Found myself in the ever snowful Washington, DC the other day.
Thought I’d put the camera through it’s paces in B&W mode. Went with the Yellow filter effect. Not much post processing in Lightroom. Little contrast here and there and a couple needed lightening. Otherwise all just out of camera.
C & O Canal National Historical Park.
In the city. A moment of solitude found.
Overlooking the Potomac River. Rosslyn, VA across the way.
The book is coming !
Years of exploration and documentation of one of the little known gems in our National Park Service will soon be available in book form. Stay tuned for more details about how and when it’ll be available.
I was on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River shooting kayakers in the falls when my peripheral vision spied this heron as it glided down. With a 6 foot wing span and gangly legs it landed awkwardly on the rocks of the Maryland side. The bird then began to jump from boulder to boulder looking for a decent place to fish. I waited.
As you might notice the grey coloring of a great blue heron’s plumage camouflages it well against these rocks. Not an ideal background. Yet, this one hopped again and landed for just a moment in the spot you see here. I couldn’t have asked for more. I shot.
It’s not often your subjects in the wild place themselves in such choice spots. Be ready when they do.