Places Unknown » DC

I took this from my window at Hilton hotel near DuPont  Circle. I stayed there only once while back and had this nice view of the city. If you ever get a chance then stay at this hotel as well, ...

https://placesunknown.art/2014/08/13/dc-nights/

I remember it to be really nice sunset there in Washington DC. Colors were really playing nicely in the clouds and allowed me to take a few nice photos. Right now it is probably under some snow f...

https://placesunknown.art/2014/02/16/some-sunset/

How about Golden Globes last night? I haven’t heard about some of the movies/programs they were talking about, but no surprise there, it is hard to find me at the movie theaters, I usually end ...

https://placesunknown.art/2014/01/13/dc-short-2/

Today most folks in US are going to eat turkey, we are too. Happy Thanksgiving Day folks! I still have a few photos lingering from a few time lapse movies I made last year, I’m going to try and...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/11/28/time-to-eat-turkey/

It is there, if you pay attention you’ll see it in one of the corners. While the house is fenced and surrounded by all kind of security, the green fields around it are available for everyone to...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/09/16/the-white-house/

This one is known by all of you. Even if you never been to Washington DC you probably seen this here and there. But it never gets old.

https://placesunknown.art/2013/08/18/lincoln/

Back in April I managed to stop by the DC Cherry Festival at the Tidal Basin and take a few photos. If you ever been to one of them you’ll know that it attracts many thousands of people, and if...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/08/08/look-at-me-honey/

For our National Monuments lovers here is another photo from my DC Short little time lapse. Have a nice Sunday everyone! and here is the video DC SHORT from Dmitrii on Vimeo.

https://placesunknown.art/2013/08/04/dc-short/

I’ve been trying to compile some photos from Cherry Blossoms festival I took last week and made a short movie for this Monday, but that didn’t happen, so instead the DC Short time-lapse is ba...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/04/15/pink-cherries/

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom this week. I thought I was not going to see it, as it was delayed and delayed, and it was suppose to be in full bloom last week, but it was still cold and didn�...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/04/11/memorials/

Some ugly weather in the last couple days. A few weeks ago I thought I’ll be shooting cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin sometime this week, instead today it was snowing, then raining, then aga...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/03/26/georgetown-and-national-cathedral/

DC Cherry Blossoms are just around the corner, it should be in full bloom two weeks from now, March 26 to March 30. I took this photo last year on March 20th and plan to post maybe one or two fro...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/03/14/just-about/

DC is on horizon here, if not for the Washington Monument I bet no one would ever knew that it is actually DC right there across the river. If you are wondering where I took this photo from, well...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/03/13/dc-views/

I was flipping through the TV channels last night and spent a few minutes watching the live broadcast of the Carnival ship arriving in Mobile Alabama, and all the talk with passengers on the ship...

https://placesunknown.art/2013/02/15/friday-mystery-photo-40/

THANKS 2012! First I want to thank you all who have stopped by my blog in 2012! I hope you enjoyed my photography and I hope you will be back in 2013! I wish you all good luck, happiness, good he...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/12/31/monday-movie/

Battle for the White House Well, folks it is the day you have to go out and make your vote count. Especially if you live in one of those “swing” states that will actually decide this election...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/11/06/decision-day/

Thanks for some great comments on my last few photos everyone. I appreciate you stopping by and checking it out. Well, today is a new Friday and here is another photo with undisclosed location. B...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/08/24/friday-mystery-photo-17/

Last week my daughter went on a tour at Georgetown University. She enjoyed the tour and she said that it would be nice to go there. I think she will probably apply to it when time comes to apply ...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/07/05/georgetown-skyline/

Chevy Chase area in DC is probably one of the most expensive and snoopy areas in DC. Well, truly, most of DC is very expensive, so saying that this area is most expensive is probably highly debat...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/04/15/christmas-at-tiffanys/

Web is probably full with similar images from last week cherry bloom at DC Tidal Basin. Here is one more from me. I took this on the same night as the “Photo Mania” photos. As I was taking th...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/29/cherry-blossoms-5/

If you ever wondered what DC Metro stations look like, no longer a mystery. Here it is. EOM.

