We will meet at the Starbucks on Dock Street at 7 a.m. Parking on city streets is metered (two hours maximum) and parking of private vehicles on Academy grounds is next to impossible. That said, it is recommended that you park at the Noah Hillman Parking Garage at 150 Gorman Street. This is the closest to the Academy and anything else you may wish to photograph. Rates are (2-3 hours $8; 3-4 hours ($11; 4-5 hours $16.)

Since sunrise is at 7:24, you may wish to try to capture it from the eastern end of Dock Street. We will meet again outside the Starbucks at 8:30 and walk over to Gate 1 of the Academy where we can enter through the Visitor’s Center. There is plenty to photograph.

The scenic Naval Academy campus is known as the Yard. With its combination of early 20th-century and modern buildings, the Naval Academy is a blend of tradition and state-of-the-art technology. Throughout the Yard, monuments commemorate the bravery and heroism that are an inherent part of the academy’s heritage. Buildings and walkways are named for Naval Academy graduates who have contributed to naval history and their nation. The Naval Academy also is the final resting place of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, whose words, “I have not yet begun to fight,” have inspired generations of naval officers. His crypt is located beneath the Academy Chapel. A National Historic Site, the Naval Academy hosts more than one million tourists every year from all over the United States and around the world. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students attend the Academy for four years, graduating with Bachelor of Science degrees and then commissioning as Ensigns in the Navy or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years in the Navy or Marine Corps. Buildings open to the public are shown on the map that you can download from:

http://www.nvps.org/main/images/fotofax/2016/01/USNAMap2013.pdf

While the entire city of Annapolis is photogenic, there is also the William Paca House and Gardens. The William Paca House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion. William Paca was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a three-term Governor of Maryland. The house is located at 186 Prince George St.