Cherry blossoms in D.C.

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Cherry blossoms in D.C.

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I happened to be in D.C. in time for the cherry blossoms to arrive! These two photos were taken with the lowly 16-50, which makes a great travel lens.

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I probably also used a polarizer on that 2nd one.
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Re: Cherry blossoms in D.C.

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Cool! I like the first one especially. (both good though)
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Beautiful shots. I like the framing in the first one especially :)
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Thanks guys! It seems to me that there should have been plenty of opportunities for good framing, but let's just say that I went through a lot of photos to pick out these two. ;-)

Well, I am only partially kidding. I have a lot of photos that turned out well, but many are touristy and probably not of general interest. I dunno, I am still trying to go through them, and I'll have enough to make a photobook of the trip. (BTW, I don't quite like how most photobooks are done, but this is a separate topic....)

The Nex-6 makes a good travel camera (although, the Nex-5 is even more compact if you stick the 16mm lens on it), and even carrying a couple of extra lenses is doable on long walks/hikes.
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Nice to see the W M finally with the baggies off!

Thanks for sharing those glorious pics.....love the Jeff M too, most excellent choices.
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hrstrat57-RI wrote:Nice to see the W M finally with the baggies off!
You mean the Big White Pointy Thing? :D

When we liven in the D.C. area (Arlington, VA) Samantha, then 6, always called it that. We still refer to it that way for her memories.

Both great shots, BTW.

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Great shots! I saw a photographic challenge somewhere on the not long ago called "Framed by nature" (or something like that). The first shot is a great example! I like the second shot too for thr contrast between the deep blue sky at the top and the fuzzy blossoms at the bottom.

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Nice detailed shots, I like the 16-50mm also, after RAW correction in Lightroom the results at the wide to mid end are very acceptable, the long end lacking a little as with most zooms
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