As The Sun Rises

Have finally recovered from very little sleep, sunrise at the Tidal Basin, 6 miles of walking around D.C. lugging 20 pounds of miscellaneous photo equipment (yes I weighted it when I got home) for 7 hours along with what seemed like millions of tourists !!!! Full Bloom on the weekend No Bueno...
After a couple hours of rest and some aspirin I survived ...........

[Ali P]

Yes I hear you but just look at the awesome shot you took! Love it - FAV.
One question - where do you get a ball like this????

[👑 AnaZad]

I am sure you are exhausted, but well worth it. This capture is fabulous. Love the use of the crystal ball. FAV and hats off to you for making it for sunrise.

[April]

I love the water ripples in the crystal ball. Nicely framed and composed.

[Babs]

You must be worn out. Fabulous composition.

[Carolyn]

It was worth it!! And it was your 100th photo. This is such a great idea to use the crystal ball.

[Ann T.]

Beautiful and very creative! FAV

[Leslie]

@ckwiseman 100 photo ?

[Rosan]

Awesome composition! Gorgeous and worth all your efforts!

[Simply Amanda]

Wicked awesome!!!

[Dawn Swingle]

This is perfect!

[hueymilunz]

fav! beautiful shot! i like the composition!

[Linda Agne]

Great shot

[Scott]

A beautiful result! Fav! I'm heading there in a few hours and hoping to get a shot just half this good... Fabulous!!!

[Kathy]

Such an amazing photo!! Perfect spot for the crystal ball and what beautiful reflections!!!! Stunning capture!!

Thank You for the follow and I will be most interested in following you also!! You have some amazing photos!!! Nice to meet you!

[Gena Pegg]

Magnificent

[Carolyn]

@lesip Under the picture it says 100 out of 365..... so it's your 100th picture of 2015! :)

[Sharon Lee]

lovely composition

[Susan C Clow]

Lovely use of the crystal ball and nice affect it added to the image.

[Wylie]

lovely placement of the ball and interesting shot.

[Graham Thresher]

Love your processing.

[Danny G.]

Superb!

[Bill Fenske]

Very creative placement of the crystal ball Leslie. Stunning capture.

[Leana Niemand]

A fav, this is a wonderful shot.

[Leslie]

@alinz went back and looked it up. I ordered it from
www.CrystalCompany.com

[KWind]

This is wonderful. Excellent composition and framing.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Wonderful creative shot Leslie

[Beth]

Great photography. I love the creative way you capture the monument in the glass ball. What a neat idea.

[Misty]

Excellent shot. We went during the cherry blossom festival probably 4 years ago and it really is packed there then, and DC was made for walking so I know what you mean. This is beautiful though.

[Ali P]

@lesip Thanks - something I have been wanting to purchase for a while now!

[julia]

Beautiful...

[Cazla]

Thus is a fantastic shot, such an original take on an iconic place. Definitely worth a bit of pain ! Fav

[Nina Ganci]

magical capture! wow
fav

[Stephanie Nguyen]

Creatively composed! Can only imagine how crowded it must have been. Folks are saying this year has yielded one of the nicest blooms - hope you were able to unwind and relax after carrying all your equipment around! Hope to see more shots!

[Issi Bannerman]

Love the creativity. Would never have thought of placing the crystal ball there. Great shot.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Beautiful! And very creative use of the globe. Lucky you, getting to see this gorgeous place in person. Thanks for sharing it with us here on 365.

[Paula W]

Excellent shot Leslie.