Oregon is tough. Trees everywhere get crazy flowers on them, but the weather here is always changing. This year, we hit peak bloom on Cherry Trees and then not 2 days later, here comes a wind storm to knock off all flowers. Makes it tough. I got lucky here though. Every year the Oregon State Capitol puts these Japanese lanterns out into the Cherry Trees along the mall. This year you had be careful with how you set up the composition though, because the Capitol is under scaffolding and is not very attractive (not that its ever that attractive). That, and you have to deal with the huge crowds. I took my time finding a composition that I liked, and the second I set up my tripod, 30 people crowded around me with cell phones to grab the same image. I think I want to invent a tripod that looks like a trash can, or a vending machine, so it won't act as a magnet to everyone with a phone. Go get your own comps you comp-stompers.
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I might submit that the best time to see Milford is during a storm. Certainly there is no magical light here but in all other ways the place comes alive. There's waterfalls every 50 meters and many of them evaporate mid air or even start going uphill. I certainly wouldn't put off going on the scenic tour during the absolute wildest weather.
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It was a completely still tide pool but with some fortune the rising waves just crest over the edge as I was set to shoot adding a few bubble streaks.
This is one of the best and least known spots in NZ. Almost no one goes here because you have to cross private land to get to it or take a more tretcherous hike along the coast and get cut off by tides.
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