Patuxent Research Refuge – Waterlilies
/Last week, my husband and I spent a morning at the South Tract of Patuxent Research Refuge. It’s about 30 minutes from where we live. The weather was a sunny and cool – typical early fall and a great time to be out and about.…and there were waterlilies blooming!
The first ones I noticed were in an area where the water level had recently dropped, based on the number of lilypads that were out of the water rather than floating. There was also a lot more vegetation in the water in that area other that water lilies.
Toward the end of our walk, we were between two ponds and the light was right for reflections. I liked the light pink of this first flower…even though a lilypad bisected the reflection.
The next flower I photographed I remembered to apply the rule of thirds after I took the first image….and have to admit – I like the second one better!
The visitor center was open but we didn’t go in. We’ll be back to see fall foliage in a few weeks!
