This is Lucy, she is one of the orangutans at the National Zoo. She sat in this window for a long while. I really think we are the ones being watched at the zoo, I mean can you see all the wisdom in her eyes? I can.
Tomorrow I start my internship, I'm excited! Wish me luck.
With the Cherry Blossom Festival and it being a Saturday the Mall was drowning in people. Every monument, museum and food court was packed. I started to get a little claustrophobic.
Spent my first two days getting lost on the Metro and hanging out in Silver Springs. Today I moved into my new home for the next few months. I'm living on Capitol Hill only .8miles to the National Mall. So After I moved my stuff in to my room I headed down to the Mall. I only had an hour before the Smithsonian museums were going to close so I wandered around the American Indian Museum. I really enjoyed it, in fact tomorrow I might head back and look around more.
I am not sure how much free time I am going to have after my Internship starts on Tuesday so I figured I would fit in as much sight seeing as I could this weekend. 
Discussing the Weapons of Conquest exhibit at the American Indian Museum.
The view of the Capitol from East Capitol St. with barricades along the eastern side of the building.
As I was hanging out with Daniel and Tina last night, I had a flash of a photo essay in the near future. Anyway, So I am headed to Washington DC for a few months where I landed an internship with John Harrington Photography. I am very excited I know this is going to be a great chance to learn some stuff and hopefully I can come back and be a more effective freelance photographer. Wish me luck!
Daniel and Blue look back and listen to Tina.
I am really digging my new little plastic friend. Becca and I named her Pearl. anyway here she is.
Went downtown with Becca this morning, we ended up buying a Holga, which we will experiment with. After that we sat down to some coffee and discussed many things. One of them being writing and the true meaning of words.
Have you ever noticed that some people say a lot with their hands when they speak. Well she is one of them, I think she is on of the most expressive people I have ever known. Whenever she publishes her first novel and get all rich and famous I can say "hey I knew her back when she..." 
Went out to the Six Arms last night for dinner.
With Super Tuesday in full tilt, Becca sat and got ready for work as Carlos and I watched CNN. I think I am growing very tired of the pres race already. I just want November to be here so I can vote and get it over with.
Some stories require a portrait other end up lending themselves to a portrait. Today has been a busy day, Spent most of it getting a packet together and sending it off to another newspaper in hopes of landing an internship. While doing this I also came across an archive disc with bunch of portraits I really dig these. They may not be the best portraits ever, but I think they are pretty good.
I just got a 12-24mm lens this week, I have to remember how to put a wide angle to use. It has been a while since I had one in my arsenal. I have to remind myself not to over use it.
Had lunch with Carlos today, we talked about everything from Grad School to the uses of the phrase "but Still." If this guys doesn't end up as one of the 21st centuries great thinkers there is something wrong with the world.
Waiting at Sea -Tac at 4:30 am for a flight home , wow that was an early flight. Anyway I am now safe and sound in El Paso for the next week. Lets see what kind of trouble I can get into while I'm home.
Like all photographers, we take millions of photos of loved ones. I would bet that some of those photos are the best photos we get sometimes. Anyway here is one of my favorite subjects my girlfriend.
Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist, I went down to the market earlier today. I just hung around the fish throwers for a few minutes and was amazed at how many people come see them even when its cold outside.
Came back and started editing some audio I have been meaning to edit. Nothing special just kind of a audio journal entry.
Work Station: Carpet...random sock!
Kyle Ostbye, morning maintenance supervisor at the Highlands Ice Arena in Shoreline, sharpens a pair of skates Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. The ice arena opened its doors in 1962.
Shot this last Saturday for the Enterprise up in Lynnwood.
This is Lucy, she is one of the orangutans at the National Zoo. She sat in this window for a long while. I really think we are the ones being watched at the zoo, I mean can you see all the wisdom in her eyes? I can. 
Discussing the Weapons of Conquest exhibit at the American Indian Museum.
The view of the Capitol from East Capitol St. with barricades along the eastern side of the building.
A normal Seattle afternoon through my old apartment window.
A place that provided me money and friends.
Broadway and Pike.
Flowers on East Union.
Daniel and Tina
Daniel and Blue look back and listen to Tina.
Last glimpse of El Paso before I hit the sky for Seattle.
Had lunch with Carlos today, we talked about everything from Grad School to the uses of the phrase "but Still." If this guys doesn't end up as one of the 21st centuries great thinkers there is something wrong with the world.
Kyle Ostbye, morning maintenance supervisor at the Highlands Ice Arena in Shoreline, sharpens a pair of skates Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. The ice arena opened its doors in 1962.
