Quick tips for photographing fireworks
Photographing fireworks can be tricky but with the right equipment and some basic photo knowledge anyone should be able to make a memorable image. Here are a few quick tips to get you started.
The art of glass making
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
120 Pearls to film: Q&A with Kaitlin Newman
Time lapse video: Ravens fans in Federal Hill
Rough Cut: Ravens Super Bowl win over 49ers
Left behind at Sparrows Point
Matt ‘Fan Man’ Andrews: The Godfather of Ravens fans
The Silent Guardians: Cemeteries of Baltimore City
Remembering former Orioles manager Earl Weaver
Instagrammer feature with @rockinbrock
Courage and strength: Living with stage IV breast cancer
Baltimore, City of Murals
Ray Lewis retrospective: 1996-2013
Year in review: Official White House photos from 2012
Bare Hills, A Contrast in Time
Double Exposure series
Waldo Canyon Fire claims first victim, 15 percent contained, Obama tours area
The first known death from the Waldo Canyon fire was reported this morning as firefighters continue a sixth day working to contain the wildfire that has so far burned 18,500 acres, destroyed 346 homes, and forced more than 35,000 people to evacuate.
June 29 Photo Brief: Japanese transvestite, monsoon frog marriage, Ryan Lochte’s backstroke face
10,000,000 forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains swamp wide areas of northeastern India, China’s Shenzhou 9 spacecraft re-enters with country’s first woman astronaut, U.S. Olympic swimming trials continue in Omaha and more in today’s Daily Brief.
June 28 Photo Brief: Man, that is one ugly dog, Hat fashion, Vaulting to success
Winner of the ugliest do contest, Strange men’s hat fashion, Mortar fire in Afghanistan and more in today’s daily brief.
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Politicians and celebrities react to Obamacare decision over Twitter
The Internet is abuzz over the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare, ruling 5-4 that the government may impose tax penalties on people who do have health insurance. From celebrities to politicians, here’s what some had to say about the decision over Twitter.
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Supreme Court upholds centerpiece of Obamacare
After some initial confusion from this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the centerpiece of President’s Obama health care overhaul law has been upheld, which will require most Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or be subjected to a fine. The photos below present a timeline between August 2009 when President Obama began holding town hall meetings to discuss health insurance reform and today’s Supreme Court ruling.
*Conversation Starter: Do you think Obamacare should be repealed? Why?
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June 27 Photo Brief: Debby does deluge, Menswear gets strange, Her Majesty visits Belfast
Asylum fashion, Queen Elizabeth visits Northern Ireland, European track championships and more in today’s daily brief.
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Gay Pride: The world through rainbow-colored glasses
This week, the Pentagon held its first ever Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Month Event, nine months after the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy officially ended government-sanctioned discrimination against gays serving in the military.
LGBT pride is celebrated every June, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969 — the start of the modern gay rights movement and remembers the struggles and victories of the movement. Today, this “out and proud” mentality emphasizes a culture and community of diversity, tolerance, fashion and flare.
From drag queens to biker chicks, here’s a look at LGBT pride parades, street festivals, and political rallies around the world this month. Some of the following may not be suitable for young children, so parental discretion is advised.
June 26 Photo Brief: President Obama hits the campaign trail, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, pelicans in the port of Sidon
President Barack Obama hits the campaign trail, scenes from International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, pelicans in the port of Sidon, and more in today’s daily brief.
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Tips for taking spectacular sports pictures
Patuxent Homestead photographers cover scores of high school sporting events during the school year. They capture hundreds of goals and runs, victories and losses, tears of joy and sadness. Photographers Jen Rynda and Brian Krista each picked six of their favorites from baseball, softball, lacrosse and track, and shared a couple of tips for taking great sports shots. (Below)
