One thing that always means the start of Spring to me is the Tulip Festival. We would go when I was young and it was always fun to walk through the fields of beautiful colorful tulips. Last year I went with the mission of taking photos and got there as early as I could to have fewer people to try and take photos around. It was successful, I had a friend with me to tromp around with and I was able to get some great photos.
This year I took advantage of more time and limited crowds by purchasing a photographers pass that allows you in an hour before sunrise and allows you to stay an hour past sunset. The pass costs $20 but what I did not know until I was there that morning was that some morning are designated early mornings and the gates open at about 6 with just a regular ticket of $5, so it did feel a little like a waste of $15 for 30 more minutes.
I few friends and I had planed on meeting up about 9 that day but with a few changes of plans it ended up just being two of us and we were both going to go early in the morning. My work starts early as it is so the thought of choosing to get up at 4:30 AM on a Saturday seems rough, but it was definitely worth it.
There were a lot more people there then I would have thought and I think that is because it was going to be such a nice day and it was also a morning when the hot air balloons were going up. It was great to have the balloons to shoot but I think I would have preferred to have not had so many people to have to deal with in my frame to be honest. But all and all it was a fun day and it was beautiful. Here are a few of my favorite photos from that day.
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