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søren k. harbel's avatar

These are lovely! Well done.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, Søren! It’s always a nice feeling seeing the cherry blossoms come out. Winter is finally behind us and Summer is just around the corner.

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søren k. harbel's avatar

Yup, in Toronto spring is 15 minutes on a Thursday, and then it gets HOT!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Haha! That pretty much sums it up 👍🏻

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Juliette's avatar

I love the new name, Mark! Very cheeky! I saw the blooms last weekend and of course, the weather got better this past weekend. Great photos! It to me to almost smell the flowers.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, Juliette! I try not to take myself too seriously. Happy to hear you were able to see the blossoms while you were here. Unfortunately, they don’t last very long.

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gery's avatar

Great shots Soren

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Lynn Fraser's avatar

I'm so glad you turned your camera on the people - it's quite incredible what goes on with the posing and their own image taking. What was with the trainer's on a stick??

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, Lynn. Yes, the best part is seeing what the people get up to. I’m guessing the trainers were part of a fashion shoot. Whatever it was, it was rather bizarre.

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KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

So many blooms. Beautiful.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, @KewtieBird’s Photo Journey

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Lin Gregory's avatar

How beautiful to have that and a lovely set of images Mark - particularly the first and that last one. Just as an aside, I'd love to see the resulting image by the guy hanging the trainers up in front of the blossom too...bizarre combination!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thank you so much, Lin. I agree, the trainers photo shoot is very bizarre. Really not sure what was going on there but he was at it for quite some time trying out different angles.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Wow, looks more like Tokyo! So busy with all these people. Loved looking at the photos and all the people! Thank you for sharing!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, Susanne. It is a beautiful sight to see, even with all the people.

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Kevin Hansen's avatar

Good name!

I love the shots of the people doing their selfies or portraits under the flowers.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thank you so much, Kevin.

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Marcello Mancuso's avatar

Nailed it, Mark! As good as being there. The full mood. Kudos for braving the crowd!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks, Marcello! I think I might have missed the biggest crowd, which was probably today. However, regardless of how big the crowd is, it’s always fun to see what the people are up to.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

So lovely Mark! I like the new name btw.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thank you, Shital. I try not to take myself too seriously :) Thanks also for the restack

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Maria Wowk's avatar

Magical photos! Such an interesting combination of a feeling of another world combined with reality.

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thank you so much, Maria.

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perfectlight's avatar

i really like how you capture the blossom and also i like the new name. long live the "snapping"!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Thanks @perfectlight! Much appreciated.

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