Shot with a Pentax K-S2 and an FA 100-300.
That lens is absurd value, only 200 yuan — the buzzing screw-drive autofocus is just very loud.
I went at the tail end of the lotus season; luckily Xuanwu Lake is big enough to keep plenty of late bloomers.
Lotus at Xuanwu Lake, Nanjing
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