I went out with my new friends William and Mike to Great Falls Park. This time I had my macro with me instead of wide angle. It put a whole new perspective to the park, paying attention to the details instead of the water.
It may have also been that it was 10am instead of 5am.
Taken the day after this image of Great Falls. I went back the very next day because I was hoping for the same fog effect as the previous image. I went extra early and was pretty disappointed when there was no fog. I waited for about 10 minutes I got this amazing sky. Unfortunately it only last for about a minute and I didn’t get very many shots. Its so weird, sometimes the sky will be beautiful for what seems like 20 minutes. Other times you can blink and it will be gone.
For me, its pretty unbelivable how many images I’ve gotten out of this one shoot. I don’t think I’ve gotten so many images that I’ve been happy with ever. It’s probably a combination of the fog, sunrise, and amazing subjects that were just right there. While I was at the Manassas Battlefield if I was taking new images at every turn. I love it!
Like I said yesterday, DC has been getting a lot of rain. It makes it very difficult to take sunrise and sunset images because the clouds have been convering the sun. So, I went with my friend William to shoot Meadowlark Gardens. I have a good time shooting with him because he makes me think about a lot of things I’ve never thought about, whether its how to find the right composition or about photo as a business.
Unfortunately, it started raining right in the middle of us walking around the gardens. Fortunately, it stopped pretty quickly and we were able to get some great shots of water droplets on flowers.
Note to self: buy more water-proof clothing.
My very first water droplet image. I loves it! What do you think? I’m so excited to go back to Meadowlark Garden and practice more macro shots. Thanks again to William Folsom for helping me with my macro images.
Have I ever told you that Great Falls is one of my favorite spots to take pictures of in the Washington DC metro area. I’m pretty sure I have, because its my FAV!
I came here knowing I was going to take this shot. Recently, I’ve been climbing rocks and avoiding water puddles to try to get some closer up shots of the falls, but I had none that were from the look out areas. It’s funny because thats what most people think of when they think of Great Falls, the areas where you’re suppose to be, not climbing rocks and avoiding puddles. I must confess though, I did jump over the overview fence, despite the clear sign that says not to. I just wanted to get a better shot. Can you blame me?
If you made it this far… it’s my birthday! YAYAY! Go Virgos!!