2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | A Side View of a Pure White Water Lily
This photo was taken from a low angle to the side, showing pure white water lilies blooming in a pond at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden.
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2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Water lily leaves floating on the pond
This photo was taken from a distance at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden, showing a water lily leaf floating on a pond.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | A Beautiful Dragonfly Perched on a Blade of Grass
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and shows a beautifully colored dragonfly perched on a blade of grass.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | A Dragonfly in Flight
This photo was taken from the side at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and shows a beautiful dragonfly flapping its wings.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Greenhouse Dome and Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and shows the greenhouse dome and the hydrangeas in the foreground.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | The Leaves of the Ginkgo Tree Bathed in Light
This photo was taken from below at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden, showing sunlight shining on the leaves of a ginkgo tree.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Echinacea from a Low Angle
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden, showing an echinacea flower from the side, shot from a low angle.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Viewing Rudbeckia from a Low Angle
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden, where I crouched down to capture a rare Rudbeckia flower from a low angle.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Rows of Potted Bellflowers
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and shows a row of potted bellflowers.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Foreground Blur and Blue Hydrangea Stairs
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park, featuring the blue hydrangeas in the foreground and the stairs in the background.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | A Staircase of Hydrangeas in Shades of Blue and Purple
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park and shows hydrangeas blooming in a solid shade of blue along the stairs.
2026 Echigo Hills National Park | Pale Blue Heart Hydrangea
I took this photo at the Echigo Hills National Park after spotting a pale blue, heart-shaped hydrangea.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Looking Up at the Blue Hydrangea Stairs
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park, looking up from below at a staircase adorned with blue hydrangeas.
2026 Echigo Hills National Park | Blue Hydrangeas Standing Gracefully
This photo was taken from the side of a single blue hydrangea standing gracefully in the Echigo Hills National Park.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Hydrangeas and the Depth of the Path
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills National Park; I focused on the hydrangeas in the foreground and composed the shot to emphasize the depth of the path.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | A Path Lined with Blooming Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park from a low angle along a path lined with blooming hydrangeas, with an emphasis on depth.
2026 Echigo Hills National Park | Red and Green Maple Leaves
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park, showing red and green maple leaves viewed from below, framed by a building.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Hydrangea Stairs Viewed Through the Foreground Blur
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills National Park, where I used foreground blur to capture the hydrangeas on the stairs in the background.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Hydrangea Stairs with Lots of Foreground Blur
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills National Park, where I used a lot of foreground blur to capture the hydrangeas on the stairs in the background.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Hydrangea Stairs Viewed Through a Telescope
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills National Park using a telephoto lens to capture the hydrangea-lined staircase.
