Great Falls National Park, September 2007

Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon]

I visited Great Falls National Park a bunch of times in September 2007.

Going exclusively to the Maryland side for over a year, I worked the overlook with some new ideas, and captured some new things. I combined the motion blur of the water falls using a long exposure, while also capturing a near motionless Great Blue Heron for some neat results...



I also took a handful of sunset photos, and even witnessed a rescue of a kayaker that had dislocated their shouldered while having fun on the river.





Then I decided to check out the Virginia side of the Falls and I was really impressed. Here are a couple of HDR's from the Virginia side.





-Nikographer / Jon

Tioga - Bald Eagle

Tioga
Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon]

A few shots of Tioga, the male bald eagle at the US National Zoo (http://www.fonz.org/)







Eagles at the National Zoo.