Summon Photographers Spell

[akirlu]

Yes, it's cherry blossom time on the UW Quad again, bringing with it the hordes of flower worshipers, taking selfies or posing for friends in the branches of a tree or just against the clouds of lush, lacy white blossom. It's as reliable as swallows at Capistrano: the return of the cherry blossoms and with them, the hordes of eager photographers.

Yes, I'm obviously guilty, too. My excuse is, I'll post some of these to the department Facebook page -- pretty pictures of the Quad always attract hits.

Comments

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I like the flowers focused against an unfocused background. I should hie myself to the Quad.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

It's changing by the moment, but if you can take your morning break during a sun break right. this. very. second. would be good. Early mornings are best if you can get over here -- the afternoons the quad tends to fill up with Frisbee players, selfie-takers, random amblers, and so forth, so it's harder to get an unpeopled view.

The unfocused background thing is, apparently, called bokeh, and there are whole Flickr groups devoted to it, if you care...