There's a reason photographers get up and out early. The low morning light can dramatically bring out textures and amplify colors. Here are a few shots from this last week from early in the morning. Some mornings you can watch the sun burning off the haze. Sunday was particularly dramatic.
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The Potomac can appear quite placid, yet the low morning light shows just how much is going on on and below the surface.
A spring and a small pond in the meadow. A light drizzle, frogs and water bugs keep the surface in constant motion.
River Bend is just up-river from a heron rookery. Here's a heron on it's morning commute.
