Yesterday morning's warm sunrise light on President Lincoln's face at the Lincoln Memorial. Nice to capture his face in warm sunlight when the sunrise aligns with the memorial around the spring and fall equinoxes. #lincolnmemorial #sunrise #equinox #washingtondc #thephotohour

Last night's sunset at Great Falls with the Potomac River. I took this from the Olmsted Island Overlook on the Maryland side. tech details: 6 frame HDR using the Nikon Z5II and the Nikon Z 14-24. #sunset #greatfalls #maryland #nikonz5ii #nikonusa #thePhotoHour #StormHour

Star trails with El Capitan from Yosemite National Park's Cathedral Beach - incredible view under the night sky! #elcapitan #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #startrails #worldphotographyday #worldphotographyday2025 #nightphotography #travelphotography #Thephotohour #NikonUsa

Last night's full moon / Sturgeon Moon rising behind the Capital Wheel at National Harbor in Maryland. Cool to catch it rising through the Ferris Wheel! #fullmoon #sturgeonmoon #capitalwheel #nationalharbor #moonphotography #ferriswheel #thePhotoHour #StormHour

Last night's full moon / sturgeon moon rising over the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. It finally cleared some low clouds as it approached the dome. Single frame #fullmoon #sturgeonmoon #jeffersonmemorial #findyourpark @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #thePhotoHour #StormHour

Thrilled to capture this Indigo Bunting taking flight Saturday at McKee-Beshers. Love the wing extension. So graceful! #Sunflowers #indigobunting #McKeeBeshers #mdinfocus #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #birding #birds #wildlife #stormhour #thephotohour #NikonZ8 #NikonUSA

An Indigo Bunting with the sunflowers this morning at McKee-Beshers. I returned in hopes of capturing better Indigo Bunting photos. Persistence paid off! #Sunflowers #indigobunting #bunting #McKeeBeshers #MarylandDNR #mdinfocus #birdphotography #birding #stormhour #thephotohour #NikonZ8 #NikonUSA

An American Goldfinch enjoying the sunflowers this morning at the McKee-Beshers in Poolesville, MD. #Sunflowers #AmericanGoldfinch #McKeeBeshers @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #thePhotoHour #StormHour

This framed view of London's Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben), Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge is great day or night. I captured it on vacation last year over the holidays. #travelphotography #nightphotography #london #bigben #elizabethtower #WestminsterBridge #thephotohour #nikonusa

Wednesday's Strawberry Moon rising behind Baltimore's iconic Domino Sugars sign #moon #strawberrymoon #baltimore #dominosugars #dominosugar #visitbaltimore #maryland @capitalweather.bsky.social #thePhotoHour #stormhour #NikonUSA

Tower Bridge light trails on a foggy night in London - Cool to finally take this myself! #towerbridge #london #ThePhotoHour #lighttrails #bridge #nightphotography #longexposure #nikonusa

Full Moon rising over the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion - Greece. This moonrise alignment was on my photography bucket list, and I was fortunate to capture it in August, 2023. Forecast is cloudy tonight in DC. #thephotohour #templeofposeidon #sounion #fullmoon

Evening blue hour behind the US Capitol. First time I've setup for the U.S. Capitol Compass Star shot. Glad to finally take this. #uscapitol #bluehour #washingtondc #thephotohour #nikonusa

The Milky Way over the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park - from summer vacation a while back #GrandPrismaticSpring #YellowstoneNationalPark #milkyway #astrophotography #thephotohour #nikonusa

Blackwater Falls last Saturday in Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia #almostheaven #blackwaterfalls #waterfall #landscapephotography #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #thephotohour

Blackwater Falls last Saturday in monochrome. Kinda like today's weather! It's another great West Virginia site to photograph. #almostheaven #blackwaterfalls #waterfall #landscapephotography #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhitephotography @spann.bsky.social #thephotohour @capitalweather.bsky.social

Yesterday morning's peak bloom cherry blossoms in still air at 5:37am. They're stunning in the dark as well! Loved the reflection. #CherryBlossFest #cherryblossoms #peakbloom #tidalbasin #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #reflection #nikonusa #washingtondc @spann.bsky.social @capitalweather.bsky.social

