The weather forecast calls for a great weekend, so I got an early start this morning in order to arrive at Great Falls park before sunrise. This allowed even lighting before the sun rose above the tree line.  Once the sunlight hits the water, it becomes very contrasty and harder to achieve the ‘cotton candy’ look of the water.

The water flow of the Potomac was on the low side today which allowed access to other positions along the river for different compositions.  The photograph below shows the river just upstream from the larger falls that are seen from the observation platforms at the park.