One my old Theta brother, Nick, hooked me up with a chance to shoot a 60 minute cycling race he was riding in. Enjoy.

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This weekend there was no moon so I thought it might be a good weekend to make a first attempt at some long star trails. That effort was a wash despite good weather (it is harder than it sounds!), but as Adrian and I headed to a spot we thought we would work for that purpose, we discovered this beautiful scene entirely by accident. As we arrived, I quickly set up my gear while Adrian occupied herself reading.

I’m not sure why I’m so drawn to the Marine Corp Memorial. It is a simple monument, set in a a location that is less than ideal from a photography stand point, being surrounded by apartments and office buildings. Never the less, it always moves me.

Adrian and I headed to the Marine Corp Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial) to catch the D.C. fireworks. We assumed it would be busy so we headed out early, around 17:00 and arrived after a short metro ride and walk around 17:30. The place was already hopping with a forest of tripods along the top of the hill. There were still plenty of good places though and we grabbed one and settled in for a long wait until the fireworks would start at 21:00 or 22:00. With an occational breeze, it was not to unpleasant. A very helpful national park service and police force did an excellent job, walking around and making sure everyone was drinking water, and even providing a misting tint and free ice water to everyone and anyone. Finally the show started.

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After all was said and done the roads and metro were in grid lock so we decided to walk back to Clarendon, where we had parked. It was a couple of miles, but we made better time than the cars on the road and I’m not joking.