Great Falls at Flood Stage

Great Falls near flood stage, 12 March 2011

After the several inches of rain the Northern Virginia area received this past week, the Potomac River and Great Falls approached flood stage.  Predictions were that it would exceed flood stage on the evening of 12 March.  I went early that morning to see how it looked.  Thankfully the Virginia side of Great Falls National Park was open even though the Maryland side was closed.

The photo at the top of the page was taken this morning.  Note the tree on the left.  The photo below was taken on Christmas Eve last year.  That same tree is the one in front of the photographer in the blue jacket.

Comparison shot of Great Falls from December 2010

A few more photos of the rapids is after the jump.

Claude Moore Park Photo Expo

I am pleased to announce that a couple of my photographs and three of my daughter's will be shown in the 4th Annual Claude Moore Park Photography Exposition.  If you are in the Northern Virginia area this weekend (September 18th and 19th) , I hope you will stop by and view these and all the images of the local photographers.

Being shown at the Expo include an image of an Eastern Box Turtle that I captured at Balls Bluff Regional Park.

Eastern Box Turtle, Accepted into juried show

I am very pleased that my image of the cadet cannons at Virginia Military Institute received Honorable Mention in the Advanced History and Heritage Category.

VMI Cadet Cannons, Honorable Mentioned, History and Heritage Category

For the 2nd year in a row, my daughter earned more, or at least better, ribbons than I did at the expo.  Her image of Great Falls received 2nd place in the Youth Nature's Backyard Category.

Great Falls, 2nd Place, Youth Nature's Backyard Category

In addition, her image of a Butterfly at Brookside Gardens was accepted into the show in the Youth Winged Wonders Category.

Butterfly on Pink, Accepted into juried show