I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: historic

  • Jefferson Memorial by Dawn’s Early Light

    Earlier this year I decided it was finally time to photograph the cherry blossoms at the Jefferson Memorial at sunrise. Despite living in the D.C. Area for most of my life, I had never make the early morning trek to the Tidal Basin. When you live in a place like Washington, full of so many…

  • Red Door on Blue on M Street

    Every time I shoot photos in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C., at some point I become transfixed on this building on M Street.

  • The Leaning Tree in Ogunquit, Maine

    I took this photo a few years ago while walking along the Marginal Way on the Atlantic Coast in Ogunquit, Maine. The Marginal Way is the most picturesque walk I have strolled. The paved walk includes incredible views and lots of colorful flowers and this house shown above. The way is particularly beautiful around sunrise.…

  • Reflection in St. Louis with an iPhone

    I shot this photo during a business trip to St. Louis a few years ago. As is my usual practice during such journeys, I rose early and took a walking tour of the surrounding area with my Nikon and iPhone in tow, for me, a great way to start the day.

  • Cool Thoughts on a Very Warm Day

    This weekend the Washington D.C. Area, along with most of the East Coast of the United States experienced its first official heat wave of the summer. So, in the spirit of getting everyone to think cool thoughts, I pulled this photo out of my oldies vault. I took it during the infamous “Snowmageddon” of February…

  • Berlin, Pennsylvania

    I took this photo in Berlin, Pa., in May while on our trip to the Flight 93 Memorial in Western, Pa., this was the same trip that I shot my Somerset County barn photo on.

  • Spotted Lily at Green Spring Gardens

    I saw this lily during my jaunt thru Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia, a couple of weeks ago.

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic

    The Deep Creek Lake Area is full of nostalgia. Visiting Garrett County is a throwback of sorts to a much different time and place where life was a little bit slower and simpler. In Oakland,  the Garrett County seat, located less than 10 miles from the lake, you can each lunch at an old 5 and…

  • Daily Prompt: Mirror, Mirror : Gadsby’s Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia

    I made this photograph last month while on assignment in Alexandria, Va. The Alexandria City Hall is seen reflected in a window of historic Gadsby’s Tavern. 

  • Early Morning on the National Mall

    Washington has some great vantage points. One of the best is probably the view from the top step of the Lincoln Memorial. I took this photo after photographing the cherry blossoms earlier this year. It was an early day for me. Left home about 5 AM so I would be at the Jefferson Memorial by…