We’ve been visiting the nearby Homestead Farm in Poolesville, Maryland for a number of times this summer for picking blue berries, yellow and white peaches (and soon the apples will be ready for picking). There is also a very nice flower area of colorful zinnias […]
Besides taking photos of hummingbirds at Brookside Gardens yesterday. I also took many pictures of butterfly. With all kinds of flower in full bloom in the Gardens, there were surely many butterflies flying around.
I went to Brookside Gardens this morning to look for hummingbirds. There are many kinds of flower that attract hummingbirds. I basically looked for tubalar-shaped flowers this moring and was lucky to capture a few shots I like.
I went back to McKee Beshers sunflower field yesterday to see if had a better luck in spotting more birds visiting the sunflower field. Yes, there were many birds, especially American Goldfinches flying around. However, they were fast-moving creatures and very sensative to people, so […]
These were shot with Olympus M1 Mark II camera, 12-200mm (equivalent 24-400mm) lens. Settings f/6.3, ISO 1000, S-1/2500, 150 (300) mm. To my pleasant surprise thes shots were fairly clear without using tripod.
I went to Brookside Gardens to check out the butterflies. With all kinds of flowers blooming, there were certainly many butterflies flying around. I managed to capture a few I like.
I went back to sunflower field of Mckee Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville, Maryland two days ago primarily to look for birds such as American Golden Finches and Indigo Buntings since the sunflower seeds were becoming ripened that attracted the birds. Unfortunately I did […]
Among the dragonfly images I posted previously, I like this one the best, because it’s simply composed with nice contrast. However, it was not as sharp as I like. By converting to an oil-painting look, it overcome the shortcoming, besides the texture looks good on […]
I went back to Carroll Creek Park in downtown Frederick yesterday nirning. The water lilies are still in full bloom and are beautiful. But there were so many dragonflies flying around and I could not stop shooting them. The rare opportunity was, however capturing the […]
I have been taking a lot of lotus flowers over the years so I always try to look at defferent perspectives when I walk around the pond. Lotus bloom has appeared reaching the final stage in Lilypons Water Gardens and it did gave me different […]
The beauty of Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick is at her best during July when many varieties of water lilies are in full and spectacular bloom. I took the pleasant morning photo walk again yesterday.
Stephen Hung Photography 