All posts tagged: Washington DC
More Fall Foliage at Tidal Basin
I went back to Tidal Basin yesterday to capture more autumn foliage scenes. Overall, the fall scenes were not as colorful as what I saw a week ago. However, there were still many trees with brilliant colors. When possible, I shot into the light source […]
Fall Foliage at Tidal Basin
Tidal Basin in Washington, DC is best known for the cherry blossom in spring. Little known is the beautiful fall foliage around the Basin. I visited the place this morning with very few people, natives or tourists so I was able to take my time […]
Great Falls in Black and White
Great Falls of Potomac is one of my favorite photo spots in the Washington, DC area. The rocks are in grey and black color (except during morning sun) so it’s ideal for B&W photographs.
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.
Virtual Tour of Sunrise at Tidal Basin
Due to the potential spread of Coronavirus, Tidal basin was closed for the tourists who want to see one of the earliest peak bloom of cherry blossom. Since I could not get there to shoot the beautiful sunrise scenes this time, I decided to dig […]
National Zoo- 2020.3.13.
As a precautional measure of potential spread of Coronavirus spread, all Smithsonian Museums including National Zoo are being closed indefinitely starting today, March 14. We decided to take a trip to the National Zoo yesterday and capture a few pictures. Red Ruffed Lemur Golder […]
Signs of Spring in Washington, DC Areas
With relative warm spring Washington is welcoming the coming of spring despite under a gloomy potential spread of Coronavirus in the area. Magnolias are in full bloom at National Arboretum so are the colorful daffodils. Even the weeping cherry trees have started to blossom. The […]
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 […]


