We took a driving fall foliage tour of Skyline Drive of Shenandoah National Park and northern portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway during the last week of October and ended up staying Peaks of Otter lodge at Mile Marker #86 of the Parkway. The feature […]
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Monocacy National Battlefield in Late Afternoon
I love the soft late afternoon sun light shining on the old farm buildings of the Best Farm of Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. It is especially attractive this time of the year when soy bean fields become a sea of golden plain under […]
Dragonflies at Carroll Creek Park, Frederick
Dragonflies like hot sunny day, so I braved myself to Carroll Creek Park one afternoon last week to capture these dragonflies. I used my Olympus camera with 600mm telephoto lens mounted on monopod.
More Water Lilies at Carroll Creek Park
I went back to Carroll Creek Park in downtown Frederick for more brilliant water lilies last weekend.
Lotuses and Water Lilies at Lilypons Water Gardens
I went to the nearby Lilypons Water Gardens last week. To my surprise, there were still lotus blossoms, though the peak was definitely over. Water lilies were still going strong.
Water Lilies at Carroll Creek Park, Frederick
It has been a busy two months since returning from our Norwegian trip in June. I missed the opportunities of photographing tulips, roses, lotuses and sunflowers in the areas. I have finally found time to visit Carroll Creek Park in downtown Frederick recently. Fortunately, water […]
Henningsvaer, Lofoten, Norway
Second Day Tour – June 9th – Henningsvaer Village and Haukland Beach. Henningsvaer is an attractive fishing village and there were many cod drying racks around the village. I had delicious fish cake for lunch.
Reine and Hamnoy, Lofoten, Norway
Day trip to Reine from Svolvaer: The picturesque fishing village Reine, with its scenic landscape of Reinefjord and the small islands, is dotted with red fishermen’s cottages and hugged in between steep mountains that rise straight up from the sea. It is one of Norway’s […]
Svolvaer, Nordland, Norway
We selected Svolvaer as our base city for the week-long exploration of Lofoten Islands. With 4800 inhabitants It is the capital and gateway to Lofoten Islands. There are more hotels to choose from and more restaurants and cafe in the city but most important it […]
Natural Drying of Cod Fish in Lofoten, Norway
Cod Drying in Lofoten: As we traveled to Reine and Henningsvaer we found many fish drying fields. I found the fish racks very interesting and fascinating, so I took lot of pictures as shown here. Traditional racks for the drying of cod in Lofoten, Norway […]
Midnight Photo Shoot in Lofoten, Norway
We ended our three-week Northern Europe vacation by spending six days in Svolvaer, the capital of Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. We have explored many beautiful areas by attending day trips at Svolvaer. Once I get some photos sorted out, I’ll post some here. But […]

