Cherry Blossom Silhouette

For a couple weeks each year, Washington D.C. becomes a very beautiful

city as Cherry Blossoms bloom. For that time, there are thousands of

photographers, especialyl near the tidal bason (in the photo) across

from the Jefferson Memorial. I was trying to get something a little

different.

 

The cherry blossoms where blown out with +3EV flash overexposure. Any

and all comments are greatly appreciated.

 

Alex

i love the concept here, and i love that your are trying to do something different. i think maybe this needs more flowers to work effectively. the cluster on the left is nice, but the cluster on the right loses form. more contrast in the background might be effective as well. i think this idea is well worth working on more!

Thanks for your thought-out comment. I agree that a couple more clusters would work well here (unfortunately, we had a cold spell this last week, and the blossoms are all dead, though I suppose they might come out again). I made the background darker to contrast with the blown-out cherry blossoms, but I'll try to add some more contrast in there without lightening it too much. Thanks again for the comment. Alex.