Sakura 2011

Sakura 2011, a set on Flickr.

Due to the extended cold weather, this year's delicate buds waited for another 2 weeks to bloom. Not all of the trees have opened buds yet though so I'm guessing by the middle of next week, if the temperature does not go lower than 14 C, the blooms will peak.

As always, I never learn to go in the morning for softer lighting so I had to wait for the late afternoon sun for a less than harsh shadow. It also becomes a challenge to get a solitary tree shot without any eager hobbyist clicking around it so I have to think of how a picture will be cropped after.

Other people, of course, brought their cars so there was bumper to bumper traffic going to the park. It's always best to go by public transit or pedal power. I was there for less than 2 hours, got the shots that I wanted and breezed through the crowd to go out.

Maybe I'll try again next week or if not, at least there's something to look forward to again next year.

GTGL8RZ!