Rhinebeck Abuzz!
07/31/10 The historic hamlet of Rhinebeck, N.Y., was put back on the map, thanks to today’s wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky . The in(n) crowd stayed at the Beekman Arms, founded in 1766; George Washington slept here. Townspeople mixed with curious weekend visitors and the media horde outside places such as the Delamater Inn — all hoping for a glimpse of invited guests like Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen. Shop windows displayed congratulations to the newlyweds, who will tie the knot this evening at the Astor Courts estate on the Hudson River.
Legg Mason Official Draw
[Croatian Marin Cilic – who will be #4 Seed in 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic helps with putting the names in the bracket after they are drawn at random.]
07/30/10 Today was the Official Draw for the 42nd edition of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic which kicks off on Saturday, July 31 and runs through Sunday, August 8. Mayor Fenty presented a “Tennis Week” proclamation and VIP guests drew players’ names to complete the Main Draw Singles bracket for the tournament.
This year’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic features three Top 10 players (www.leggmasontennisclassic.com), including Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych (No. 8 on the South African Airways ATP Singles Rankings); three-time Legg Mason Tennis Classic champion (2001, 2005 and 2007) World No. 9 Andy Roddick (USA), Fernando Verdasco (No. 10); Marin Cilic (No. 13); marathon man John Isner (No. 18), and Sam Querrey (No. 19). Former champion James Blake (2002) will compete as a Wild Card recipient in the tournament, marking his first return since 2006.
[WTOP radio reporter Mark Plotkin cornered Mayor Fenty to persuade him to commit to being on his politics program next Friday.]
UPDATE! 08/05/10 The Mayor was a no-show for Plotkin’s program so Plotkin spent the first few minutes denouncing the Mayor as a “potted plant” for going to an event with President Obama instead of coming on his show.
Andrews On The Hill
07/27/10 ESPN’s Erin Andrews attended a press conference on Capitol Hill today pushing for changes to federal anti-stalking laws to make them tougher.
CONTEST TIME! The first person who can guess which shoes in the photo below belong to Andrews and which belong to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R NC) wins a t-shirt.
UPDATE! Erin Andrews tweets this “Shoe Contest” photo and writes: “Hint: my feet hurt”
[Hood Up]
07/10 Photo News Aggregate
07/22/10 Recent photo news of interest: Czechmates – women running for office in the Czech Republic pose for cheesecake calendar; B&H review of GigaPan Epic Robotic Camera Mount; Check out a new zine which features the work of 11 photographers who are 34 years or older called Get Off My Lawn. It’s a tongue-in-cheek response to calls for entry, contests and publications that require “emerging photographers” to be somewhere between the ages of 18 and 34; The Economist magazine doctored a news photo for it’s cover story on Obama and the oil spill; Ed Kashi joins VII; BP restricts photographers trying to cover oil spill; UK Press Photographers’ Awards; Politics Daily story about author Helena Andrews and her Mom using a photo I shot; “Horseboy” and other Google Streetview mysteries; Terry Richardson back to shooting for W; Southern sunsets and other bad photo doctoring; Nurse from iconic Times Square kissing photo has died; My friend – the great Stephen Crowley; Review of Edweard Muybridge exhibit at the Corcoran Museum; Review of “Smash His Camera” – a documentary about paparazzo Ron Galella; How Howard Got His History Back; The history of yearbooks and photography; High-end NYC real estate photog; Wunderkind Ryan McGinley shoots for NYT Mag; 160 year old photo mystery; Cartier-Bresson retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.
[Photo from Behind the Scenes of the 2010 Miss DC Pageant.]
My Next Open Studio Will Be on Saturday 07/31!
[Portrait of Roxy from my 01/08 Open Studio.]
07/21/10 I have a few slots remaining for my next Open Studio which happens on 07/31/10. I’ll be shooting fashion/beauty pix with a professional make-up artist and photo stylist. The number of invited participants will kept low enough to be manageable. Cost is $300. If you need a headshot for work or images for your portfolio, contact me at hillpix@yahoo.com.
Mussel Bar
07/21/10 I took pix yesterday of Robert Wiedmaier’s (owner of Marcel’s and Brasserie Beck) new restaurant in Bethesda, MD. It’s a Belgian gastropub called Mussel Bar and it opens tonight.
[Detail of one of the concrete and mussel tables.]
Summer League
07/19/10 My nephew Pat playing in a basketball game for his summer league team at BCC high school gym on Monday night.
Dancer
07/16/10 At a dance studio in upper NW DC, AJ rehearses a routine she’s choreographed for an upcoming music video.
DC Premiere of Drew Nussbaum
07/15/10 Super cool event last night on the roof of the Newseum for the DC premiere of works by artist Drew Nussbaum. The stylish crowd enjoyed the food catered by Wolfgang Puck and music by deejay Adrian Loving and baritone Chris Jones of the Washington National Opera.
French Maid Races – Bastille Day 2010 Version
[The Winners of the '10 French Maid Relay Races - Ashley & Betsy!]
07/15/10 Two observations from last night’s “French Maid” races in Adams Morgan: 1) it seemed a lot more crowded than last year’s Bastille Day celebration and 2.) there also seemed to be more guys dressed as maids.
[Eva & Kirsten]
[Ilona and friends]
[It's Good To Be King]
[My friend Jessica rocking the French Maid uniform.]
Bastille Day 2010 – French Maids Dancing In The Streets Of DC
07/14/10 Happy Bastille Day! This photo will give you an idea of what you’d have seen in Adams Morgan tonight at L’Enfant Café’s “French Maid” races. I’ll post more images tomorrow from the madness.
Itsy Bitsy Chili-Pepper Bikini
07/14/10 Wearing nothing but a chili-pepper bikini, men’s magazine model and vegetarian Vida Guerra marks National Veggie Dog Day by handing out veggie chili dogs in the rain outside the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
Land Shark
07/14/10 The Discovery Channel’s HQ in Silver Spring, MD gets a makeover every year for “Shark Week.”
4th of July at Clermont
07/04/10 I spent my 4th of July at Clermont, the Hudson River home of the Livingstons. It’s now a state park and is situated close to my family’s farm.
Patriot Robert Livingston was not only a signer but a member of the 5 man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was the negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase and he administered the 1st presidential oath of office to George Washington.
He was also a partner with inventor Robert Fulton in creating the first commercial steamboat, also called the Clermont, which stopped at the house on its maiden voyage.
In October 1777, a British raiding party came up the Hudson from occupied NYC and torched the house because of the family’s prominent role in the revolution.
[Nephew Kieran enjoying the free ice cream.]
[ Deep fried pickles were hugely popular in the Hudson Valley in colonial times.]
[The Headless Horseman fife and drum trio.]
Pole Dancing On Metro
07/01/10 Rania Jaziri and a group of women from Jordin’s Paradise Dance and Fitness Studio use a Metro train car for pole dancing on Thursday evening.
