Hans and I left home at 5:20 this morning to make sure we were at the Tidal Basin before dawn. All the other kooky morning people and photographers of all skill levels and professions were hunkered down in the dark with their tripods. Even the local news stations had claimed a portion of shoreline near the Jefferson Memorial. Using a small flashlight, I set up somewhere between a couple of trees and Hans patiently waited for the sun to rise so that he could take telephoto pictures. We had a lot of fun watching the starlings busily build nests in the cherry tree hollows. Two hours flew by lighting-fast. I've been downtown for the cherries a couple of times before. The evening is wonderful for the sunset but I find that the early-morning crowd is more low-key and sparse. Some people had set up coffee picnics and there were many couples and families having portraits done with professional photographers. In the first light of day it's nearly impossible to take a bad picture! Feeling hungry when we were done, we drove all the way to Baltimore for breakfast at our favorite diner.4/11/14
Cherry Blossom Morning
Hans and I left home at 5:20 this morning to make sure we were at the Tidal Basin before dawn. All the other kooky morning people and photographers of all skill levels and professions were hunkered down in the dark with their tripods. Even the local news stations had claimed a portion of shoreline near the Jefferson Memorial. Using a small flashlight, I set up somewhere between a couple of trees and Hans patiently waited for the sun to rise so that he could take telephoto pictures. We had a lot of fun watching the starlings busily build nests in the cherry tree hollows. Two hours flew by lighting-fast. I've been downtown for the cherries a couple of times before. The evening is wonderful for the sunset but I find that the early-morning crowd is more low-key and sparse. Some people had set up coffee picnics and there were many couples and families having portraits done with professional photographers. In the first light of day it's nearly impossible to take a bad picture! Feeling hungry when we were done, we drove all the way to Baltimore for breakfast at our favorite diner.4/4/14
Fin
I've been back for a few days now, finally not jet-lagged. It's been nice to settle back into my routine but I do miss having a nice big breakfast prepared for me every morning! Thanks to everyone for following along as I was madly posting and trying to keep up every day. I'm so glad I did this trip with Maury! If you'd like to go back to the beginning of the trip, click on the link below.
