The sky looked like it might have some color tonight at sunset, so I zipped over to the Edgewater Hotel after work. I stopped briefly on Wisconsin Avenue to grab a long-distance shot of the capital dome, as it was illuminated nicely from the west.

Venturing out onto the Edgewater pier, over dark, creaking ice, I met a cheerful young man named Kyle who was staring up into the sky intently. It took me a few seconds to realize he was flying a drone, skillfully buzzing the shoreline. Like me, Kyle was attracted by the evening colors, only he was shooting video of the hotel and the capital city.

Just as my fingers were losing sensation from the cold, Kyle decided to bring the drone in for a landing, followed by a quick call to air traffic control.

I wonder if he got some good video?