Sometimes (more often than I'd care to admit), I just can't seem to find the shot. But I'll still grab a few images that are worthwhile. Just not jaw dropping. Hence, "The B-Side". Ones that I like, but also those that I don't suspect anyone else will. This is the Department of Treasury at 15th and F, NW. If you want to see how quickly you can get a uniformed Secret Service to show up at your side (without actually doing anything threatening), pull out a tripod for your camera anywhere near the White House grounds.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XS with the stock lens, I actually had to show the Secret Service guy the picks I was taking. He wasn't impressed.
I think black and whites are over done these days. Taking photos of modern objects or settings, then turning it into a black and white for the sake of adding a hint of romance, or something doesn't work for me. There's no appeal to me unless the subject of the photo looks like something that belongs in the era of black and white photography. Take the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, for example. Back in the day it was known as the War Department, it sits immediately adjacent to the White House and currently houses White House staff not senior enough to get a desk in the West Wing of the White House.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XS with the stock lens, the hardest part of getting this image was framing it correctly.
