Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji Temple)|Stairway with the morning sun shining through

Year 2025June 2025Junehydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)
The staircase at Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) bathed in morning sunlight

This photograph captures the morning light streaming down the hydrangea staircase outside the shrine gate at Amabiki Kannon, creating a fantastical atmosphere. At Amabiki Kannon, with careful composition, you can aim for images worthy of photo contests. By consciously considering not only the beauty of hydrangeas and water lilies, but also light and shadow, movement, and background placement, you can create works possessing a “quiet power.”