Saturday, December 19, 2009

DC's Snowstorm


Washington, DC--The city is having its first major snowstorm of the year; we may have up to 24 inches by the time it is done snowing tomorrow. The snow started last night and the storm picked up speed this morning with snow now falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. By late this morning, Washington was starting to shut down. Since we normally don't get much snow in the winter, the city (and suburbs) doesn't own a large amount of removal equipment. The government is simply trying to keep up. I took this photo at the corner of 17th and Q Streets NW.

Luis Gomez Photos

6 comments:

Irina December 19, 2009 3:09 PM  

Looks like a not awaited surprise.

manuel nieto December 20, 2009 12:33 AM  

bellisima , un saludo feliz navidad

Vogon Poet December 20, 2009 5:36 AM  

Great image, that's quite a storm! About the equipment it seems the same song everywhere...

amatamari© December 20, 2009 9:59 AM  

Gorgeous!

Steffe December 20, 2009 12:44 PM  

Looks like it's time fore a photo promenade!

johnny December 20, 2009 4:38 PM  

Gracias por tus comentarios , Luis, me llenan de alegria. Esta imagen es impresionate, has sabido captar la atmosfera de una gran nevada.Aquí en Barcelona rara vez nieva, y muy poquito, pero fue en 1962 que hubo la gran nevada que paralizo toda la ciudad durante dias, siempre se habla de ella y en aqulla época no existia ela camio climático.

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Luis Gomez Photos

I am a freelance photographer and photojournalist who moved to Washington, D.C., in 2003 from Caracas, Venezuela. During my 15 years as a photographer, I have traveled the world collecting images for work and pleasure. I have taken photographs throughout the Americas, Europe and Australia, focusing on cityscapes and architecture as well as the simplicity of landscapes and people.

I studied architecture at the University of Tennessee and then returned to Venezuela to earn a B.A. degree in communications from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas.
I was a photographer and photo editor for publishing companies while doing freelance work for local and international media outlets.

I was born to a Venezuelan mother and a Belize-American father, some of my earliest memories are of hurrying through airport terminals with a camera around my neck. I was raised in Brazil and Venezuela, and I am fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.

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