A family of deer we spotted near Long Branch Farm.

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This weekend Sherri and I took a trip west to visit Long Branch Historic House and Farm.  Our intention was to get more information on the upcoming Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival.  Our PhotowalkDC group is planning to attend this event next month.

We met with Tom Dunning, their Program Director, who gave us the information we were after and also gave us a very impressive tour of the main house.  If you haven’t visited there you should just to walk through the 1811 built house.

The 400 acre farm offers 14 miles of four board fencing, streams, automatic waterers, run-in sheds and quality hay.  The farm also serves as a horse retirement facility with as many as 85 equine residing at the estate.

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In the second and third photos below, what appears like stalagmites rising from the floor is actually the ceilings reflection in a perfectly still pool of water.

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The family and I took a trip to Luray Caverns this weekend. There are some outstanding low light photo opportunities inside the cavern but extremely challenging without the use of a tripod.  I’d highly recommend anyone visiting to at least bring a monopod.

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My wife sets out birdseed on our deck for the local wildlife. For months we’ve seen a Cardinal pair coming by for a quick meal. Last week we saw their baby for the first time. Well actually we heard him/her first. Every time mother was nearby he/she started chirping loudly for food.  We saw momma oblige a few times but was mostly trying to teach baby to eat on their own.

Can anyone tell us if baby is a boy or girl?  We’re not sure how to tell without a much closer (and personal) inspection.

I thought this shot was cute.  Baby was using a banana leaf as shade from the sun.

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It seems even flies enjoy tanning on a sunny day.

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I needed to break away from my night photos and display something a little more bright.  I took a series of photos of my wifes hibiscus plant this weekend.  I was planning to build a triptych in Lightroom with them but its just too complicated.  I find it much easier to build it myself in Elements.

This is definitely one you need to click on and see the larger version.  Enjoy and let me know if it brightens your day just a little.

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My family spent a couple of relaxing hours at Riverbend Park a few days back. While we usually enjoy the Maryland side of Great Falls, in the late afternoon the light is much better on the Virginia side. The calm water of the Potamac River combined with the setting sunlight made for a nice relaxing image.

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Camera specs; Canon EOS 40D fitted with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens, f4.0, ISO 400 at 135mm.  HDR generated from three images using 1/200, 1/125 and 1/85 a second exposures.

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