Kiran Balan Photography

08/29/2026

Full Sturgeon Moon and a Deep Partial Lunar Eclipses

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96.3% shadowed

📸: Nikon Z8

8.27.26
📍Naperville, IL

07/31/2026

The Quiet Calm of Observing

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📸: Nikon Z8

07/27/2026

One of summer’s smallest visitors stopping by for a quick visit.

📍Naperville, IL
📸: Nikon Z8

07/23/2026

Two goldfinches weaving and hiding in the zinnias.

Seeing a goldfinch signifies joy, renewal, and positivity!

📸: Nikon Z8

07/22/2026

Sometimes the best moments in nature happen right in the backyard.

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📍Illinois
📸: Nikon Z8

07/11/2026

I know the song said not to, but these were worth chasing.

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📍Starved Rock State Park, IL
📸: Nikon Z8

04/07/2026

A Little Magnolia Magic

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📸: Nikon Z8

03/17/2026

☘️Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!☘️

From the archives, Shot on Nikon D5500

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03/08/2026

Thanks a ton to Marriott Marquis Washington, DC for sharing my work, I hope you all come to DC to check out the beauty and magic of cherry blossom season!

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Stay 2 nights or more Thursday through Sunday, and earn along the way: https://www.marriott.com/offers/blossom-season-bonus-points-off-214012/wasco📷: kiranbalanphoto

03/08/2026

Thank you Trust for the National Mall for sharing my work! It was truly raining cherry blossoms at the tidal basin! What a beautiful day of shooting with other great DC photographers!

🌸⚠️PEAK BLOOM IS COMING!⚠️🌸

We're joining our partners from the National Park Service and the National Cherry Blossom Festival today to share the news!

The National Park Service predicts that the Cherry Blossoms on the National Mall will reach PEAK BLOOM between March 29 and April 1.

Peak bloom means at least 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees that line the Mall’s Tidal Basin have fully unfurled their delicate pink blossoms. But we’ll be celebrating all season long as Washington’s grandest springtime tradition, 114 years strong, blooms across D.C.

Did you know you can help support the National Park Service’s vital work to protect and care for the blossoms to ensure they bloom for generations! Visit bloomcam.org to make a gift and “Adopt a Cherry Tree” today!

Photo: Kiran Balan,