Cherry blossom framed Jefferson Memorial and the Plane
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Tidal basin, Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC,
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Tidal basin, Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC,
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Location
Tidal Basin and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, in Washington, DC, during the Cherry Blossom festival. The Ronald Reagan Airport is across the Potomac river, in Arlington, VA, from where the flight took off.Time
Late afternoon in a late March day.Lighting
The late afternoon sun was dramatic, casting a side lighting effect on the wonderful white marble Jefferson Memorial and it's pillars, against the blue waters of the Tidal basin, surrounding by the blooming Cherry blossom trees.Equipment
This was shot handheld on a Nikon D5600 with a 35mm NIKKOR f/1.8G prime lens. No other equipment was involved.Inspiration
The scene described above was pretty dramatic. Was looking for a natural frame of the Jefferson Memorial. The elliptical branches of the blooming Cherry Blossoms, gave that opportunity, and tried to follow the Rule of Thirds principle, while composing this frame. This was during the Cherry Blossom festival, with many people around, a lot of movements, so have to think and act quickly. Then started thinking how to add some sense of motion to this otherwise static image. Knew there’s an airport behind, and waited for a flight to be at the right spot in the frame, and took 2-3 shots. The challenge was, with some many people around, folks were coming in front of the camera, and thus obstructing the view. Was lucky to get this one.Editing
This was shot in raw format, which I normally shoot, and not much post processing was needed in here, apart from minor adjustments in LightRoom, like applying Lens Profile. The frame was composed in camera, so not much work is done in there.In my camera bag
Nikon D5600 body with a 35mm NIKKOR f/1.8G prime lens, and two NIKKOR zoom lenses 18-55mm and 55-200mm, and some manual NIKKOR prime lenses. Since I mostly do candid street photography, so most of the time I use the 35mm prime lens, which is quite fast and my favorite. Also, I don’t carry any tripods, since the type of work I do, is always handheld.Feedback
For candid street photography, one thing that helps me is to mix with the crowd that way people are not paying attention to you. And then, visualize the frame in the mind, and when the right moment comes, one has to act quickly. A faster lens helps in these circumstances, and I typically shoot in manual mode, but aperture priority also helps. Paying attention to the light and it effect on the subject is important, and in some of my images I found, Light itself to be subject. Of all these things, visualization is the key element, I would think.
