Shards Of The Potomac by photosynthesis
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I took this shot on the day of President Obama's first inauguration - January 20th, 2009 - for which we had managed to obtain tickets. Washington was blistery cold that day, with a low of 19 & rising to 28 degrees by midday when the ceremony took place. The surface of the Potomac was frozen & these shards of ice had formed...
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Comments (10)
durleybeachbum
Impressive image! I am so glad we have moderate temperatures here.
Juliette.Gribnau
interesting
blinkings
Brrrrrrrrrr.
MrsRatbag
I loved seeing this on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk when I lived there; such a foreign sight when you've grown up in Los Angeles! Beautiful capture of these jigsaw puzzle pieces!
kaward
A stunning abstract it has made too!
auntietk
I've never seen a frozen river, being from up here. It's never cold enough to form ice on moving water. This is quite a sight!
Faemike55
impressive
brewgirlca
hum, nice work. Did you adjust the temperature to get that nice overall blue look? That would have been a great score to have been there for that event. Good on you.
e-brink
Excellent shot!
danapommet
I lived in Silver Springs when JFK was inaugurated. No ticket - just stood in the open area, in the back since dawn. So cold and nobody warned us about the 21 gun salute at the end! Scared the crap out of me.