Announcing Great Falls Photowalk July 25
Event - Photowalk DC #5
This is a combined photowalk of the Photowalk DC Facebook Group and Photoblogging DC. I hope you consider joining the Photowalk DC Group and becoming a fan of Photoblogging DC on our Facebook page.
Location - Great Falls National Park on the Maryland Side
When - July 25, 2009 at 7:00am to 10:00am
We’ll beat the heat and the crowds. We stand a better chance of seeing some of the parks four legged residents before they disappear for the day.
We’ll start gathering at the picnic tables near the entrance at 7:00 am. At 7:15 I hope to have a speaker for a short 20 minute presentation on photography at Great Falls. After that we can spread out, find our favorite or new favorite spots and get to shooting.
Directions - http://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/greatfallstavernvisitorcenter.htm
Maryland: Take exit 41 (Carderock /Great Falls, MD), follow Clara Barton Parkway to the end. At the stop sign, turn left onto MacArthur Blvd. Follow MacArthur approximately 3.5 miles into the park. MacArthur Blvd. ends at the park.
Virginia: Cross into Maryland over the American Legion Bridge (beltway inner loop) and take exit 41 (Clara Barton Parkway) Westbound, left at fork. Follow Clara Barton to the end. At the stop sign, turn left onto MacArthur Blvd. Follow MacArthur Blvd approximately 3.5 miles into the park. MacArthur Blvd. ends at the park.
From Washington DC: Take M Street to fork. You can follow either MacArthur Blvd, the right fork or take Canal Road, the fork to the left.
MacArthur Blvd.: Follow MacArthur until it ends at the entrance to the Great Falls section of the park, approximately 8 miles.
Canal Road: Follow to Chain Bridge. At stop light continue straight ahead. Canal Road changes into Clara Barton Parkway. Follow Clara Barton Parkway to the end. At the stop sign, turn left onto MacArthur Blvd., and follow it for approximately 3.5 miles until it ends at the park.
Bring - There is a $5 per vehicle fee to enter the part or you can purchase an annual pass for $20.
This is an outdoor shoot in a nature environment. You can expect to see creatures such as raccoons, snakes, turtles, tons of lizards and skinks, interesting spiders, dragonflys, and maybe a few deer. Long lenses are best and maybe a wide angle to get shots of the falls.
There is a refreshment stand at the entrance to the park but I’m not sure what time it opens. Its best to bring your own water just in case.
Registration - Please leave a comment here or register on our Facebook event page.
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July 6th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Thanks for hosting Marc. Should be able to make it, already posted a RSVP "maybe" on the Facebook page.
robert
July 6th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
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July 6th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
FYI, hope you don't mind me pointing it out, but I came here through the http://dcshutterbugs.com/ site, and noticed that the address you have for the park is that for Virginia side, not the Maryland side, whose entrance wouldn't be on Old Dominion Drive, but MacArthur Boulevard.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Thanks for pointing that out. Directions have been updated.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:12 am
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