Street signs at the intersection of Baltimore and Centre Streets in downtown Cumberland, Maryland.

Photographed: April 2, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this visit to Cumberland, see "Seeing Cumberland from the ground…" in the Journal.

Dark clouds over the Shenandoah River near Luray, Virginia.

Photographed: June 2, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Nothing like a relaxing day on the river… in the Journal.

Snapper, a former school bus now used to ferry customers of a Luray, Virginia river outfitter to and from launch and landing sites.

Photographed: June 2, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Nothing like a relaxing day on the river… in the Journal.

A cloud momentarily hides the sun in the sky over Richmond, Virginia.

Photographed: March 30, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Richmond was fun…" in the Journal.

Rock jetty on the east side of Sandy Point State Park, near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: February 9, 2013

Notes: This photo is from the Sandy Point State Park set in Photography.

A man engages in the sport of stand up paddleboarding on Lake Michigan, off of Touhy Beach in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: July 29, 2012

Shopping cart abandoned on its side in a pedestrian tunnel in Cumberland, Maryland.

Photographed: April 2, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this visit to Cumberland, see "Seeing Cumberland from the ground…" in the Journal.

District of Columbia War Memorial, in West Potomac Park, seen at night.

Photographed: March 28, 2013

A sea gull stands on a dock post in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: April 5, 2013

Mountaintop sign for WTBO, a radio station in Cumberland, Maryland.

Photographed: April 2, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this visit to Cumberland, see "Seeing Cumberland from the ground…" in the Journal.

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia as viewed from nearby Belle Isle.

Photographed: March 30, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Richmond was fun…" in the Journal.

Tomatoes for sale at Eastern Market in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 5, 2012

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Fruit Stands in Photography.

Basketball court on the beach at Sandy Point State Park, near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: February 9, 2013

Notes: This photo is from the Sandy Point State Park set in Photography.

Chain-link fencing surrounds the grounds of the Washington Monument as work to repair damage sustained during the August 2011 earthquake begins.

Photographed: February 17, 2013

Discarded energy drink can on the beach at Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: February 9, 2013

Notes: For more photos from this shoot, see Sandy Point State Park in Photography.

The Washington Monument, viewed from the southeast, near the National Sylvan Theater.

Photographed: August 11, 2012

Notes: This photo was taken during SlutWalk DC 2012.

A woman appears with "OCCUPY NATURE" written on her face at the Forward On Climate rally in Washington DC.

Photographed: February 17, 2013

Kia Soul in a parking lot at Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: February 9, 2013

Notes: As you may have guessed, this is my car.

Water flows past a branch with leaves before going over the edge of Burnt Mills Dam in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: January 19, 2013

Two women share a hug at the end of a polar bear plunge event at National Harbor in Maryland.

Photographed: January 26, 2013

Notes: This Photo Feature goes with the Journal entry from January 26, 2013 entitled, "It definitely gets easier once you’ve done it before…".

Basketball goal at Stead Park, in Washington DC's Dupont Circle neighborhood.

Photographed: January 18, 2013

Notes: This photo was taken while I was experimenting with the use of a polarizing filter on my camera. Not bad for a first try, don't you think?

Water flows over rocks around Burnt Mills Dam in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: January 5, 2013

Notes: Can you spot a feature that resembles a face in this photo?

A Washington Metro Yellow Line train arrives at King Street station in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: January 8, 2011

Corner detail of the "Elvis" sarcophagus at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: December 27, 2012

Christmas wreath at the gravesite of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington DC.

Photographed: December 29, 2010

A woman blows bubbles at an event in Rock Creek Park, in northern Washington DC.

Photographed: May 16, 2012

Notes: I achieved this color effect by layering a black-and-white version of the image over the original full-color image, and setting a partial transparency for the black-and-white image.

Tomatoes for sale at Eastern Market in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 5, 2012

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Fruit Stands in Photography.

Rock Creek, as it flows through Rock Creek Park in northern Washington DC.

