I have been touring Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in the past 5 days. This is the first time ever for me to visiting this magnificent park. I have taken many photos but will not sort them out until getting home. While in this […]
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Time for Sunflowers
Located on River Road in Poolesville, Maryland, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 2,000-acre tract in a mixture of woodlands, fields, wooded bottomland and managed wetland impoundments. The State of Maryland plants sunflowers in several fields with a total area of approximately 30 acres […]
Sunrise
I always enjoy taking sunrise photos, especially the brilliant sky! The feature photo above was taken at Lake Tahoe – Emerald Bay. Monument Valley: On a Country Road near Frederick: At Ellicott City Hot air balloon launch
More Lotus Flowers
I took quite a few shots of lotuses when I visited Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens last Saturday. As I went through more images yesterday I found a few more I like and would like to share with my readers here. Like shooting any kind of flowers […]
Lotuses at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
I went back to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday morning. The lotuses were in full blooming conditions and will probably stay that way for at least a week. I used my Nikon D600 camera with all purpose 28-300mm lens. I set my camera at manual mode […]
National Zoo of Washington
I like to visit National Zoo in Washington, DC – it’s part of Smithsonian Institutes and free of admission, like all the Smithsonian Museums in the National Mall. However, the parking fee is pretty steep, $22 unless you are a member of FONZ (Friends Of […]
Lotuses and Water Lilies
During the last week of June and first two weeks of July, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC becomes the paradise for lovers of lotuses and water lilies. Literally, thousands of these beautiful aquatic flowers in numerous ponds will be blooming during this period. Knowing […]
A Day of Exploring Namib Desert
It was a full day of exploring the most striking landscape that I have ever seen in the area of Sesriem and Sossusvlei in Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia. We left our camp, Le Mirage Desert Lodge near Sesriem bright early before sunrise in order to […]
Sossusvlei Sand Dunes, Namibia
One has to see to believe the extent of amazing sand dunes from Sesriem to Sossusvlei area. I took hundreds upon hundreds of photos of these incredibly beautiful sand dunes even from the moving bus on the bumpy gravel roads. I did post a few […]
More Home Orchid Images
We have six orchid plants in our house and every year they bloom beautifully. I took out two plants and shot these images with my Nikon D600 with Tamron 90mm macro lens. Click any image below to start slide show:
May is for Roses
Around Washington, DC areas, April is for tulips but May is definitely for roses.
Etosha – Other Wildlife
Etosha National Park is one of Africa’s largest nature reserves. It is located in the beautiful and desolate north-western reaches of Namibia in the Kunene region. Etosha is translated as the “Land of Dry Water” or the “Great White Place” referring to Etosha Pan or salt desert. […]
