Early buds on a trunk
by cooperj7

Comment:
Thanks for the comments. It's an Eastern Redbud (at least according to the sign by the tree), and the buds were actually coming off the main part of the trunk - this was the largest cluster, much lower than where the tree started branching and had most of its flowers and leaves.

I agree that the highlights on the flowers are a problem - hadn't thought about it in terms of overall overexposure but that definitely makes sense looking at it now. I also see the focus issues. I'll have to look back through some of the other pictures I took of it to see if they work better in those areas.