Photographed: May 16, 2012

The Roanoke Star, glowing in red, white, and blue on a foggy evening atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia.

Photographed: January 2, 2003

Notes: This photo has had a "hot wax coating" filter added to the original image. The original photo is part of the Lights in the Foggy Night set in Photography.

A child operates a live hand puppet at the Million Puppet March in Washington DC.

Photographed: November 3, 2012

The United States flag flies over Arlington House, on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Photographed: November 10, 2001

Notes: This photo was part of the shoot that created the now-retired "The Schumin Web Salutes America II" Photography set.

A woman dresses as an undead version of Snow White during zombie night in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: October 27, 2012

Notes: For those keeping track, this is the first Photo Feature to use a 1:1 aspect ratio rather than a 3:4 or 4:3 aspect ratio. Additionally, this Photo Feature is the first to be run through an Instagram filter.

Dandelion seeds on the stem, on the grounds of DeJarnette Center in Staunton, Virginia.

Photographed: May 28, 2012

The Blue Ridge Mountains, seen from Raven's Roost along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Augusta County, Virginia.

Photographed: October 9, 2006

Three people sit at the edge of a pier at Touhy Beach, along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: July 29, 2012

Natural Bridge, a natural arch formed by Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Photographed: September 20, 2012

Large styrofoam blocks form part of the eastern section of Foamhenge, a replica of Britain's Stonehenge in Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Photographed: September 20, 2012

Notes: For more photos of Foamhenge from a previous visit in 2006, see Foamhenge in Photography.

A line of graffiti turns an otherwise ordinary stop sign into an anti-war message in a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: July 27, 2012

A pair of Crocs shoes sits on the beach at Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: June 17, 2012

Notes: I previously ran a similar photo of a blue Crocs shoe at Sandy Point in April 2012. While the previous photo was a single shoe lost at a polar bear plunge, this is a pair of Crocs shoes that I own.

Architectural details around the roof of Philadelphia City Hall.

Photographed: May 12, 2012

Rust and graffiti-covered tower along the railroad tracks between Gary, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois in the early morning light.

Photographed: July 26, 2012

Notes: This photo was taken from the westbound Capitol Limited as it was traveling between Gary, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. I am not entirely sure as to the location of this tower, but would love to know. Additionally, a faux-HDR effect has been applied to this photo.

Half and half percolates through a cup of iced coffee at the Glenwood Sunday Market in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: July 29, 2012

Notes: The original caption incorrectly used the word "permeates". This was later changed to the more correct "percolates".

Strawberries for sale at Eastern Market in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 5, 2012

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Fruit Stands in Photography.

A child stares up at one of the 50-foot towers comprising Crown Fountain, an interactive art installation at Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: July 26, 2012

The main building of the DeJarnette Center for Human Development in Staunton, Virginia, following sixteen years of abandonment.

Photographed: May 28, 2012

Notes: For more photos of this complex, see DeJarnette Center in Photography. This image was sent through Create HDR, an online HDR photo processor, to achieve the look shown here.

The flags of the United States, the State of Illinois, and the City of Chicago fly over Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: August 4, 2011

A woman wearing a green zentai suit (with hood down) offers free hugs for liberals at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington DC.

Photographed: October 30, 2010

Notes: This photo is part of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear set in Photography. This image was sent through Create HDR, an online HDR photo processor, to achieve the look shown here.

A dog's paw print is embedded in a sidewalk along a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: May 12, 2012

Burruss Hall, a building on the campus of James Madison University.

Photographed: April 5, 2010

Notes: This photo is part of the James Madison University set in Photography.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal departs the train station in Staunton, Virginia.

Photographed: September 21, 2011

Notes: This was the last photo feature to run on the 2010 build of the site prior to the conversion to WordPress on July 1, 2012. As such, I selected this photo because of the departing-into-the-distance concept, which I found to be something of a metaphor for sending off the old version of the site and converting to a content management system.