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New Vantage Point at Reston Town Center

There’s a new 8 floor parking garage open on the south side of the Reston Town Center.  Though it has been open for a few months, they have recently opened it up to the top.  I stopped by there the other day to grab some sunrise shots.

I’m pretty happy to have this public location open now.  There are not too many high places to shoot in Reston.  You can even see Tyson’s Corner from here.  While the sunrise from this location is impressive it looks like sunsets will be awesome since there is a pretty much unobstructed view to the west.

Tags: clouds, reston town center, sunrise

Summertime Fun

Taken on a warm summer night at the Reston Town Center.

Camera specs; Canon EOS 40D fitted with a Canon EF-S 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, f5.0 @ 1/5 a second, ISO 1600 at 65mm.

Tags: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Canon EOS 40D, children, fountain, kids, night, playing, reston, reston town center, summer, Virginia, water, wet

Happy Holidays in Reston

Tags: Christmas, Digital Photography, reston, reston town center

Google Sets Up Shop in Reston

I had heard rumors that Google had created a presence in the neighborhood but did not realize they were this close. I took the family for dinner at the Reston Town Center this weekend and noticed they had moved in. Great location too being right across the street from the American Tap Room.

The Restonian posted a story about this last week.

“Google has come to town, though you’d hardly know it from its nondescript, newly constructed building in Reston Town Center. The only clue to the company’s presence is a small listing on the building’s tenant directory.”

That small listing made for quite the conversation maker for passerbys.

edit: I was just informed that Google opened an office in DC on New York Ave in January. I think Reston is the place to be though.

Tags: google, reston town center