The Washington Monument, with the World War II Memorial at its base.

Photographed: October 17, 2004

Featured: 2005-03-12 20:16:00

Notes: This photo was also used on a prototype of the main page that appeared on March 11. The date of March 12 reflects the official launch date for the new main page.

Passenger information screen at the Pentagon City Metro station in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: March 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-03-17 14:24:23

The Schumin Web celebrates nine years on the Internet on March 23, 2005.

Photographed: March 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-03-23 00:08:55

Notes: The background image is a close-up of Largo Beacon by Ray King, displayed outside the Largo Town Center Metro station.

The Roanoke Star, as seen from a nearby path.

Photographed: December 2, 2004

Featured: 2005-03-26 09:50:39

Prices for gasoline at the Chevron station at the corner of Fort Myer Drive and 19th Street in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: March 30, 2005

Featured: 2005-04-02 10:10:54

Notes: This, for those who are wondering, is from the gas station that's underneath the church in Rosslyn.

1801 North Lynn Street in Arlington, Virginia as seen from street level.

Photographed: April 12, 2003

Featured: 2005-04-05 20:44:12

A bird flies over the Potomac River at Alexandria while another bird stands on a nearby pole.

Photographed: March 8, 2003

Featured: 2005-04-11 00:50:29

Notes: This image is from the Alexandria Waterfront Photography set.

A Metro train enters the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan station on the wrong track.

Photographed: November 4, 2004

Featured: 2005-04-13 22:33:25

Notes: This is a train of Breda rehabs. The train is entering on the wrong track due to single-tracking caused by the November 3, 2004 accident on the outbound track.

A masked woman displays a pro-choice message at a counter-inaugural rally at Malcolm X Park in Washington DC.

Photographed: January 20, 2005

Featured: 2005-04-15 21:19:35

Notes: This image is from the Counter-Inaugural photo set in Life and Times.

A Washington DC Metro train waits for passengers at the Rosslyn station.

Photographed: February 8, 2003

Featured: 2005-04-17 22:21:21

Right hand of J. Seward Johnson's The Awakening in East Potomac Park in Washington DC.

Photographed: March 8, 2003

Featured: 2005-04-20 03:15:05

Notes: This image is part of The Awakening Photography set.

Historical marker commemorating the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille when it passed through Nelson County, Virginia in 1969.

Photographed: December 3, 2004

Featured: 2005-04-24 22:19:23

Traffic on westbound Interstate 66 in Fairfax County near the end of the morning rush hour.

Photographed: April 27, 2005

Featured: 2005-05-01 01:00:00

Notes: This photo was taken from the north pedestrian bridge leading to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro station.

Public fishing pier at Virginia Beach.

Photographed: August 11, 2004

Featured: 2005-05-06 04:15:16

Notes: More photos like this one can be found in the Virginia Beach Vacation photo set in Life and Times.

Tree trunk at Malcolm X Park in Northwest Washington DC.

Photographed: May 11, 2005

Featured: 2005-05-15 15:31:57

A woman prepares to take a photo from the roof of the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Photographed: October 2, 2004

Featured: 2005-05-17 16:58:38

Notes: This photo was taken with the Day of Activism Photography set.

Fog envelops the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesboro.

Photographed: August 31, 2003

Featured: 2005-05-22 18:32:48

Washington National Airport control tower at night as seen from nearby Crystal City.

Photographed: January 3, 2004

Featured: 2005-05-26 16:02:43

Route 29 reassurance marker on Rhode Island Avenue NW in Washington DC's Shaw neighborhood.

Photographed: March 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-05-30 23:06:45

Fountain in the middle of the James River, at Lynchburg.

Photographed: April 7, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-01 10:53:31

Cupola atop the Bedford County Court House in Bedford, Virginia.

Photographed: April 17, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-05 21:55:06

A man and a woman read while riding a Red Line train in Washington DC.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-09 23:42:01

Notes: The station in the background of this photo is Farragut North. Additionally, the rail car shown is Breda 3167.

Clouds, buildings, and trees are reflected off of the north façade of the World Bank building in Washington DC.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-13 20:03:06

Notes: I realize this is the headquarters of the organization that we demonstrated against on A16, but architecturally, I like the building. It's a weird combination, with my disapproving of the organization within the building, and seeing the building as a bit of a symbol of that, but at the same time loving the architecture of the building. Okay, I admit it - I'm weird.

Trackside sign at Franconia-Springfield station in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Photographed: January 4, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-15 11:22:25

Burruss Hall, one of Virginia Tech's signature buildings, as seen from the Drillfield.

Photographed: February 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-19 17:32:38

The Immaculate Conception Church at 8th and N Streets NW in Washington DC.

Photographed: April 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-24 02:16:36

Notes: For more photos from this day, visit my A16 photo set.

