{"id":129998,"date":"2026-03-25T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=129998"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:32:20","slug":"conyers-cherry-blossom-festival-2026-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/conyers-cherry-blossom-festival-2026-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Had a free day so I went to the Conyers Cherry Blossom festival to see the lovely trees, watch the group perform, and practice with my random gear.\u00a0 One of which is a new Canon lens I bought on a whim the day before.<\/p>\n

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Even though the GPS always suggests 85 to 20 to get to Conyers, I always take the back way through Grayson.\u00a0 The sunrise this morning was crazy vibrant.\u00a0 You’d think in “sleepy” old Georgia you could just pull over on any country road to take photos, but nope the amount of cars and people out driving even the early morning is astounding.\u00a0 So here are some photos while sitting at the red light.<\/p>\n

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On this oddly chilly morning I stopped by the umbrella alley to get some shots with the Canon 16mm 2.8 RF.\u00a0 The lens is crazy wide and since it is a Full Frame lens will draw life (and people) differently from the 7-14mm m4\/3 Panasonic lens that I have.\u00a0 That smaller lens that I’ve used for a long while now is similar to a “14-28mm” on FF but draws life in such a cartoonish way.\u00a0 The Canon is oddly affordable in relative photography terms.\u00a0 I think this lens is definitely a keeper.<\/p>\n

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I then drove about 2 miles south of downtown to a park that has a long line of yoshino cherry tress.\u00a0 It’s located conveniently next to the road, and was the original location of the festival ages ago.<\/p>\n

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Here I am running to pick up a camera before the self timer clicked off a few frames.\u00a0 Once again someone always wants to strike up a conversation when I’m out and about taking photos. A nice lady exercising asked for a photoshoot with her iPhone.<\/p>\n

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On this day the trees were past peak but I’ll definitely have to remember this spot for next year.<\/p>\n

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Festival Photos<\/p>\n

Great job by all the performers!<\/p>\n

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Had a free day so I went to the Conyers Cherry Blossom festival to see the lovely trees, watch the group perform, and practice with my random gear.\u00a0 One of which is a new Canon lens I bought on a whim the day before. 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