Cisco leaping the horse hurdles at Great Brook.

Lots of people were at Millennium Park the day I visited. Best I could hope for here would be a shot where no one person or group stand out from the background. I’ve seen this Cloud Gate sculpture photographed many times, so it was nice to be there to try my own hand at it.

People in the Cloud Gate area.

I often get asked to take photos of various knitting projects. This project was no exception. The shawl itself is beautiful, but I was even more delighted at how lovely this photo of it came out.

Did a wedding this spring and the cherry tree in the yard at the hall was in full bloom at the ceremony. This was where the family decided to have the group photos, for obvious reasons.

I was walking through the yard the other day and noticed that the cherry tree has blossomed. If I had planned it out I might have used a diffuser and/or a reflector, but for a drive-by shooting this came out quite nice.

It was getting pretty late by the time I got past the Lincoln Memorial. I turned back on my way to the next sight and was instantly impressed with how it looked from this angle with all the lights on surrounding it. Pretty impressive indeed.

A little more symmetrical than my usual style but I thought it was interesting nonetheless. These are the fountains of the World War II Memorial with the Washington Memorial in the background.

Left my hotel room around dusk and walked downtown to see the sights. First thing I came to was the White House, this being the back of the building and the side with the closest public access. There were groups of students, tourists, and protesters gathered outside the fence here. The sun had just gone down and the sky still had some color left in it, and we can still see the blossoms on the cherry tree as well.

I did walk around to the front of the white house as well. The fence here was much further away from the building, and the sun had fully set by the time I got around. Still, it’s a good looking shot even with the limited lighting.