This morning's sunrise from the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. #sunrise #uscapitol #washingtonmonument #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonusa #washingtondc @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social

Totality with this morning's Lunar Eclipse / Blood Moon at 3:20am in Hancock, Maryland. So cool to photograph! Tech details posted in comments. #LunarEclipse #LunarEclipse2025 #FullMoon #BloodMoon #moonphotography @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonusa

Last night's 12.7% Waxing Crescent Moon setting behind the Air Force Memorial. #moon #airforcememorial #crescentmoon #nightphotography #arlingtonva @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonusa #NikonD850

Night view of the pedestrian bridge at Yards Park DC. I like architecture of the small bridge. #bridge #architecture #nightphotography #NikonUSA #NikonD850 #yardsparkdc #washingtondc

Moon sequence of Friday night's 94% Snow Moon rising over the US Capitol from the Netherlands Carillon. The sequence shown took a little more than 16 minutes. #snowmoon #moon #lincolnmemorial #washingtonmonument #uscapitol #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonusa #NikonZ8

Last night's stunning 94% Snow Moon rising over the US Capitol #lincolnmemorial #washingtonmonument #uscapitol @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonusa #NikonD850

Last night's Crescent Moon and Venus above the US Capitol (with a nice reflection of them as well)! #crescentmoon #moon #venus #uscapitol #washingtondc #moonphotography #nightphotography #reflection @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonz8 #nikonusa

This morning's icy sunrise with the Washington Monument from Constitution Gardens #sunrise #washingtonmonument #washingtondc #ice #frozen #findyourpark #sunrisephotography #nikoncreators @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonz8

Last night's before and after Full Moon Mars occultations at 9:15pm and 10:33 ET. Cool to see the moon disappear and re-appear with w/ the full wolf moon #lunaroccultation #marsocultation #fullmoon #wolfmoon #maryland @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonz8

Tonight's Full Moon / Wolf Moon rising over the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Memorial Bridge #lincolnmemorial #findyourpark #fullmoon #wolfmoon @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonz8

Fresh Snow at the Tidal Basin yesterday morning before sunrise #tidalbasin #washingtonmonument #snow #bluehour #washingtondc #nationalmall #findyourpark #washingtondc @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #nikonz8

TBT to last January's snow at Great Falls Tavern along the C&O Canal towpath in Potomac. It was beautiful to see with fresh snow; a great morning to visit! #candocanal #visitMoCo #snow #maryland #nikonz8 #nikoncreators #ThePhotoHour #StormHour #snowhour

Here's my 2024 favorite nine that is a mix of Instagram's top picks and my personal favs. Hoping for blue skies in 2025. Happy New Year 2025! #bestnine2024 #topnine2024 #favoritenine2024 #bestnine #topnine #favoritenine #2024bestnine #2024topnine #insiteimage

Sunrise this morning at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with remembrance wreaths placed along the wall. #vietnammemorial #vietnamveteransmemorial #wreathsacrossamerica #nationalmall #findyourpark #washingtondc @capitalweather.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #NikonCreators

Last night with the US Capitol Christmas Tree. Fortunate to catch a near-still reflection right before the lights on the tree were turned off. #christmastree #washingtondc #uscapitol #christmas #happyholidays @capitalweather.bsky.social #ThePhotoHour #photography #NikonCreators #NikonZ8

Saturday's International Space Station (ISS) Sun Transit from Maryland. Nice bonus to a great astro year! Also, short video in comments below. tech details: 1.18s transit; Nikon Z8, 700mm tracked #astrophotography #astronomy #iss #isstransit #sun #ThePhotoHour #stormhour #NikonCreators #Maryland

New frame from last fall's chance encounter with a Bald Eagle along Alexandria's waterfront. Can't believe I captured this by being there for something else. Nikon Z8 and Nikon Z 100-400 lens #baldeagle #eagle #uscapitol #thephotohour #raptor #birdsofprey #birdphotography #NikonCreators #NikonZ8

Two alignments from the same spot! I didn’t move the tripod for moon alignments w/ the Old Post Office and the Washington Monument. The just-past full beaver moon Saturday night. #photography #beavermoon #moonphotography #moon #nikonz8 #nikoncreators #washingtonmonument #oldpostoffice #washingtondc