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<\/a>Windows for all<\/p><\/div>\n
This is a great example of a common Washington architectural style.\u00a0 Many Federal office buildings built in the 30s and 40s were constructed with a series of wings, connected by a central section.\u00a0 The goal was to give every worker a window.\u00a0 Since buildings in D.C. can only be as high as the width of the street they front plus half that width more, this strategy allowed for the many windows that would have come naturally on a high rise.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Perspective gone to pot<\/p><\/div>\n
Washington’s many large, public events transform the National Mall into porta-potty heaven.\u00a0 I was taken by this crooked line of privies snaking away into the distance.\u00a0 Should I have eliminated this pic from my collection?<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sunbathing tress stretch into the distance<\/p><\/div>\n
The lamppost becomes a tree in this line stretching alongside the seemingly endless sidewalk in Foggy Bottom on a noon summer’s day.\u00a0 I wish the baby carriage weren’t there, but it took a while even for this mostly clear shot.<\/p>\n
<\/a>From the Ant Family's Summer Vacation Album<\/p><\/div>\n
That the end of this smallish plaza seems so far away fascinates me.\u00a0 Those traffic lights in the distance, in reality a half-block or so, seem miles beyond.\u00a0 The ant’s go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah!<\/p>\n
(More perspective play)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since writing regularly, I am noticing what I think are attractive scenes, snappy views of buildings, people, flowers, ducks, and so much else.\u00a0 I have\u00a0taken many photographs over the past nine months, more than over many years.\u00a0 Taking pictures helps … Continue reading