April 2011 Calendar Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water

The April 2011 calendar wallpaper is here! Spring is in the air, and this month’s calendar wallpaper features a pair of water lilies at the amazing Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.  In a few months, the water lilies will be up in few force, and I will be recommending the location for engagement [...]

More Fountains, Lilies & Other Beauties at Longwood Gardens

A week ago, I posted photos of the amazing Longwood Gardens Fireworks & Fountains performance. There’s still one more show left (in September) for the year, so you might want to see if you can catch it.  You won’t be sorry!  When we drove up to Longwood Gardens, we arrived in the afternoon, [...]

August 2010 Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water II

In late June, the water lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens are in full bloom. The land of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens was initially bought by W.B. Shaw, who farmed water lilies in the marshes as a hobby, eventually turning it into a large commercial endeavor and developing many new varieties of lilies through hybridization. [...]

Lilies of the Water

After finishing up Megan’s portrait photography shoot at her house in Washington, DC last Sunday, I headed back to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for another hour to get a few shots of the lilies by themselves.  Click here to view all my water lily fine art photography images from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.  Absolutely incredible, aren’t [...]

Megan in the Lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Megan and I braved the heat last weekend for an early morning portrait photography shoot at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.  Megan was choosing between Kenilworth and the National Arboretum for her shoot – good choice, Megan!  This is peak season, and the lilies were absolutely AMAZING – waist high, and fields and [...]