Schwartz Peony Garden at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland has a great collection of peonies. The best time to photograph these beautiful flowers is when the blooming is young (before the full bloom and becoming too “heavy headed” and bending down). We were […]
This was the third time I visited Laomei Green Reef on the northern coast near Taipei, Taiwan. One can easily take Metro from Taipei to Tamsui then a Keelung-direction bus. It’s famous for its green troughs and trenches carved out of volcanic rook, especially in […]
I hiked the trail along river at Worthington Farm, part of Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland in search of bluebells this morning. Luckily I did find several patches of bluebells that are in peak blooming stage.
Heping (Peace) Island is located near Keelung Harbor in northern Taiwan. It is a small resort park with beautiful rock formations created by the wave erosion through thousands or even millions of years. Here is a picture showing a cruise ship about to enter Keelung […]
The mountain town of Pinglin near Taipei is known for growing fine tea. On the river edge there is a small wooded area in the center of town and one can see hundreds of Taiwan egrets and night herons call it home. The bridge across […]
Calla Lily is in full bloom up in the mountain near Taipei. It draws many flower lovers and photographers to these beautiful fields . One can even pick your own calla lilies,10 for NT$100 of US$3.30.
Da-An Park in the city center of Taipei is like Central Park in New York City. There are many hiking trails, play ground, roller skating rink, flower gardens but the most attractive place is the small lake with island and trees in the middle of […]
On the return flight from Munich, Germany to Washington, DC, a 10 hour flight I was lucky to have window seat to see and photograph the magnificent sunset light reflecting from the wing and engines.
While at the port of call of Las Palmas the morning sun was fantastic, we decided to hire a taxi to go to the Dunes of Maspalomas. It did not disappoint us as we hiked up to the top of sand dunes and enjoyed the […]
On our recent tour to the National Wildlife Refuges in the Eastern Shore, Blackwater NWR was our last stop on the way home. It is known to have lots of Canada geese for the winter, sure enough we did witness many in various pools and […]
We visited Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) last Thursday with hope to capture some massive snow geese scene when it was officially reported that 25.000 were sighted in the Refuge. Unfortunately, we did not see a single one in late afternoon when they usually […]
Yes, some of the snow geese have migrated to the Eastern Shores in Delaware for the winter. They came primarily from Canadian Arctic Region and will stay here until early March. According to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge report there have been as many as […]
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