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Jan 12, 2010

Sakura in January

Posted by Amami Superman

They have over 100 varieties of cherry blossoms here in Japan. The variety they have here in Amami usually starts blossoming around the beginning of February to middle of February. Last week we had had a few days of gorgeous weather which in turn brought the temperature up a bit. Some of the cherry trees here in Amami got a bit faked out by this and started blossoming early. I took the family out yesterday to look for some of these and we found just one tree with blossoms (and not that many I might add).


Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 36mm, 1/160 sec, f/5.3, ISO 100 -- EXIF
Pretty in Pink


Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 55mm, 1/50 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 -- EXIF
"Perfect... They are all... perfect..."
(Katsumoto from The Last Samurai)


Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 55mm, 1/80 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 -- EXIF
Paler Than The Others


Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 55mm, 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 -- EXIF
Meh...
I thought the colors were nice.


Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 55mm, 1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 -- EXIF
Buds to Blossoms

Well, I wasn't thinking about The Rule of Thirds when I took these photos. I used a PL filter when I took them. The only post editing I did was upped the exposure a little on one or two of the photos. Other than that, they're just as I took them.

I didn't get the chance to go out last year and take photos of the cherry blossoms so I'm excited to go do that next month. Most of the cherry trees are lined along mountain roads here in Amami. It will be fun to see if I can take some creative shots. I'll have to take my time and think about it for a while.

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