Fox Sparrow
Now that the recent website changes have been for the most part completed, we can finally start posting some new photographic material! The Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca, is so named because of its rich reddish-brown colour and is one of our...
All Systems Go!
Well the transition from old to new is finally complete with the old domain pointing to the new website and everything appears to be functioning well. Feel free to look hard to find a link that doesn't work and let me know so that it can be...
Up and Running
Well, the first SMP website that was started over two years ago has been dismantled and I pointed the www.scottmartinphotography.ca domain to the Bluehost name servers ten minutes ago. Apparently it will take a few hours for the registries to be...
Migration Update
Sorry to all my birding and photography friends who were just duped by today's blog title, however the migration we're talking about is the website and not the far more interesting raptors which are over head and heading south as we speak 🙂 At...
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Another Day at the Computer
The migration to another software platform is proving to be a real challenge, however it is not yet an insurmountable one. The progress is slow but steady and there isn't too much pressure as the old website remains online until the end of...
Major Website Overhaul
After much investigation, I've decided to make a radical change to the website and blog in order to make them function more seamlessly together and also develop a more professional web presence. This change will take place over the next...
The Last Images from Washington
Its been a long time processing some of the hundreds....OK thousands... of shots taken in Washington this summer. I hope you have enjoyed them and also learned a little about the rich history that accompanies these images. The Smithsonian...
Washington National Cathedral
The purpose of the cathedral was to be a "great church with a national purpose, equally open to all" and it has been the home to many memorial services, funerals and religious ceremonies. Martin Luther King Jr. preached his last Sunday sermon...
Tomb of the Unknowns – Arlington National Cemetery
The Tomb of the Unknowns, often referred to as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, is attached to the south side of the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. It has been guarded continuously 24/7/365 since July 2, 1937 by the...
Arlington National Cemetery – Part II
The last blog post highlighted the Kennedy grave sites, with the JFK site generally regarded as the most visited grave in the cemetery. The images posted today are taken throughout the cemetery and show the solemn beauty of Arlington National...
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a 624 acre military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of the Arlington House which was the former estate of Mary Anna Lee (wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the great grand...
The Capitol Building, Washington DC
The Capitol is arguably the most impressive structure on the National Mall and is a photographers dream to shoot.....especially with nice light and no too many people around. The Capitol was designed by William Thornton a physician and amateur...
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC
The Jefferson Memorial is located at the edge of the Potomac River Tidal Basin and is directly south of the White House. The Jefferson Memorial and the White House from the north south axis of the National Mall, while the Lincoln Memorial and...
National World War II Memorial, Washington DC
The WWII Memorial honours the sixteen million who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II, and especially the more than 400,000 who died fighting in the twentieth century's greatest conflict. It is located at the...
The Washington Memorial and the White House
The Washington Monument was completed in 1884 in honour of America's first President. At the time of its completion it was the tallest structure of any kind in the world at 555'5" and it remains the tallest masonry structure in the world. It was...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the most visited Memorial on the National Mall and also one of the most emotionally moving. The Memorial is the most unique on the Mall, a V-shaped wall of black polished marble cut into the side of a swale and...
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is at the western end of the National Mall in Washington DC (the Capitol Building marks the eastern end of the mall about two miles away). The Lincoln Memorial was completed in 1922 and is a type of Greek Doric Temple...