blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park during the time just before sunrise, when it was gradually getting lighter. I focused on the two sunflowers in the foreground and composed the shot with an eye toward balancing them with the windmill in the background.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park just as the sky began to brighten slightly before sunrise. I focused on the windmill in the background and composed the shot to balance it with the sunflowers in the foreground.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park during the time when the sun had just begun to rise slightly above the horizon, capturing a windmill and a vast field of sunflowers bathed in the morning light.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park using a telephoto lens to capture a windmill floating against the sunrise sky, with a field of sunflowers spreading out in the foreground.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park, showing countless sunflowers glistening in the morning sun, viewed from behind the flowers alongside a windmill.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park and shows sunflowers facing the direction of the windmill as they soak up the morning sun.

This photo was taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park; I focused on the sunflowers blooming in the foreground and captured the sunrise sky and windmills spreading out in the background.

This photo, taken at Akebono-yama Agricultural Park, captures a well-balanced composition of the beautiful sunrise sky, sunflowers blooming facing the sun, and a windmill standing in the background.