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church at 15th and V Streets NW in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 11, 2005

Featured: 2005-06-26 18:21:10

Notes: For more information, visit the church's Web site.

The sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean at Virginia Beach.

Photographed: August 12, 2004

Featured: 2005-07-02 20:52:01

Notes: More photos like this can be found in the Atlantic Sunrise Photography set.

A woman holds up a "Bring The Troops Home Now" sign at the Million Worker March in Washington DC.

Photographed: October 17, 2004

Featured: 2005-07-03 22:43:23

Notes: Considering our country's current political situation, I felt that this was the most appropriate picture to use to commemorate the Fourth of July. So happy Independence Day. More photos like this can be found in the Million Worker March photo set.

Leaves of a tree near L'Enfant Plaza in Washington DC.

Photographed: July 6, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-08 04:50:04

A woman walks through Freedom Plaza in Washington DC in the early evening.

Photographed: March 20, 2004

Featured: 2005-07-11 00:18:58

Water falls in a fountain outside Pentagon City Mall in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: April 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-16 20:30:49

Notes: For more photos from this day, visit my A16 photo set.

Statue of Admiral David Farragut, in the center of Farragut Square in Washington DC.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-20 00:32:13

Houses at the corner of 14th and G Streets SE in Washington DC.

Photographed: July 20, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-24 15:44:50

The Allied Arts Building in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Photographed: April 7, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-27 17:01:55

Notes: For more photos of downtown Lynchburg, visit the Downtown Lynchburg Photography set.

Traffic up and down Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington DC as seen from the northwest corner of Farragut Square.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

Featured: 2005-07-30 17:30:43

A makeshift memorial stands in front of a statue of a soldier at the Navy Memorial in downtown Washington DC.

Photographed: March 30, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-01 22:08:03

A man lays on the grass at Dupont Circle in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-05 00:18:20

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

A tree in the plaza at the bottom of Malcolm X Park, Washington DC.

Photographed: July 6, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-10 16:38:48

Clouds hide the sun above the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-14 22:53:18

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

A woman walks through the center sidewalk at Dupont Circle in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-17 00:49:55

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

Waves crash along the shore as seen from the fishing pier at Virginia Beach.

Photographed: August 11, 2004

Featured: 2005-08-21 21:23:08

Notes: Quite appropriately, this photo was run as the photo feature while I was on my vacation to Virginia Beach from August 22-25.

A man practices his surfing moves in the waves of Virginia Beach, while boats sail further out.

Photographed: August 24, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-27 18:49:46

The Virginia Beach fishing pier is brightly lit at sunset as people sit nearby on the beach.

Photographed: August 22, 2005

Featured: 2005-08-30 19:11:48

Gas prices at Sheetz in Mt. Jackson, Virginia on the morning of August 31, 2005. Less than 24 hours later, prices at this location had risen further, to $2.99 per gallon.

Photographed: August 31, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-01 19:33:41

Notes: And we all thought that the prices of gas shown on the April 2, 2005 photo feature were exorbitant. We're well past those old levels now...

The moon is full in the sky over Virginia Beach.

Photographed: August 22, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-04 20:06:46

The Washington Monument glows in the light shined on it while snow covers the nearby National Mall in Washington DC.

Photographed: February 8, 2003

Featured: 2005-09-07 06:47:13

Light illuminates a path through Mill Mountain Park in Roanoke, Virginia.

Photographed: December 2, 2004

Featured: 2005-09-08 18:41:36

World Trade Center memorial painted on a wall on the top level of the north parking garage at the Vienna Metro station near Washington DC.

Photographed: June 22, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-10 19:26:07

Notes: This photo was selected as being appropriate for the fourth anniversary of 9/11.

Banners hang from the Moore Street facade of Rosslyn Center in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: October 17, 2004

Featured: 2005-09-12 18:17:55

Notes: This photo was taken just before I took the Metro to go to the Million Worker March in Washington.

A message sign reads "Nick and Adam" in front of the burned-out Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia.

Photographed: July 13, 2004

Featured: 2005-09-15 16:48:10

The station entrance pylon for the Rosslyn Metro station as seen from the skywalk over North Moore Street.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-18 20:05:44

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

Gravesite of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.

Photographed: March 15, 2003

Featured: 2005-09-20 20:08:17

Notes: This photo is part of the Monticello Photography set.

A demonstrator holds a sign at an anti-war rally at Malcolm X Park in Washington DC.

Photographed: January 20, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-23 21:49:51

Notes: This is a slightly different cut of the #40 image from the J20: Counter Inaugural Life and Times set.

A girl dressed as the Statue of Liberty carries a toy machine gun at an anti-war demonstration in Washington DC.

