I took a day trip to Shenandoah National Park yesterday. The fall colors along the Skyline Drive were brilliant. However, the colors on some of the distant mountains have not fully developed yet – may be another week.
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Tastes of Autumn in Frederick, Maryland
Autumn colors start to appear in Frederick, Maryland. I took some pictures at Catoctin Mountain Park yesterday. Full autumn colors probably two weeks away.
Shadows
Sometimes the light may not be favorible for shooting the flowers, then, I look for the shadows to save my day of outing!
Lotus Pod/Seeds
I visited Lilypons Gardens several days ago. Lotus flowers have all but gone so I focused on the lotus pods and seeds with some interesting composition results.
More Hummingbirds
I have taken more pictures of hummingbirds visiting my feeder on the deck. I undestand hummingbird is the only kind of bird that can fly backward and I got two of them to share. The last three sequential images show the take off scene of […]
Butterflies at Brookside Gardens
Butterflies like sunny and hot day. It fit the conditions this morning as I walked around Brookside Gardens.
Water Lilies and Dragonflies
I took morning walk along Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick in the past two days. Water lilies in different varieties and colors were in full bloom and there were many dragonflies flying around.
Dragonflies and Lotus Leaves at Lilypons
As the weather gets hot many dragonflies appear in the lotus ponds. It’s also fascinated to find some leaves with raindrops reflecting the morning sun.
Tundra Swans at Middle Creek
When we were at Middle Creek last weekend, we saw many tundra swans in the water but very few in the air. I enjoyed see them in the air with most gracious gestures.
Cedar Waxwing
There was one Cedar Waxwing among at least a dozen of American Robins that visited my front yard tree to pick the fruits other day. That’s the first time I saw cedar waxwing around our house. Cedar waxwing loves the berries. The first time I […]
Female Cardinals
I sorted out more female cardinals pictures yesterday. Looking closely the facial expressinos of both male and female cardinals I found out the male one were fiecely looking while the female one looked more peaceful or even graceful!
Stephen Hung Photography 