Nag's Head at Night.

Trampoline Trees.

  I was having a heart to heart with one of my friends as we were out on the trampoline in the backyard.  It was late, probably 11:30pm or so, and the night sky was covered in clouds.  Not a star in sight.  Fairfax, being as busy as it is, never quite goes dark.  The lights from the surrounding buildings were lighting up the sky to an interesting red/yellowish kind of color.  I thought it looked better in black and white, though.

  Night photography requires long exposures, and there I was, laying on the trampoline with no tripod.  What was a girl to do? I plastered the camera to my face, held my breath, and hoped for a decent photo.

30-Second Exposure.

I took a stab at night photography.  I think this was a 30-second exposure or so...

Oh.  And it's in Blacksburg, but far away from town.

Things Have Changed...

Recently I drove down to my hometown of Blacksburg on a spontaneous urge.  I was there for less than 12 hours, but I really wanted to take some pictures of the place. I've recently gotten into night photography, so I thought it might be an interesting take on a town that isn't too busy at night but has a lot of light during the night. In the three years I've been gone, it's changed completely.  Familiar buildings have been ripped down and replaced, former fields have turned into housing developments, even downtown doesn't look the way it used to. This photograph shows part of the change.  The building they are tearing down used to be the designated ROTC dining hall, but now it's going to be the new Center for Arts.