Celebrating Independence Day in the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C.This year, I celebrated Independence Day with friends and family in the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. We were treated with a beautiful sunset and gorgeous weather. I brought my camera and took this lovely photo of the sun setting behind the Arlington, Virginia, skyline and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. I took some photos of the fireworks as well. Unfortunately, the wind blew the smoke from the fireworks towards me, inhibiting my view of the fireworks. Oh well, I had a lovely time with everyone I was with and I especially enjoyed the gorgeous sunset.
Springtime at Doyles River
If you ever have a chance to visit, the river and the falls are beautiful, but the hike is steep! Springtime ducklings
Springtime in Washington, D.C., brings adorable ducklings to the National Mall. Here is my latest attempt to capture the pure cuteness of ducklings. I hope the eye-level view adds some good perspective. Enjoy!
Spring is here
I recently went out to shoot the cherry blossoms like I do every year, but the weather didn’t cooperate. A few weeks of unseasonably warm weather brought us an early bloom, but then a sudden cold snap hit us right when peak bloom hit. I went out twice to shoot the blossoms. The first time it was cold and sunny with clear skies and the second time it was cloudy and overcast. It was pretty, but neither of those are ideal conditions for landscape photography. Oh well, one can’t have perfect weather every time. It’s fun to get out there and try anyway.
Happy holidays!
The tree this year came from the Pisgah National Forest in the southern Appalachians in western North Carolina. It's a 78-foot-tall red spruce affectionately named "Ruby" (shortened from the spruce's scientific name, Picea rubens).
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