ANGELA B. PAN

Happy Monday! I may be the only one who’s counting down the days but 6 more days til the release of Snap DC!!!!! I can’t hold back the excitement. You are going to love the guide book. It’s seriously everything I know about shooting in Washington all in one book. I don’t think there was anything more I could have added to it except for maybe this image! LOL

As a side note, there are images in Snap DC that you’ve never seen before! Images that I’ve never posted anywhere or anything. They’ve just been living on my computer so I’m excited for you to see those too!

This image was taken in December, way after the content of the book was complete. But I love it. Obviously it was taken super early in the morning. Not sure exactly the time, but this was the day that I woke up at 3:30am to shoot. See other images from this day here and here. It was so worth waking up that early too. I love how the image is pretty dark except for that gorgeous glow that’s coming up on the horizon. A few minutes later all the color was gone. So to say we were lucky to get the color is an understatement.

To be honest, it has been a while since I’ve seen a great sunrise in Washington but I’m not complaining. The weather has been fantastic lately. So even waking up super early (like 4:30a) on a regular non-spectacular sunrise day is worth it just to walk around and enjoy the outdoors. It just makes the day feel like it’s super long and I’m a huge fan of eating lunch and then taking a nap. You just sleep so much better on a full stomach. LOL.

My camera settings for this image is F5.6 at 3.2 seconds at ISO 200 with my Sony A7II and 16-35mm wide angle lens on a tripod.

I could of done this a Black Friday sale, but it didn’t feel right.

This is more than just a shopping holiday. This is a time for me to say thank you to all our veterans. You have given me so much. Even if I’ve never met you. You have given me freedom, safety, and a much better life than I could have ever dreamed of. There is no way that I could ever thank you enough for that. This is my little way of showing you that I appreciate your service. That I respect you. And that I’m grateful.

From now until Monday, November 14th, I’d like to give you 40% off of all my prints. I don’t think I’ve ever marked them down so much. But on top of that, I’d love to donate 10% of those proceeds to the Fisher House.

Use coupon code: “veterans“ at checkout.

After spending some time researching different charities, I found that Fisher House received top scores in actually donating and helping veterans AND their families. They’re also local, so that means a lot to me as well. To learn more about Fisher House, click here.

Here are a few examples of prints you can purchase:

Thank you again to all our veterans. I appreciate you on Veterans Day and everyday.
Angela

If you’re tall enough (or can stand on your tippy toes long enough), you can see this great reflection of the Lincoln Memorial from the WWII fountains.

So many people run for shelter when the storm approaches. With a scene like this, it’s hard not to just sit and enjoy. I wasn’t the only one though. I was surprised that there were about 15 other people sitting at the WWII memorial with me, enjoying the weather.

Hopefully this is just a place holder and I’m out shooting some white stuff outside.