Mark Poppins

"A man looks at his shadow as he holds an umbrella near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011."

Went through my tiny take of Washington, DC., from the other day and forgot about this moment.

Not only was I attracted to this scene because of my cliche-loving-desire to photograph umbrellas, but to oddity of the scene.

In jest, I said, "Look there is Mary Poppins’ brother – Mark." But as we approached I cranked off about 10 frames before we got too close and the moment was over.