Sunday, April 3, 2011

Another Year of Cherry Blossoms

A few days ago my brother and I headed down to the Tidal Basin to take some pictures of the cherry blossoms.  Unlike last year’s clear weather, the sky was overcast and there was definitely a chill in the air.  It was a cold and breezy day.  I forgot to bring my fingerless gloves (slap my silly head) and my numb trigger finger kept pressing the shutter release button in succession that resulted in several continuous shots being captured.  Nothing Kodak worthy to publish. 

I did manage to capture these: 

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We headed away from the Tidal Basin and walked towards the Mall.  We kept walking in order to get warm and stopped whenever we happened upon a photog moment:

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We headed north and had lunch at Ming’s in Chinatown.  We had a spicy lunch special of General Tso’s Fish Filet, rice, spring roll and hot ‘n spicy soup.  It was delicious and our tummy was nice and warm.

After lunch, we retraced our steps (route) and headed south along 7th Street.  As we were crossing in the middle of the street, I glanced to my right and saw a photog moment.  For a dismal cloudy day, I enjoy seeing bright colors pop up:   

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It was a fun filled day of photo opportunities.  The cherry blossoms were gorgeous.

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Here’s my brother, pausing for a pose.  I kept reminding him that he needed another neck to hold his 2nd camera: 

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