Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Day 109/366

This brings us to the end of the first night, We had shot the Jefferson Memorial and were on our way to the FDR. We had the pleasure of being in DC during the Blooming of the Cherry Blossoms. So on our walk from Jefferson to FDR, we went by a bunch of Cherry Blossom trees. Problem was that it was night time, so everyone got out there cell phones and tried to light them up that way, then, luckily one of the Kelby Media Video guys was there and had an LED light on his video camera. Made all the difference.

Now you are saying to yourself, but the washington monument is blocked by the tree. And you know what, thats exactly what I wanted. You see, that thing is visible from pretty much everywhere you shoot in DC. But I wanted the Cherry Blossom to be the star. But still wanted you to know if was DC, so I snuck it in there, behind the main attraction.

Know the rules, then break the rules.

I was with the big group still, so     If any of you have your images from this spot, would love to see them. So drop some links in the comments.

Alright, tomorrow I will be out shooting some Jets. So may take a break from DC, but when we return, we move on to the PreCon.

Thanks so much for stopping by.





2 comments:

  1. Hi Ryan,
    Amazing work all over your blog! Is this Cherry Blossom shot using HDR? Please bare my ignorance, I'm a novice.

    Andrew

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  2. Hey Andrew,

    Thanks for the kind words.
    This is actually not HDR, It is a long exposure, then the Cherry Blossoms were "Light Painted" using various light sources from flashlight to LED lights. I'm always looking for unique ways to capture common scenes.
    Hope this helps
    Ryan

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