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...

Back to landscape panoramas today. This is a pretty amazing sunrise on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. I’m prety sure that this was at Tunnel Overlook, what really caught my eye here was the silhouettes of the trees against the yellows of the sunrise, the heavy clouds added a lot dram to the composition. Don’t forget that we’ll be at the Dulles Expo Center this weekend with Craftmens...

A box of toothpicks. Pretty easy this...

After last week’s difficult challenge, it’s time for an easy...

An other addition for your kitchen or restaurant. This panorama can be ordered in either landscape orientation as seen here, or in portrait orientation by request. As always, this photograph is printed with pigment inks on a museum grade poly-cotton canvas, coated with an acrylic UV protective coating, stretched on pine stretcher bars using stainless steel staples, wired and ready to hang. Rated for over 100 years of fade resistance, this canvas can be wiped clean with a soft cloth and plain...