A beautiful shot here, Akihisa...I really like your other photo of this same area, but this too, is quite nice. It's a scene that makes you want to be there and experience the tranquility and beauty of northern Japan. Very nicely done again.

A really very nice photo of this little one posing in the sunshine for you. She's got an adorable face with a great smile...and one little tooth missing there. Her clothing is very colorful and blends nicely with background a bit, too. Very nicely done.

I think it is very good actually...a very beatuiful shot of a beautiful dancer. They way you have used the reflector gives her a golden glow, and together with her features, makes for a really pretty shot. Very nicely done.

A beautiful, beautiful sunset here...just the softest lighting of blues and yellows...and a little bit of grey in there, too. A very lovely and serene scene. Very nicely done.

This is a great shot...just a wonderful photo. It's always nice to see the expressions on people's faces, especially children, when they are looking at their own picture, but the little one in the middle just steals the photo, because it is just a perfect moment and expression. Very nicely done.

It's a very nice photo here...and very sweet the way the two in front are having a private conversation (perhaps about a certain boy), with the one in the background racing to catch up to be informed of the details. It gives you pause for thought, with the place they were just visiting...but these girls show you that somethings are timeless and innocent still.

This is really a very beautiful shot. I usually like to look at more candid and spontaneous shots on TE and TL...but this is so nice, that it really stands out. You can see the love in your wife's face, and the way the two are touching nose to nose makes for a wonderful moment. Very nicely captured.

One of the prettier shots I have seen of the Golden Pavillion or Rokuonji Temple. You have really captured the stunning beauty very nicely here...with the wonderful, bright green trees and lovely reflection in the water. Really very nicely done.

A beautiful, beautfiul shot here Akita...really very nicely done again. The setting is just lovely with the lavender fields and the slightly hazy, beautiful valley below. What a setting for a mid-July day in Hokkaido!

A wonderful portrait shot here of this young girl...really a lovely face and the way you have photographed her in black and white adds to the beauty of the photo. Really very nicely done.