SF Cherry Blossom Festival parade

[fks]

from two weekends ago, some photos from San Francisco's Cherry Blossom Festival parade. nikon d2h, 70-200mm f/2.8 VR. i've been shooting with this combination for over a year now, but on this shoot i had more OOF photos than i usually get. i did try something new, setting the aperture to f/4 to get a narrow DOF, but i think it was a bit too narrow. i had accidentally turned on group focusing, and i locked the focusing to the center sensor. too many small mistakes, but i only have myself to blame :x

ricky


more images at http://ottosphotos.com/gallery/050424_cherry

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[jklofft]

Ricky,

Nice photos. I especially like the portriat-style shots.

 

[PhotoDawg]

WOW, the colors and detail are fantastic. Thank you for sharing your series with the Cafe!!!

 

[beaucamera]

Boy, you certainly did a beautiful job of capturing the color and excitement of the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade! Your images are well composed and very sharp!
Excellent work!

Virginia
aka beaucamera

 

[jkamphof]

I think these turned out very well, they look great!!

 

[fks]

hi all-

thanks for the kind words. street fairs and parades are fun events for me as the subjects are usually very colorful and they're putting on a show.

as spring and summer progress, i'll post more shots from the events in san francisco.

thanks again,

ricky