This was taken on another 3:30 AM morning as I had hoped to get my Iwo Jima Sunrise shot. But when I arrived in Arlington, the cloud ceiling was a bit too low, and there was no color to be found. I finally gave up on Iwo Jima and drove down to the Capitol to scout for other shots. One of the other spots I was hoping to shoot was the reflecting pool in front of the Capitol, but everything had been completely taken over for the Fourth of July celebration. I finally gave up and started to head back to Loudoun County but as I crossed the Potomac, the sun suddenly broke out from behind the clouds and lit up the sky. Frantically, I began to look for a spot to pull over after I had crossed the 395, but there was NOTHING between 395 and the Theodore Roosevelt Island Memorial Bridge. Just as I gave up, I found some parking for Theadore Roosevelt Island, grabbed my camera and ran back across the bridge for a couple of shots.
After taking the above shot from the bridge, I took the other trail onto the island which you can see in the distance above. I spent the next 40 minutes or so shooting on the island, which features a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. (Go figure!) It was on the other side of the island where I foolishly tried to edge down a slick boat landing and landed on my butt. Limping back to the car, covered in slime, trying not to get it all over the rental car…not one of the better moments of my trip, but that's what photography is all about….right?
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William McIntosh Photography
