Cherry Blossom 2006

Yuki's Weeping Cherry

It's my rule to take photos of Yuki's Weeping Cherry Blossom every year. This is one of the most beautiful cherry blossom in western area of Japan, I think.
1-4 photos were taken early in the morning and there was morning fog behind the tree. Kodak Ektachrome's bluish color in early morning represents the weeping cherry's nobleness.
5-10 photos were taken late morning and color becomes natural and warm. Yet, fog in the back mountain added some accents to the photos.
Aim of 11 and 12 photo is to express the weeping cherry's tenderness with extremely soft touch technique.
13-15 are photos of most popular cherry trees called "Somei Yoshino" which stands besides Yuki's weeping cherry. Composition of fog and flowers is the key of each photos.

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Cherry Blossoms in Hiroshima City Central Area
I go out for taking cherry blossom photos at several parks in Hiroshima City every year.
16-19 are photos in the light of the sun rise that I'm repeatedly challenging for years.
20-23 are photos I play with Bokeh of macro lens to express gentle space feeling around the flowers.
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