In the quiet stillness before dawn
I dropped a friend off a the airport for a pre-dawn flight, I was in downtown Washington DC at 4:20 AM. Before traffic, in the quiet of the night. Just me and the overnight security folks out and about. I put the top down on my little convertible and wandered around town. Cities, world capitals are almost always full of people and traffic, but not in the wee hours of the morning. The streets were empty, the world quiet and still. To get a better composition I drove in circles in front of the Capitol building. I was surprised to find the parking area along the tidal basin open just after 5:00 AM, I was able to pull in, park, and take photos with no people, only one car went by, probably police or secret service checking on the person driving slowly around the streets at that early hour. I should do this more often, go out at unusual hours and explore. Seeing the same places, in a different light, in unusual ways.
