blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kasai Rinkai Park | Sunrise Through Thin Clouds and Sunflowers

This photo was taken at Kasai Rinkai Park and captures the morning sun rising from behind a thin veil of clouds, with the silhouettes of sunflowers lined up in the foreground.

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Sankeien | Lotus Flowers Blooming Across the Pond

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama and captures the sight of numerous lotus flowers blooming and spreading across the pond into the distance.

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Sankeien | Lotus Flowers Glowing in the Shade of the Trees

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama and captures a lotus flower blooming in the shade of the trees, illuminated by a faint ray of light.

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Sankeien Garden | Light and Shadow of the Green Maple Leaves

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, capturing the gradation of light and shadow as the light falls on the green rice plants, transitioning from bright to dark areas.

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Sankeien | Garden Architecture and Beautiful Blue Maple Leaves

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama and captures both the buildings of the Japanese garden and the beautiful blue maple leaves spreading out in the foreground.

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Sankeien | Green maple leaves spreading out in front of the building

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, focusing on the green maple leaves spreading out in front of one of the garden’s buildings, capturing the lush summer scenery.

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Sankeien | Water Flowing from a Lotus Leaf

This photo was taken at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama and shows a demonstration of water flowing off a lotus leaf, with the lotus pond in the background.

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Sankeien Garden | Lotus Flowers in the Shade of Trees Against a Sunlit Background

I took this photo at Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, focusing on the contrast between the lotus flowers blooming in the shade of the trees and the background, which was brightly lit by the sun.

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Yamashita Park | Sunflowers in the Foreground and the Hikawa Maru

This photo was taken at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, with the focus set on the Hikawa Maru docked in the background and the field of sunflowers spreading out in the foreground used to create a foreground blur.

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Yamashita Park | Sunflowers and the Quaint Hikawa Maru

This photo was taken at Yamashita Park in Yokohama; I focused on the sunflowers blooming in the foreground and blurred the Hikawa Maru, which is docked in the background.

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Oishi Park | Lake Kawaguchi and Lavender as the Morning Light Begins to Shine

This photo was taken at Oishi Park just as the soft early morning light was beginning to fall, capturing the tranquil Lake Kawaguchi and the lavender fields stretching out in shades of purple.