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/27/dc-metro-2/

The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom. There are thousands of people coming out to look at them, everyone taking photos. Some are looking super pros, with big camera, click, click, click. Some ar...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/22/photo-mania/

On the Road – WordPress Comment Management While at work or on the road I do not have time or ability to go to my blog via normal browser to read and check the status of any new comments. Inste...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/19/in-the-mist/

Versatile Blogger Awards In the last few weeks a few bloggers awarded me with their Versatile Blogger Awards. I want to thank you all for this honor. Here they are, in no particular order, go che...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/17/sunset-at-us-capitol/

What? You might ask. Well, if you grew up or spent some time in Eastern Europe, then you might understand where I ‘m coming from with this heading. For me Spring starts on March 1st, first day ...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/03/01/spring-is-here-spring-is-here/

With a few more weeks of winter left on the calendar I want to share some green colors we are going to see in just about two plus month from now. Back in early fall I was walking around the Natio...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/02/06/early-fall-in-dc/

Most Cathedrals have cool windows, the National Cathedral in DC is no exception. Like take a look at this one. Btw, can any one read what it says at the bottom?  – per request, see what it say...

https://placesunknown.art/2012/01/30/windows-at-national-cathedral/

Swimming with Manatees Short post today, we are on our way to swim with manatees. Cold front is coming down from the north and it is going to be cold. Not going to take any photos of it, just hop...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/12/28/national-cathedral/

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! We have the tree, your presents under it are imaginary. I took this photo a few weeks ago at the Reagan National Airport (DCA). I think they have at lea...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/12/24/happy-holidays/

About five minutes after taking this photo, I was on the other side of the monument walking back to the Lincoln memorial, I heard the familiar sound of helicopters. Everyone else heard it too and...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/12/22/almost/

Couple nights ago I made my way to the National Mall in Washington DC. I was looking for the National Christmas Tree. I parked not far from the Lincoln Memorial in hopes that I’ll see all kind ...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/12/15/national-mall-tree/

This is a good spot to watch air planes landing into National Airport. “Ladies and gentlemen, please discontinue using electronic devices… Yes, this applies to you too…”

https://placesunknown.art/2011/12/07/flying-lights/

They do work in a beautiful and impressive building. They sure do fail at their job. Today I didn’t look at any news till this evening and all you can hear now on the news is that US Congress f...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/11/21/dysfunctional/

This is the place. I think it is, unless they do actual work in some other buildings. Listening to the news… I believe there is another deadline is coming up to which our lawmakers suppose to c...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/11/16/where-the-laws-are-passed/

Today I finished my work right around lunch time and headed straight to the airport, hoping to get on an early flight to get me home. I checked online to make sure they had available seats on the...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/11/10/lincoln-memorial/

Today we are back at the National Cathedral. I think it actually looks kind of better on my photos than in real life. Haha. But it is true, you can look and examine different details, take your t...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/11/09/inside-the-national-cathedral-2/

When you look at this photo and see the plane, do you think it is going up or down? If you are familiar with this specific geographic location then you’ll know the answer. Visual illusions are ...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/26/up-or-down/

It would be a cool project to photograph every cathedral, church or other place like this around the world. As long as they are pretty inside. Most places like this made with impressive architect...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/25/inside-the-national-cathedral/

This is the third photo from the same location with little fountains. I took this one fairly recently. I had one hour to kill before my flight from Reagan, the clouds were going wild and I decide...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/21/washington-monumentcloudy-day/

In yesterday post I shown my first photo of the Washington Monument, taken back in the summer. I came back here later in the Fall, but in the evening, I wanted to see how it looks with all of tho...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/20/washington-monumentlate-evening/

Over the last few years I’ve been travelling to Washington DC area fairly often. During all that time I actually didn’t take many pictures, so about 6 month ago I decided to fix this problem ...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/19/washington-monumentmiddle-of-the-day/

This photo was taken on the same bike ride when I took the US Capitol photo and then got soaked wet in the rain. I guess you can see that there was a potential for some rain on the horizon. I bel...

https://placesunknown.art/2011/10/01/key-bridge-sunset/

As I mentioned, I took a few photos of them and want to show most of them at this time in April. So here is another one.

https://placesunknown.art/2011/04/09/cherry-blossoms-3/