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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pink Carpet Stroll
I went out for a bit today with the Big Lens. Nothing too exciting, but a few pleasant shots...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Shrine Colors
in the sunlit background make an unusual backdrop for shaded blossoms
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Photo Op
there were many
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
On The Way To Point B.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pensive
This post's last shot reminds me strongly of the last shot on “Cherry-Blossom Joie de Vivre in Kyoto” from four years ago.
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Here in Toronto, Canada we have a bunch of trees in High Park, and they’re currently peaking at as well:
http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/04/high_park_cherry_blossoms_2012/
This usually occurs in early May, but we’ve had a ridiculously warm winter, so they’re blooming about three weeks earlier than usual.
On the Way to Point B is my favourite. He may have somewhere important to go, but he still taking time to appreciate the beauty on the way. Isn’t that what life is?
Mike.
It’s the same here in Ohio, David. The past winter was the mildest in my memory, and all the blossoms on the trees are lovely. However, I don’t trust the weather entirely and am afraid that we could still get a hard frost that would damage fruiting buds. But have been noticing that everybody so far has been loving this “global warming.”