot. It's an extraordinary piece of art. Thanks for sharing these photos.

p.s.
I agree with the previous caller. The blues in these photos are really deep blue. You don't have a polarizer on you your pencam, do you? Do you photochop any of your pics?


Posted by: mmadison on April 29, 2003 12:43 AM

I generally do adjust the contrast a weeee bit (either increasing the contrast by 7 in Photoshop, or I just hit "auto levels"), but I rarely crop or adjust the colors.

To me, the fun of pencamming is how the pencam interprets color.

P.S.: In photo 10, I'm the Mexican girl with the brown hair. The red-head is Mary. In case not everyone was following.

Posted by: jenn on April 29, 2003 02:50 PM

You two are just too durn adorable. I could eat you both up like cotton candy. Who is behind the camera; and, what did he say to elicit such brilliant smiles from the two of you?

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