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Cherry Blossom in the Wind

Cherry Blossom in the Wind

It was a challenge to get this shot during the 2017 Sakura Days Japan at the VanDusen Gardens due high winds causing the cherry blossoms to move. I ended up bum...
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It was a challenge to get this shot during the 2017 Sakura Days Japan at the VanDusen Gardens due high winds causing the cherry blossoms to move. I ended up bumping up the ISO in order to increase the shutter speed to freeze the motion but composition and focusing was still difficult especially with the addition of an extension tube.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/5 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 148/1

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Apr, 2017

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