Cherry blossom peaks 2017 in Washington, D.C.

This is more or less a part two of my last post, more photos from the peak cherry blossom season of 2017.  I took these photos between March 25 and March 27. It was nice to see so many of the blossoms survive those unusually cold March temps we had after the blossoms were about ready to peak.

 

 

 

Getting close up and personal with the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. (2017)

This year we had a beautifully and unseasonably warm February and it confused nature, especially when March brought on freezing temperatures. Fortunately, even though some of the cherry blossoms down in Washington, D.C. were damaged, a good percentage of them did survive.

During this photo outing, I started playing with my camera settings. Not being really tech-y with the camera, I'm not really sure how to use many of them (I use a Sony Cybershot, I'm a point and shoot kind of gal). However, I did discover some settings that affect the lighting. I'll have to learn more about how to use them, it was interesting to compare the shots.

Here are some closeups I took: