Inauguration Tuesday

This Tuesday, I took the adventure of attending the Inauguration of Barack Obama to president of the United States.

I started at 6:30 am thinking I would get a jump on the crowds. Coming out of the Metro Station, I quickly realized that a million of my closest friends felt the same way, and the crowds were elbow to elbow all the way in and throughout the day.

From my vantage point, we could see a small silhouette of Barack Obama on the stage, and thanks to my zoom lens, I could get a little closer.

Other than the event, I was moved by the sea of humanity the stretched behind and before me, so that's what most of my pictures captured. See the photos.

The Pre-Inauguration hype

The Inauguration is two days away, so I took my sons down to the National Mall to see up close where everything would happen. I told them there was no way they would get up close on Tuesday, but I want them to have some idea where things were happening when they saw it on TV.

The energy of the week was already pretty high. The networks were set up and doing live broadcasts from the Mall, so we did our share of gawking. In the freezing cold, we made our way up the Mall to the Capitol, where he Inauguration would happen. It was pretty cool, actually. See the photos.

The National Cathedral

Every now and then I like to take a test run on a location I plan to use for a Shutterbug Excursion. I'd been threatening to take the group to the National Cathedral during the winter, but I'd never really been there.

I'm glad I took the trip. The cathedral was as majestic as I'd imagined. Inside, the architecture and stained glass was really a work of art. I tried to get a few shots to document that I was there. I'm looking forward to some even better ones when I take the group. See the Photos.