Photographed: September 24, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-25 20:37:31

Notes: This photo is part of the September 24 Protests Life and Times set.

The sun shines over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockbridge County, Virginia near sunset.

Photographed: September 21, 2005

Featured: 2005-09-29 09:30:29

Chess pieces sit on a board during a chess game at Dupont Circle in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-10-04 02:56:51

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

A bird lands near the cleaning table at the Virginia Beach fishing pier.

Photographed: August 24, 2005

Featured: 2005-10-08 23:38:18

Demonstrators rally on the street in front of the Hotel Washington during the Million Worker March.

Photographed: October 17, 2004

Featured: 2005-10-17 03:50:53

Notes: This image is from Part 3 of the Million Worker March photo set in Life and Times. It was chosen for this date to commemorate the anniversary of the Million Worker March.

Orange and yellow flowers in bloom at McPherson Square in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 17, 2005

Featured: 2005-10-21 00:45:28

Trees in Mill Mountain Park reflect the purplish light shone upon them by the Roanoke Star.

Photographed: April 7, 2005

Featured: 2005-10-23 19:06:22

Street pylon at the Largo Town Center Metro station.

Photographed: October 26, 2005

Featured: 2005-10-27 21:30:45

Buildings line the west side of 7th Street NW in Washington DC's Shaw neighborhood.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-01 18:45:10

Notes: This photo was part of a day's shoot where all the photos were shot in black-and-white.

Clouds dot the sky over Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Photographed: November 14, 2002

Featured: 2005-11-03 13:19:27

Notes: This photo was taken with the photos that became the Autumn Leaves Photography set.

A fire alarm is mounted on a white concrete wall.

Photographed: November 23, 2002

Featured: 2005-11-05 20:44:45

Notes: The Wheelock MT shown here is located on the second floor of Potomac Hall at James Madison University.

A pigeon peers over a railing to the sidewalk below.

Photographed: September 14, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-08 20:05:48

The "Blue Screen of Death" is visible on an ordering touch-screen at the Sheetz store in Fishersville, Virginia.

Photographed: January 4, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-11 21:01:50

Notes: This photo was previously seen with the January 7, 2005 "Even in the future, nothing works!" quote, which was the final new quote before the feature was discontinued.

A "Quiet Zone" sign stands in the neighborhood surrounding Malcolm X Park.

Photographed: January 20, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-15 03:19:36

Notes: More photos from this day can be found in the J20: Counter-Inaugural photo set.

A woman is engaged in a heated argument with a participant at an anti-torture demonstration in front of the White House in Washington DC.

Photographed: November 16, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-17 14:19:14

Notes: The anti-torture demonstration being held was similar to the protest covered in my Confirmation Demonstration photo set. Apologies for the blurry photo, but the expression was priceless.

A Howard Johnson's restaurant sits abandoned at the top of Afton Mountain, near Waynesboro, Virginia.

Photographed: September 10, 2003

Featured: 2005-11-19 18:48:33

Notes: More photos from this day can be found in the Afton Mountain: Victim of Progress photo set.

Thin clouds hang in the sky over the Blue Ridge Mountains in early evening.

Photographed: November 3, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-23 13:28:02

Thirteen-tier Italian Renaissance-style fountain at Malcolm X Park in Washington DC.

Photographed: July 6, 2005

Featured: 2005-11-26 19:08:28

Notes: More photos from this particular day as well as a second trip to Malcolm X Park can be found in the Malcolm X Park Photography set.

Roanoke, Virginia, seen at night from atop Mill Mountain.

Photographed: November 30, 2005

Featured: 2005-12-01 14:13:46

Row houses in Washington DC's Shaw neighborhood.

Photographed: December 7, 2005

Featured: 2005-12-08 20:16:30

Station entrance pylon at Greenbelt in the early evening.

Photographed: January 3, 2004

Featured: 2005-12-12 17:09:45

Notes: More photos of Greenbelt station can be found at The Schumin Web Transit Center.

Students speak to the driver of a University of Virginia transit bus.

Photographed: February 23, 2005

Featured: 2005-12-17 16:14:38

Notes: More photos from this day can be found at The Schumin Web Transit Center, under University Transit Service.

A woman maintains her balance on the ice rink at Pentagon Row in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: December 21, 2005

Featured: 2005-12-23 22:29:01

Notes: This photo was taken as part of the photo and movie set described in the Fodder for America's Funniest Home Videos? Journal entry.

A man and a woman share a newspaper on a Metro train in Washington DC.

Photographed: December 28, 2005

Featured: 2005-12-29 22:51:15

Notes: For those of you who are wondering, the people in the photo are my sister, Ann Schumin, and her boyfriend Chris Lysy. We are aboard Breda 2060 at what appears to be either Farragut West or McPherson Square.