Thank you very much Steve! I must say I have been less than enthusiastic to go to the Tidal Basin to shoot the cherry blossoms ever since they started the seawall restoration few years ago. I wish there was a way to relocate those 100+ year-old tree that arched over the water like bonsais, instead of cutting them down, thus, forever eliminating some beautiful compositions. Since it's only 30 miles from me, I went anyway. There are still plenty of old trees around.
For the fun of it, here is what ChatGPT says :
"The short answer: most of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin were too old, fragile, and intertwined with the failing seawall to survive relocation. Cutting and replanting was the only realistic way to save the long-term landscape."
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robert614 wrote:
Beautiful pics Douglas! I see you brought out the reflex lens 😊
Thank you Robert! And good eyes! Yes, I brought out the Kase 200mm refex lens for some fun. I went a bit overboard with gear for this short trip:
Sony 20-70 on A7RV
Sony 70-200 F4 G II on A1II
Kase 200mm Reflex on A1II
Canon R5 infrared camera with 24-50mm lens
Trioplan 100 f/2.8 II and CV 15, but never got to use these two lenses.
I had a pulling wagon with me so weight wasn't an issue . I didn't bother to bring a tripod with me. The first picture in the last post was 2 -second, hand held AND focus bracketed!
A few more from the trip, sorry for sneaking in a few Canon shots.
It's FL2 for the A1 II. For reasons I do not quite understand, Sony's film sims aren't the same across their models. This one is not available for the A7RV, for example. But could be for others.
. I didn't bother to bring a tripod with me. The first picture in the last post was 2 -second, hand held AND focus bracketed!
