I love how the different shades of pink blend and compliment their colors and create a harmony (or symphony) of soft colorful spring pink tapestry. I think such pictures should be accompanied by a beautiful melody. it is time JT offers pictures with a music link.
I agree with you, shugotokumaru, for all the reasons you gave. Wish we had ume in NZ (well, you can buy the trees wholesale, but you have to buy at least 10 and we haven't room for an orchard....)
Take a country of boring people, show them a flower, watch how excited they get.
Sure they are nice to look at but I don't see what all the big fuss is.
Take a country of boring people, show them a flower, watch how excited they get. Sure they are nice to look at but I don't see what all the big fuss is.
Wow! I want this as a jigsaw puzzle! Do you have it in high res, Mr. M? Anyone know a company that will convert photos to a proper 1000 (or more) piece puzzle?
Fabulous array of colours and textures, but it is the structure that really makes it. Noripinhead, I fully agree: classical chinese landscape painting. Perhaps the paler colored blossoms in front, help to add to that fore and background in equal detail effect. The random looking stairs just stringing in and out of the shot really pin it.
Nice picture, Hanami is coming. I can almost make out the shapes of the "sarary-men" and "OL"s in a dis-shevelled and comatose state under those blossoms. I will be photographing this stuff in a couple weeks in Northern Honshu.
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Sarge
Simply gorgeous!
LoveUSA
Extremely beautiful picture but my pictures taken there are more beautiful :)
LoveUSA
PS but why so few people cmlimbing the stairs to view the plums?
nath
I counted four.... looks a bit crowded to me.
shugotokumaru
ume > sakura
Blasphemy, I know, but the plums make me a lot happier, since by the time the cherries bloom it's warm. The plums bring me out of the winter funk.
shugotokumaru
Plums smell better too. Okay bye.
seesaw
gorgeous! this is what we could called 'pic of the day'....:)
LoveUSA
I love how the different shades of pink blend and compliment their colors and create a harmony (or symphony) of soft colorful spring pink tapestry. I think such pictures should be accompanied by a beautiful melody. it is time JT offers pictures with a music link.
nisegaijin
this is amazing! need to get my slr out there. i think i can render some nice hdr shots from this scenery. Where exactly was this taken?
zaichik
Wow!
I agree with you, shugotokumaru, for all the reasons you gave. Wish we had ume in NZ (well, you can buy the trees wholesale, but you have to buy at least 10 and we haven't room for an orchard....)
neverknow2
Take a country of boring people, show them a flower, watch how excited they get. Sure they are nice to look at but I don't see what all the big fuss is.
moonbeams
Yeah, there are lots of things you don't see.
Betzee
Gorgeous blaze of spring color. As a step climber, the stairs look pretty nice, too.
LoveUSA
also the cedar in the foreground looks very nice too
Samuraiiki
All these trees came from China, but so they would have something original, they decided to look at the flowers.
Disillusioned
Very prerty! But, it doesn't change anything. Blooming season is just an excuse to get drunk in a park.
rondh69
Very beautiful, sorta pastel tone to it - picture is a keeper!
Noripinhead
It does look like some kind of classical Chinese landscape painting. Very Asian. Good job, Mr. MacDonald. I'm lovin' it!
mrhog123
This picture makes me, pardon the pun, plum crazy.
tclh
Wish I was there, then go up and down all those stairs five or ten times. Beautiful spring color will make hard work become joyful activity.Nice.
taj
Wow! I want this as a jigsaw puzzle! Do you have it in high res, Mr. M? Anyone know a company that will convert photos to a proper 1000 (or more) piece puzzle?
Fabulous array of colours and textures, but it is the structure that really makes it. Noripinhead, I fully agree: classical chinese landscape painting. Perhaps the paler colored blossoms in front, help to add to that fore and background in equal detail effect. The random looking stairs just stringing in and out of the shot really pin it.
Does JapanToday now own the rights to this photo?
Moderator: The photographer owns the rights.
Milieunet
Great picture.
sk4ek
http://www.jigsawpuzzlefactory.com/
These folks will turn your favorite photo into a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. It's up to you to negotiate with the photographer though, I'd imagine.
nath
I wonder why there aren't more people climbing those stairs? Blooming nice view.
Yelena
God! I would give a lot to be there. I miss Japan with my whole heart!!! In Moscow it it windy and snowy, 6 month winter-is very hard to bear!
BurakuminDes
Nice picture, Hanami is coming. I can almost make out the shapes of the "sarary-men" and "OL"s in a dis-shevelled and comatose state under those blossoms. I will be photographing this stuff in a couple weeks in Northern Honshu.
GW
loveusa
thats a pine not a cedar
Mayuki
Beautiful picture! Well done, David MacDonald. Does the photographer sell his work?
taj
Thank you, Sk4ek. JT, is there a way to contact the photographer? (His name is unfortunately common - not easy to find via google.)
Moderator: You may send a message via the editor at editor@japantoday.com
LoveUSA
yes, thanks, my bad. Are pines source of kafunsho as cedars are?
nath
wow tokyo is very beutifull and pretty with flower or hanami.