On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I was invited to observe a multi-jurisdictional drill. Operation Shield on the Potomac River was a simulated rescue of victims from a plane crash. Several fire boats taking part were from the DCFD and Prince George’s County FD (PGFD).
![DCFD Fire Boat John H Glenn Jr](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1552P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![Prince George's County Fire Boat 843](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1597P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
This was an interesting opportunity to photograph the boats and to observe some of the DC skyline and monuments from the water.
![Washington DC marina from the Washington Channel at night](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1510P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![Washington and Jefferson Memorials from the Potomac River](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1655P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The conditions were pitch black which required an extremely high ISO setting that produced significant digital noise in the files. Nonetheless, I was able to create some interesting images. Occasionally I used a flash when another boat was close by.
![DCFD fire boat on the river at night](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1542P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![PGFD Zodiac fire boat on the water](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1557P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![DCFD Zodiac fire boat on the water](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1561P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![DCFD fire boat doing a search on the Potomac](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/160920_DCFD-1574P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
thanks Vito for the invitation