I took a little walk down the trail in Great Falls Park. I wanted to find something different to photograph in the park. I think I may have found it, but I want to go back to try some different compositions. What do you think of this one?
Potomac
Early morning at the Arlington Memorial Bridge. I love how the arches turn into perfect circles with the reflection.
Last week’s sunrise at Great Falls Park was an amazing one.
Who knew there was a view like this in DC? Seriously? This was totally by accident. I meant to take pictures of the FDR memorial since I don’t have any on the blog, but I was late. I actually arrived to the memorial right around the appropriate time, but there was NO parking. I think there was some kind of event going on around that area and a lot of the street parking was blocked off. I had to park pretty far (where I usually park for the Jefferson memorial) and my little legs couldn’t make it in time for this insane sunset.
I had to compromise. I walked along the Potomac and tried out different compositions. This was one of my last resorts because the sun was about to set. I noticed the little rocks close to the water and thought that would make a really good foreground. It sort of reminded me of beach/ocean images so I thought it would turn out really good. I took my first step on the rock and a mouse scattered right infront of me. I jumped up and thought twice about going down to the rocks. With about 30 seconds of hesitation I thought, “at least it wasn’t a rat” and went closer to the water. I’m happy that I just didn’t go straight to the FDR memorial or else I would of never known about this spot. A great spot for sunsets in DC.
My preference is definitely the Virginia side. Although I’ve been to the Maryland side only a few times, I feel like you can really explore the VA side a lot more. But I knew I had to come back because Maryland would be better for sunset. This image was taken at twilight.
If you look closely, can you spot a little friend?
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This week has been so crazy!! I don’t think I’ve woken up so early this many times in a week in a while, but it was so worth it. Check out these links and see why.
I’ve been waiting for this moment for almost a year. The sunflowers at Mckee Beshers have finally bloomed.
Here’s a quick video of my experience there.
I went back to one of my favorite sunrise spots in Virginia, Great Falls National Park
Next I was off to DC for this image of the Capitol reflected in the reflecting pool and the WWII memorial at sunrise.
Thursday afternoon I hopped onto a plane and landed in Cincinnati! I can’t wait to show you guys what I’m doing here, but for now heres an image of the Cincy skyline at sunset.
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Thank you so much to 365 Things to do in DC who helped me spread the word.
Hope you all enjoy the weekend and I can’t wait to show you all more images from Cincy 🙂