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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4931 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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GaliWalker
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:52 am
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A couple of days ago I visited the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom and looked magnificent in the sunny conditions. Despite that, a stiff and chilly breeze made photography a challenge, but I always seem to get unlucky with the wind there, so it was par for the course.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11- GaliWalker at the Jefferson Memorial 12 13 14- Lincoln Memorial roof 15 16 17 18- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Trip time: 22hrs
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Bernardo Member
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:45 am
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Nancyann Member
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:51 pm
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Very nice, Gali, thanks for sharing!
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
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zephyr
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:46 pm
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Great photography. Thanks for bringing us along. ~z
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
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GaliWalker
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:52 pm
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Thanks everyone.
The cherry blossoms were so vibrant that I wanted my photos to be as reflective of this as I could make them. In all I made 3.5 circuits of the Tidal Basin, one of which included a side trip to the National Mall. On each circuit I sought out those areas in which the blossoms were lit by sunlight. I hope the photos came out as cheerful as I intended them to be.
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geyer Member
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:04 pm
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Wow great photos - I definitely couldn't tell that the wind affected them
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Kascadia Member
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Kascadia
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Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:55 pm
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Mr. Lincoln looks pleased.
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
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GaliWalker
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Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:17 pm
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geyer wrote: | I definitely couldn't tell that the wind affected them |
I generally tried to keep my shutter speed to 1/50sec or faster, and even then waited for the wind to be a little less vigorous before shooting. They only real exception was #24, where I was able to get away with a shutter speed of 1/4sec due to slightly calmer conditions.
Kascadia wrote: | Mr. Lincoln looks pleased. |
I love that sculpture. I think there are complex expressions captured there. I suggest you focus on the nervously clenched left fist and then look at Lincoln's face once more. Instead of a pleased expression, you will see someone with the cares of a nation on his shoulders and holding back doubt. At least that's what I see.
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