Cherry blossom

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Cherry blossom
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Copyright: Sabina Yamamoto (devylla) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 366 W: 18 N: 402] (2294)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-06
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Decisive Moment, Macro
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Cannon EFS 17-85mm
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Hanami 2008 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-06 4:39
Viewed: 251
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Cherry blossom or Sakura in japanese.
A great time in Japan.

Hanami literally means "flower viewing", however, it commonly refers only to cherry blossom viewing. Cherry blossom viewing is easy: Simply enjoy the intensity of the many blossoms by looking at a single tree or a group of trees. From a distance, the trees appear as beautiful clouds, while the beauty of single blossoms can be enjoyed from a close distance.

Cherry blossoms are also especially beautiful in combination with a castle, temple or shrine. In some places the blossoms are lit up in the evening, which makes an amazing sight.
Hanami can be just a stroll in the park, but it traditionally also involves a picnic party under the blooming trees. Hanami parties have been held in Japan for many centuries, and today are held in public and private gardens and parks across the country. Famous cherry blossom spots can get very crowded, and the best picnic spots are hardly fought after.

In especially popular places it is common practice to reserve a picnic spot long before the party is held. The typical praxis is to spread one's picnic sheet early in the morning and either mark it with the group's name and party's starting time or to have somebody positioned there during the whole day until the rest of the group arrives after work.

This year I don't have time to go and 'hanami'...so I take just a few pictures aruound the house.
Hope you like it!

PP work
Sharped
Lighting effect(I've learn from salmi )
Framed
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Hi Sabina

A good closeup on the cherry blossum with excellent shallow dof & sharpness. Superb colour, too. Arigato!

Sabina
very nice work
perfect japanese frame
ciao
Lucio

Hi Sabina,

It is a lovely tree of Sakura, specially when it is all becoming flowers . .
Excellent DoF . .
Well composed . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Hi there my friend!
Great shot here with good DOF!
a little bit OE... but still a good one!
Congratulations!

TFS!
Ollie DLC

Asta-i o imagine pe care toata lumea o asteapta cu nerabdare, si sa se intample cu adevarat! Foarte buna prezentare!
TFS!

Hi Sabina,
Very beautiful spring shot vith excellent macro.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

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