Spring 03/29 - 04/04 (Scott)

I ventured down to the cherry blossom festival Sunday morning, arriving around 9am. Unfortunatley the sky was semi-cloudy then, but it was all sun by the time I left around noon. Overall, I didn't like most of the shots I took of the blossoms as they tended to blur into the cloudy sky. They had quite a bit of greenery to them as the leaves had definately sprouted by sunday, however i'll leave you with a series of festival sights I think few people captured.

The first is from a bridge on the south end of the tidal basin and one of my favorite spots to shoot the washington monument. I enjoy the fact that you are close of the monument yet show the water, trees and flowers. I think it really beautifies the mall and shows that DC isn't just a metropolitain area, we have a large park in the center too, just like NY. I feel like this is a 'postcard' shot.

This second shot proves the existance of the eastern bunny as this was taken on Easter Sunday. Unfortunately he had no basket with him, as far as I could see, but he does have a carrot for a heart - update your anatomy books please.

The next shot took me a while to capture - on the western side of the tidal basin the wind was picking up and was ripping petals off of the trees. It was very hard to capture the frenzied effect on film, but I think this picture did it best. I think this best captures the spring feeling as you have the couple with stroller, almost out of frame, taking a walk under the cherry trees.

The last shot was a woman who stood on my picnic table where i was eating lunch in order to grab a shot. I thought this captured the essence of my festival experience - tons of people taking pictures - not of the usual washington monument, but of the blossoms - as seen in the reflection in her sunglasses. I wanted to crop in around her sunglass to emphasize the cherry trees, but then you lose the washington monument.