The rains ruined a perfectly good proposed Saturday outing out to Shenandoah. The compromise? A quick Sunday morning hike to the Potomac at Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Park, a part of NOVA Parks. Judging from the NOVA Parks cover photo, I need to go back because I don’t have to be on the river’s edge. Continue reading “Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Park”
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Mason Neck State Park
State park visit number one of Virginia is in the books. Mason Neck State Park is east, on Belmont Bay off the Potomic River near Lorton. According to their website, it the entire region is known for birds, in particular bald eagles. I didn’t think I saw any, but reviewing my photos today showed oneContinue reading “Mason Neck State Park”
Rainbows and Butterflies
A post thunderstorm rainbow combined with living close to the landing approach for Dulles? ISO 400 | f/8 | 1/320 | 200mm ISO 100 | f/11 | 1/50 | 35mm
Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park – a National Park Service site on the Potomac – was the first photography outing since I moved my home base to Virginia. The park is a 30 minute drive from my apartment. This morning I spent 3 hours wandering around. The crowd really fills it up around 10:30. I mainly spentContinue reading “Great Falls Park”
Wk. 9: Downtown Dallas
Sorry weeks 7 and 8 were skipped. Yesterday I went back downtown to get more photos of the skyline. The Trinity River had dropped back down to it’s usual level, so the shots don’t compare to the previous shots, but it was still fun to bring friends.
The Dallas Skyline
Ever since I moved to Dallas I have wanted to take the iconic photograph of the skyline. It took way too long for me to figure out where I needed to go for it. It took an imminent move to northern Virginia to actually go take the picture. February saw record setting rain here, andContinue reading “The Dallas Skyline”
Charlottesville, VA
Over the holiday break I spent a few days in Charlottesville, VA. One day Megan took me to Jack Brown’s for beer (below) and a great burger. ISO 1117 | f/2 | 1/20 | Google Pixel Before Jack Brown’s we wandered around the University of Virginia campus, and then the Downtown Mall. We saw theContinue reading “Charlottesville, VA”
Instagram Reflections – 2017
There’s a trend that sweeps Instagram in December; the Instagram Best Nine. It’s pretty simple, you enter your username, it acts like it’ll take ten minutes due to “high demand,” and then it gives you a 3×3 grid of your top nine posts of the calendar year. There’s also a convenient link to the previousContinue reading “Instagram Reflections – 2017”
Ben There Shot That 