Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC is famed for its lotus display that peaks in late July. This year I found time for only one brief visit about five weeks ago. But I did manage to capture a few images which are shown below. The most recent report I have on the status of the blooms is pretty dated–July 31st. They apparently were looking very good on that day. If you are thinking of going there now, it would be best to check ahead. Here is the link the the Kenilwoth Aquatic Gardens website. The best time to go is early morning.
Pollinator Hovering
Single Lotus
Both images were taken with a Nikon D800E on a tripod, 70-200mm lens with an exposure of 1/640th sec. @ ISO 400. The apertures varied only slightly, about f/4 ,and the lens was close to fully extended.
If all goes well next week, I should have an image or two from Yosemite National Park. If Mother Nature is kind to me, I’ll have some images quite different from these.
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Gorgeous lotus.
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Thanks very much.
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Beautiful. Did you just shoot these?
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Thanks, Valerie. No this was about 5 weeks ago. The blooms were just getting started then. Unfortunately, I haven’t made it back and probably won’t this year because I’m off to Yosemite early Tuesday.
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So elegant!
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Great seeing the diversification of your work Robin, love the colours! Looking forward to the Yosemite pictures 🙂
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Thanks very much. I hope things work out at Yosemite, but it should be interesting. The lead photographer is Michael Frye who really knows the area.
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There is something so peaceful about a lotus blossom and you captured it perfectly. Enjoy Yosemite!
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Thanks for the kind words. Yes, this trip should be interesting since almost all of the scheduled photography will be at night.
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Your photos are so carefully captured and edited. I love how the images are picture perfect. The first one is amazing and the little bee just completes the perfection. Great job Robin 🙂 Looking forward to the Yosemite captures.
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Thanks so much for those nice comments. I’m hoping all goes well on this trip; I have high hopes for clear weather so we can see the stars.
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Truly wonderful shots, robin. Love the translucent look of the single blossom.
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Thanks, Rick. I appreciate the comments. The shots from your latest field trip have been great. Hope to do half as well on this upcoming expedition.
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What beautiful images, Robin.
Truly.
Best,
Dani
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Thank you, it’s nice of you to comment.
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Hi Robin, nice work, great timing on the first photo.
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Thanks very much. It helped that it was being cooperative, doing an imitation of a helicopter trying to select the best place to land.
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Gorgeous photos! 🙂
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Thanks very much! Your feedback is much appreciated.
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