Sunrise at Jones Point Lighthouse - Alexandria Virginia

            Yesterday's sunrise at Jones Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse is one of the country's last remaining riverine lighthouses (meaning a river lighthouse) and the only one remaining in the Chesapeake Bay area. It is located at the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, near the original District of Columbia South Corner Boundary Stone (one of the stones marking the original boundary of the District of Columbia). The lighthouse is a National Park Service site as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway,

Tech details: I used a neutral white flashlight to light paint the foreground in this 30s single exposure. It was only two minutes into blue hour (6:36am) so the foreground was much darker than it appears here. It was so dark that, if you look closely, you can even see a few (slight) star trails in the sky.

While the forecast was for clear skies (and it was accurate), you never know when you'll get lucky with some wonderful stray clouds. I've wanted to capture the lighthouse at sunrise with snow on the ground for quite a while. Glad the sky worked great with the day I finally ended up going.

Explored: January 9, 2022

Taken in: United States / Virginia / Alexandria (show map)

Taken on: January 8, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/6.3, 30 sec, 14mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Other
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.1 (Windows)
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