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Georgetown University

My travels on Sunday brought me to Georgetown University, accompanying George on a small errand at the science library.  My brilliant husband studies things like quantum mechanics and must sometimes travel to local academic libraries to procure photocopies and such.  He normally gives me a few minutes of “wandering around” time if we’re somewhere photogenic so I can make some images.

Georgetown University photography - Washington D.C.

When I’m out and about, I can almost always point to one thing or scene or person that makes me get out my camera.  Do you know what I’m talking about?  I carry my camera with me 99% of the time but it doesn’t always or even most of the time emerge from my bag.  But if I do, there is almost always something I can point to that induced me to take it out.  At Georgetown U., it was this tree.  Look at how awesome all those cut off branches look – it was so graphic and organic at the same time.  I love the contrast.

Tuesday on the Web

On the Web

Each Tuesday, I post a roundup of the best stuff I saw on the internet that week.  Enjoy!

Why Cash is Almost Always Better Than Gift Cards via Lifehacker If you are ever in a position to give me or receive from me a present, you should know that I *despise* gift cards.  Show me how a gift card is *ever* better than cash.  You can’t.  Maybe it’s a social faux pas to hand over some dough, but it’s the same exact thing as a gift card, but with less effort required and more flexibility for the recipient.  Die gift cards die!

DIY portable wedding photobooth I love when somebody else does all the work for something I needed to figure out anyway.

Clarendon Day – Burrito Eating Contest

The main event that got me up and out of the house to the Clarendon Day festival on Saturday (see below for full post) was the burrito-eating contest.  “View an eating contest” is one of my goals for 2010 and I’m happy to say that I checked that one off!

This contest started off relatively sane, but by the time 10 minutes were up, the leaders had downed more than two Chipotle-size burritos and one of them had transferred those burritos from his stomach into a trash can.  Good times.  These images are in order taken.

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

After this, I basically quit photographing everyone but this dude.  He was so expressive with his eating.

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

Clarendon Day eating contest - Arlington, Virginia

My favorite shot, so naturally I had to make it a dramatic black and white.  Look at him swan-dive into the best burrito of his life.