This past weekend the cherry blossoms were blooming in New Jersey. Branch Brook Park in Newark actually has the largest collection of cherry trees in the country so I took a trip.
The area was obviously very crowded because of all the beautiful trees. I was hoping to get a nice timelapse but found it difficult.
My first gut instinct was to shoot the sun behind the tree flowers. I tried this with a 4 second interval so that some time could elapse for the video. This honestly didnt turn out too great.
The sun was shining strong enough to get a starburst behind the clouds.
I continued walking and thought there was a low chance to get a nice video because of the crowds and cars. I eventually found two trees after walking a while where I could set my camera inside a canopy.
There were a lot of people walking around and I decided to shoot a 4 second shutter speed with a 6 second interval to get some motion blur.
This turned out so much better. Lesson learned to use the crowds to your advantage and take some time to explore!
These are so lovely. Remind me of our poui trees which are now in full golden bloom.
Totally agree they are amazing to see in person! that sounds awesome hope you get to enjoy them!