Nothern VA

I'm going to be up in the Northern VA area sometime this summer, August time frame and I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions for some good summertime locations for landscape photography.
My time will be somewhat limited do do other obligations so I'd like to make the best use of the time I do have.

I'll be staying in the Leesburg area but anywhere in Notrhern VA would be good.

Thanks in advance for any suggesitons

Carson

Skyline drive! Especially for some sunset shots over the mountains

http://www.nps.gov/shen/

Stephen
Thanks, that is one of my favorite places. I try and get there every couple of years or so. This trip I am looking for something different.

Carson

Have you considered some of the historical sites, especially from the Civil War? Virginia has far too many to count and if I remember correctly, Gettysburg is a fairly easy drive. They also do battle reenactments there as well.

DC has all of the traditional tourist stuff which may well be worth shooting, plus Arlington.

Fredericksburg is a nice area to shoot.

Natural Bridge and Lurey Caverns (is that the right place?) could be good, although it is private land so be careful if you intend to market your work.

Charlottesville, Virginia (University and Monticello), and some of the president's homes in the area. Ashland comes to mind.

Richmond, VA and the Avenue of ???? (google Richmond and you'll find it pretty quickly). There are a lot of statues there of Confederate heroes, plus other people. It is a neat street to drive.

The Naval Academy at Annapolis is interesting, but they have greatly restricted visitor access in the irrational paranoia that followed 9/11. I'm not sure you can photograph there anymore, at least with something above the level of a point and shoot.

White Oak Canyon, about 100 minutes down Route 29 in Virginia and about another 30 minutes of backroads. It is crowded on the weekends.

The Shenandoah Valley on the other side of the mountains (west side of Skyline Drive). I can't point you to something specific there since I didn't drive at the time and I wasn't shooting. But lots of interesting backroads to drive and bicycle.

One thing Dan forgot - Great Falls NP and other areas along the Potomac. Check out this months' article by Joe Rossbach. I usually get there every couple of months and I'm never dissapointed.

You can also venture up to West Virginia to Harper's Ferry and Shephard's Town or into Maryland to Frederick or even on up to Gettysburg, PA.

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys, I've actually hit a few of those in the past but some are new. I hope to be up there for a couple of weeks and hope to have at least 5 days when I can do some shooting. Great Falls NP sounds especially good I will give that a try alone with a few of the others as time permits.

Thanks again
Carson

I second Harper's Ferry and Great Falls. We used to hike up to a point off the Skyline Dr when I was a kid, I think it was St Mary's Rock. Nice views from there, but its more of a fall scene.

Antietam National Battlfield's Burnside Bridge has been a popular subject. Catoctin and Greebriar Parks near Thurmont.

A few places I enjoy photographing are at Walney Nature Center, Meadowlark Gardens, and Green Springs Gardens. Manassas National Battlefield, especially at the Stone House and the old Stone Bridge are excellent.