Spirit of Misty River

Near Lock 6

At Roosevelt Island

From the Scott's Run outting.

And now for something completely different. I've had difficulty finding an eye catching composition of the various grasses we've encountered. This is my alternative.

River beauty

I have tried to capture some of the energy and some of the peace of the Potomac River at Great Falls.  Your comments are appreciated.

I'm lovin' HDR !

Looks like snow on the mountain, doesn't it?

Heron's waiting for the dinner, patiently!!

Yesterday, I went to the Great Falls and captured the above.

There were couple of great blue herons on the rocks.

During exposure of 20s, these herons stand still for me.

Looking forward to meeting them again tomorrow morning!

Between the two, which one would you prefer?

Last Sunday night, I went to the Great Falls and took the above shot. 

It was 20 min after sunset. But already quite dark. 

I did some light painting the foreground rocks with flashlight.

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Now I lightened up the scene for the foreground rocks. 

The following is the result. Which between these two is better choice?

Better yet... I have just made one between the above two... 

Any suggestions?

Thanks. 

Looking forward to meeting you all this Friday at the Great Falls, MD.

Kee Woo Rhee