Archive: Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms Wind Down as D.C. Greens Up
* Spring Chill Continues: Full Forecast | Later: Hurricane Outlook * The Jefferson Memorial framed by cherry blossoms Sunday afternoon. With all the clouds and windy weather lately, opportunities for photographing the cherry blossoms have been somewhat limited this year,...
By Ian Livingston | April 8, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (2)
Cherry Blossom Morning
* Showery Full Forecast | March Recap | Climate Controversy * * Blossoms: Changing Dates | Poetry | Photos of Early Bloomers * The light from the rising sun shines on the cherry blossoms near the Washington Monument Tuesday morning....
By Kevin Ambrose | April 1, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (5)
Weather, Climate and Blossom Bloom Dates
Wx and the City * April Showers? Full Forecast | Cherry Blossom Poems * It's that time of year again: peak bloom time for Yoshino cherry trees around the city. This year, peak bloom is predicted to be April 1-4,...
By Ann Posegate | March 31, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
Waxing Poetic on Cherry Blossoms
Wx and the City * March Exits Like a Lamb: Full Forecast | Cherry Blossom Guide * Cherry blossoms, just beginning to bloom, frame the Jefferson Memorial on Friday. By CWG photographer Ian Livingston. Spring speaks to me of poetry....
By Ann Posegate | March 31, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
Washington D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Bloom Begins
* Our Full Forecast | NY Times Climate Story | Cherry Blossom Guide * Blossoms begin to bloom on the Tidal Basin. With the start of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, spring has undoubtedly arrived in D.C. In order to...
By Ian Livingston | March 30, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
Photography: Falling Blossoms & Spring Scenes
Cherry blossoms fall with help from the wind Sunday in Oakton, Va. Some people are sad to see the cherry blossoms go, but this 10-year-old boy delights in the blizzard of blossom petals that fell with the strong breezes on...
By Kevin Ambrose | April 15, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (4)
Photography: A Blooming Good Time
Capital Weather Gang photographers join forces By Ian Livingston -- A man enjoys the cherry blossoms. With all the unsettled weather recently, I focused on last Wednesday as a great opportunity for a photo shoot down at the Tidal Basin...
By Ian Livingston | April 6, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (6)
Weekend Events: Cherry Blossom Fun, With a Kick
We are quite fortunate that many of this weekend's major outdoor events will take place late Saturday and Sunday -- after the rain has mostly cleared the D.C. area. Nevertheless, folks heading out Saturday evening may still have to dodge...
By Matt Ross | April 4, 2008; 11:15 AM ET | Comments (5)
Photography: Glorious Cherry Blossom Sunrise
The sun rises yesterday behind the Jefferson Memorial as cherry blossoms hit peak bloom. Let me start by saying I seriously dislike waking up at 4:30 a.m. to shoot sunrises -- I'm just not a morning person. But after seeing...
By Kevin Ambrose | April 3, 2008; 11:25 AM ET | Comments (0)
Photography: Cherry Blossoms by Night
Cherry blossoms approach peak bloom at the Tidal Basin Sunday evening Having missed this weekend's Cherry Blossom festival kick-off due to a mini-vacation, I took a trip down to D.C. Sunday evening to try out my new camera and external...
By Kevin Ambrose | March 31, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Photography: Flying High as Spring Blossoms
1/640 second exposure at f/6.3 and ISO 160 Saturday marked the beginning of the two week long National Cherry Blossom Festival. With trees along the Tidal Basin nearing peak bloom, the massive crowd was treated to a somewhat chilly late...
By Ian Livingston | March 30, 2008; 06:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
Weekend Events: Blossoms, Baseball and Beyond
Ya never know what you're gonna get at the end of March. Sure, it can be sunny and mild with spring fever in the air. But it can just as easily be cold, rainy and windy, with snowflakes to boot....
By Dan Stillman | March 27, 2008; 11:10 AM ET | Comments (2)
