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Night Photography by FZ!, Spidere, Nan O'fith

April 27th, 2008 8:52 PM / Location: 38.892091,-77.02405

INSTRUCTIONS: Explore your neighborhood in deepest, darkest night.

Share photographs and other impressions of your exploration.

FZ!: Most people think DC is a city like any other, but the DC that tourists see during the day is a facade, rolled out by municipal employees at 5:30am and packed away at 8pm sharp. My nighttime photography documents the shocking truth of this city's rich history. Click any of the first 17 pictures to learn the SHOCKING TRUTH.


Nano5th: So, it's spring in DC, right? And there's this whole Cherry Blossom Festival going on, right? And normal people look at flowers during the daytime when, you know, you can actually see them, right? Well, I'm coming up on five years in the DC area and it has become tradition that every year I don't get around to going to see the cherry blossoms. So this year I saw them (and photographed them) at night. As illustrated in the photos, thanks to light pollution (particularly on a cloudy night such as this), it really doesn't get all that deep and dark, but it's still night and exploring is still fun!


Spidere: We took these pictures as we prepared for our Journey to the End of the Night, walking the path deeper and deeper into darkness. As we walked, and discovered, and saw, we knew that it was good. If you look carefully, you may discern shapes which give clues, places which may be familiar. But be always wary of paths through the darkness of night...for who knows where they may lead you?

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Bulding Texture
Chinatown Gate
Einstein Klaus
Facade
District Council of Elrond
NPR Gardens
Hotel Batman
No Bathing
Not Actually A Sidewalk
National Cathedral, Inc.
Bizarro Parking
Requisite Self Shot
Smithsonian Castle
Something Missing
The Evening Star
Tree and Tower
Waffle Halo
photo_photo
No, really, it was night!
Hard Hat Area
Albert Einstein's Feet
magnolia1
Hanging by a thread
Thou shalt not...
washington monument 1
more flowers
cherry blossoms
washington and cherry blossoms
potted magnolia
ooh! toys!
HPIM3938.JPG
more flowers
yet more flowers
more cherry blossoms
still more cherry blossoms
note from Big Brother
skateboards will be impounded
daffodils
The night.  The street.  The alley.
Moving through the city
Glowing red eyes
Library
Tree and Overpass
Lincoln.
Washington
Fallout
Capitol at night

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posted by The Animus on April 27th, 2008 11:54 PM

The captions were as good as the photos.

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posted by teh Lolbrarian on April 28th, 2008 8:54 AM

I agree! Well done!

Love, love, love! +1
posted by Scarlett on April 28th, 2008 1:37 PM

My favorites are the cherry blossoms at night, and the dangling Constitution. That light pollution shot has *amazing* colors!

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posted by JJason Recognition on June 1st, 2008 12:29 PM

Man, why did I vote for this before?