Thanks to all our friends, old and new, who stopped by to visit us in Chantilly this past weekend — we had a great time. We managed to get the van loaded and we were on the road just before the heavy rain set in. The rain never really let up all the way home, and it’s still raining this morning. Today’s Photograph of the Day is a companion piece to E1034 posted on March 1,...

This was one of those mornings that when I get to my destination, the sky is a solid black overcast that gradually changes through shades of gray and ends up as a solid white overcast. So when I don’t have what I came for — in this case a sunrise view of the Watch Hill Light — I can either head back home, or I try to find something unexpected to photograph. It’s time to see what’s there. Instead of looking out toward the lighthouse, I looked down at my feet and saw all of these wonderful patterns the waves were making as they washed over the rocks. Had the sunrise been...

If you have ever hiked toDoyles River Falls in Shenandaoh National Park, you have probably noticed that it has two levels. The first level drops into a pool which then has several rivulets that cascade down from there. Normally there is so much water that it is difficult and dangerous to cross the river and climb to get a view of the pool. This year with all of the snow melt and the ground saturated with water, it would be particularly difficult. When I photographed this view the area was in a bit of drought, so it was pretty easy to make my way over for this view of the upper...

Having photographed some incredible sunrises at Great Falls in Virginia, we decided to do something different and head to Maryland for a sunset at Great Falls. When we finally got there we were greeted with an overcast sky, so we decided to take the trail out to the overlook. I did find some interesting compositions along the way, but sunset just wasn’t happening that day. We stayed a bit longer than we had intended and had to walk back in the dark. When we reached the tow path, I decided to make one more exposure. For this shot I went to full manual mode. It was so dark that auto-focus...

We were staying at a hotel on Virginia Beach, and even though it looked like sunrise was going be a little flat on this morning, we went down to the beach anyway. We always try to arrive at our destination at least 45 minutes before sunrise so we’ll be there for civil sunrise– that’s when the rich brilliant of sunrise are happening. The sky was a nice deep orange, but there were just a few small clouds, so not a very dramatic sunrise. As we walked down the beach, I saw from a distance that the lights above and below the 14th Street Pier were coloring the water. I fired off one shot...