Looking through the cherry blossoms at the Jefferson Memorial. The cherry trees really make this a beautiful scene as I look across the tidal basin.

Nigh time at the tidal basin in Washington DC during the Cherry Blossom Festival. You can see a helicopter coming across the area on the right side of the photo this gives you an idea of how long this exposure was in order to see all of this at night. Although you cannot see the trees very well it amazes me that the ambient light from the city makes it possible for the camera to see these trees.

The Cherry Trees are in full bloom in Washington DC. The Thomas Jefferson memorial is in the distance across the tidal basin. If you look closely there are a lot of people on the steps of the memorial. We are actually surrounded by people as I take this picture. Getting an opportunity to take a picture with the cherry trees in this frame is tough.