DC At Dawn by Bethany Deschamp

last sunday morning found me in DC at dawn, more than ready to photograph this year’s cherry blossoms.  since moving to DC in 2012, i have photographed the cherry blossoms almost every year, but have always photographed them during the afternoon, never in the early morning.  i was really looking forward to seeing them in a different light.

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honestly, i was just really ready for a photography outing and was very excited to focus on my camera.  as is every year when the cherry blossoms bloom, everyone joins together at the tidal basin with their camera to photograph the pale pink pedals.  this means getting creative with compositions in order to still get photos without crowds of people in them.  i love trying out new angles and finding new ways to photograph DC, while hiding all the additional people that gather in the area at this time.

while i normally bring a 50mm lens with me to get a nice detailed photo, this year i brought my wide angle lens.  i am in love with a wide angle, especially for street photography, so i thought this could be a fun and new way to photograph the blossoms.  as the sun was barely up, this was one of my first images taken and i was drawn to the idea of photographing the horizon of DC through one of the openings on a bridge over the tidal basin.  while i am not a fan of lights in every image, i liked the subtle street lights in this image because they help to tell my story of an early morning in DC.  i also chose a center composition for this image to create a sense of balance.

is photographing DC’s cherry blossoms on your photography bucket list?  be sure to read my 5 tips for photographing cherry blossoms.

DC At Dawn by Bethany Deschamp

DC At Dawn by Bethany Deschamp | Bethadilly Photography

this photo was achieved using : nikon d750sigma art 24mm f/1.4 lens.

my settings were : ISO 640 | f/2.8 | 1/160ss

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