It was hot and humid when I visited Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for photographing the lotuses last weekend. Apparently it was the kind of weather that attracted so many dragonflies.
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Lotuses, Water Lilies and Dragonflies
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens was finally re-opened this week. For some reasons there were not many lotuses blooming. However, waterlilies were blooming beautifully and so many dragonflies were around.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
I went to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens again, probably the 4th time this summer. I was looking for the Giant water Lily and yes, I did find them starting to bloom but most pleasant surprise was the gorgeous bright water lilies in the same pond and […]

2019 Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
I went to the first day of Annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday. It was a lot of fun – I got there early to walk around the gardens to capture the beautiful lotus blossom and many active dragonflies and […]

More Photos of Lotus and Dragonfly from Kenilworth
I went back to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday (2019.6.29). Thousands of lotuses are blooming in peak conditions and are simply gorgeous. Hope they will last for at least two more week when the Annual Lotus Festival will be held.

Water Lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
While visiting Kenilworth aquatic Gardens last Sunday, I also captured several images of beautiful water lilies.

Dragonflies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Dragonflies seem to go with the lotuses all the time especially in the steamy summer days. There were lots of them at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens when I visited there last Sunday, June 23rd. I enjoyed shooting them.

Dragonflies III
July is always the good time to photograph dragonflies near the water, such as Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Lilypons Water Gardens. Over the years I have taken many of them and here are a few to share with you.

Lotuses and Dragonflies
I went back to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday morning. To beat the heat, I started early at 7 and finished shooting at 9 when the heat started to build up (it reached almost 100 degree in the afternoon). I used my Nikon D600 camera with […]

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 […]

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 […]