Early Spring at the C&O

Sometimes rocks are the best subjects

Redbuds are also nice.

An Early Morning at the Tidal Basin

The blog is alive again!

It's great to see the variety of many kinds of images, including different takes on people enjoying cherries. Those who arrived early (before sunrise) had some beautiful results! I look forward to talking about these and shooting with you again tomorrow.

Tidal Basin Scavenger Hunt!

Another beautiful morning for photography! Several of the photos posted are based on Barbara's Scavenger Hunt Challenge...

 

Before the class, a spectacular sunrise!

 

A beautiful moon just after sunrise.

 

People and cherries - a beautiful dress, reminiscent of cherry blossoms.

 



A curving path.

 

No sky.

 

 

Blossoms growing from main tree trunk.

 

Close to high tide.

 



Forsythia and Magnolia blossoms that ring
the George Mason Memorial.

 



 

Cherries in their Glory

Cherry Blossom Feast

Once again a feast for the eyes during cherry blossom time at the Tidal Basin. Just before sunrise the colors of the sky were absolutely magnificent. And the crowd was just as colorful.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Tidal Blossoms

Despite my grumbling about photographing the cherry blossoms once again, I must confess the challenge that Barbara threw out, got me psyched up. I went down yesterday, this morning, and will probably get up early and go again tomorrow.

Here are my first pictures in no particularly order.

Setting Moon

Another Photographer

One more photographer

Work Barge

Reflections

Enjoying the flowers

My friend John, who joined me

Old Trunk

Moss

Family enjoying the blossoms

Yet another photographer

And another

The old fashioned way

Blossoms front and center

More people

Near the Jefferson Memorial

More blossoms

Another way to enjoy the blossoms