I managed to escape to Kenilworth at dawn on Monday--before all my troubles began--and it was so beautiful. They have cut most of the lotus in the main pond down, my favorite time to be there. But, as I got out of the car, I realized that I had forgotten my tripod. I almost gave up, but thought, I have nothing to lose here. I found myself much freer in my approach, shot many more images (not many more and better, though). Some of these are at iso 800, some are at 1/30 of a second with my shaky hands, but I guess my camera is very forgiving. Of course, the proof is in the printing.
