Chūin|Spring scenery with overlapping colors of mimosa and cherry blossoms

2026March 2026Marchmimosathe empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowagerSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)cherry blossomblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
At the Chūin temple. Mimosa in focus with weeping cherry blossoms in the background, overlapping spring-like colors.

This photo was taken in the Chūin temple, with the mimosa in focus and the weeping cherry tree in the back in the background, creating a spring-like layering of colors.

Date & TimeMarch 21, 2026 *There is a photo diary.
photographerwithout batting an eyelid
Locationthe empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager
Address5-15-1, Kosenba-cho, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Photography EquipmentCanon EOS R
lensCanon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
F value11
suspended solids500s
ISO800
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