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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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Cherry Trees in Bloom

They don't last long... and it only takes one rain storm to bring all those petals onto the ground in a carpet of red, pink and white, but while they're still on the tree, they're gorgeous.  I spent part of my afternoon yesterday experimenting with the macro mode on my new camera.  Here is the result:

Cherry Tree Blossoms

You can see the rest of the pictures I took in this Flickr set.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:07:47 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Nice pic and great bokah.

What kind of camera did you get? Also, what were the settings for this pic? Macro lens used?
The Asian Badger
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:18:50 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
It's a Nikon D40, and it's absolutely fantastic. No macro lens... I was just using the kit lens which is amazingly versatile. I'm looking at a couple more lenses that I might want to purchase though. You can see the all the EXIF data on the picture here for setting information.
Nick
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:25:45 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Wow..at f/8 that looks like about f/2.0 or less. My congrats on a nice photo.

As an old film shooter, I gotta check out this new-fangled digital. I used to be a good photographer...then I had to get a job. ;)
The Asian Badger
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:28:44 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Forgot to add...shooting macro stuff like your pic is one of may favorite pastimes.

Again...great shot.
The Asian Badger
Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:23:39 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Yeah, I was actually surprised at how well it turned out. The reason for the higher f stop is because I was actually further away from the blooms than I wanted to be and it was above me so I wasn't using a tripod. And also the tree was blowing a bit in the wind, which artificially added to the blurring effect.
Nick
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