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Elephant
04-03-10, 01:34 PM
I just wanted to post a couple of photos for you guys who cannot make it to DC this time of year.

Boone
04-03-10, 03:14 PM
Awesome - thanks for sharing - did you take those yourself?

I miss DC. Not the traffic or the volume of people, but the feel of the place. I ran the Cherry Blossom 10 miler when I was 17, on a day when it looked JUST like that. I actually befriended a woman who ran Duke's botanical gardens about 10 years ago, who somehow had managed to get seeds from the very batch of Yoshino cherry trees Japan gave to us. I had no luck getting to grow.

Thanks again for sharing - beautiful...

Elephant
04-03-10, 05:14 PM
Boone, I did take these. I was permitted to use the fixed 14mm (Fisheye) lens from work. That is how I got the wide angle shots. Unfortunately, the company's Nikon D3 was in the shop and I was unable to acquiesce a D300 from them since we are preparing for the busy season and they are keeping strict access to the stock. I used my D70 for these shots.

Boone
04-03-10, 05:40 PM
Very very nice :cheers: Especially love the one with the Jefferson Memorial and the reflections on the water.. you got skillz

Sarge
04-04-10, 09:41 AM
Ahh, so you're one of theg hoards that stand in the middle of the street and delay my commuter bus by 30-45 minutes nowadays, huh?;)

BTW, great pictures bud!

Elephant
04-04-10, 10:21 AM
Ahh, so you're one of theg hoards that stand in the middle of the street and delay my commuter bus by 30-45 minutes nowadays, huh?;)

BTW, great pictures bud!

I have been known to step out in the middle of the street to get a good shot.