inauguration

generally i'm going to try to keep this blog apolitical... so consider this a post about the making of history, not about my political choices :) but, living close enough to the D.C. area, i thought it would be a travesty if i didn't make it out to the inauguration ceremony. so after nearly an hour's wait in the cold at the college park metro station for farecards, a brief reprieve in the metro train, and then more walking in the unforgivingly bitter air, we made it out onto the mall just before the ceremony began, and found our place near the top of the mall, with a decent view of the capitol, just before the guests of honor were announced and led to their seats.we didn't stick around for the parade, but here are a few of my favorite shots from the day! these were taken with the 50 mm 1.8 and my 70-200 4-5.6 (sigma) - which is very shaky at full zoom, but still performed serviceably. i am so glad i was there, with my camera, and will always remember this day...