The enchanting beauty of hydrangeas

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Duck Among Water Flowers

This photo captures a duck perched atop the hydrangea water flowers at Amabiki Kannon.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Duck of Light and Shadow

This photograph captures the light and shadow filtering through the water lilies at Amabiki Kannon, along with the figure of a duck staring intently at the camera.

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Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Three Ducks in the Light

This photograph captures three ducks lined up at Amabiki Kannon, where light streams through water lilies, creating a play of light and shadow.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Ducks in the Mist

This photograph captures a duck looking sideways amidst mist rising at Amabiki Kannon, where light and shadow dance upon the water lilies.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Overlooking the Gate and Hydrangeas

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking down from the mountain to capture the entrance gate and the hydrangeas blooming around it.

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Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Two Quiet Ducks

This photo was taken at Amebiki Kannon and quietly captures two ducks on an underwater flower.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | Hydrangeas and Building Composition

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, capturing purple hydrangeas from a low angle alongside the building visible in the background.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | Focusing on the hydrangeas

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, framing the shot by looking up diagonally from below the building's corridor and focusing on the hydrangea blooming in the center.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Hydrangeas with translucent petals

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking up at the beautiful purple hydrangeas from below to capture the petals translucent in the light.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Water Flowers and Fresh Green Maple Leaves

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, beautifully capturing the fresh green maple leaves against a backdrop of water lilies.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | Green maple leaves beside the tree

This photo was taken at Amabiki Kannon, capturing the green maple leaves from beside the tree and incorporating the water lily as a background.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Looking Up at Hydrangeas and the Corridor

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking up diagonally from below at the beautifully blooming hydrangeas and the corridor of the building extending beyond them.

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

This photograph captures the morning light streaming down the hydrangea staircase outside the shrine gate at Amabiki Kannon, creating a fantastical atmosphere.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Dimly Lit Hydrangea Staircase

This photograph captures the hydrangea-lined staircase outside the gate of Amabiki Kannon, standing quietly in the dim light.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Pink Hydrangeas and Gate

This photo was taken at Amabiki Kannon, capturing the main gate and the vivid pink hydrangeas blooming in front of it.

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Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena | Depth-of-field composition with rice paddies in focus

This photo was taken on Annabelle Road at Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena, focusing on the rice field in the center and blurring the hydrangeas and buildings above and below.

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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-san Rakuhōji Temple)｜Front view of the gate and hydrangeas

This photograph captures the hydrangeas at the front gate of Amabiki Kannon and the beauty of the gate structure together.

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Kisai General Gymnasium Fuji Arena｜Low angle showing side view

This photo was taken from a low angle of Annabelle Road in the Fuji Arena of the Kisai General Gymnasium, so that the sides of the Annabelle can be seen clearly.

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Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena｜Hydrangeas and Building Balance Composition

This photograph was taken on Annabelle Road at Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena, carefully composed to balance Annabelle and the building visible in the background.

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Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena | Hydrangeas and Blurred Rice Fields

This photo was taken along Annabelle Road at Kisei General Gymnasium Fuji Arena, capturing the beautifully shaped hydrangeas while blurring the rice paddies stretching beyond them.

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