Japanese gardens #3

Gallery: FloraPosted May 13, 2010213 views16 comments

We went a bit too late for the main Sakura season in Tokyo but it was just the right time for the Shibazakura (lawn sakura) at Hitsujiyama Park near the town of Chichibu, about 1.5 hours by train north of Tokyo. These multicolored phloxes are planted on the hillside in the pattern of the kimono.

D90 iso 100 F22 1/10 tripod. This is the last of the 3 flowering gardens we visited and thanks for the comments on this and previous post 1 and II.

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16 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 13, 2010 at 6:03 AM

Oh man Gary, what a riot of colour. Must have been great to be there. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 13, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Gary, Very striking

. Love the vast expanse covered by floral design. The hill in the background just fits in great into the composition.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 13, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Spectacular view, the mountains and people give this a sense of scale not possible with flowers alone..........top image

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 13, 2010 at 10:33 AM

Beautiful composition of color Gary, what an amazing place. Excellent work.
John

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on May 13, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Beautiful image, Gary! You composed the garden, the people and the mountain perfectly. Must have been so great to walk in between those amazing colors!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Gary, must have been awesome to see this in person. Very well captured, thanks for letting us enjoy it also.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on May 13, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Beautiful image Gary. I like the high horizon line leading my eyes through the colorful field of flowers and beyond. The multicolored green tree line complements the flowers and the boldness of the mountain in the BG adds contrast to the delicate softness of the flowers. Well done.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 13, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Quite a scene! Definitely like the inclusion of the distant mountain. And I don't see a single poorly behaved child (or adult) running amok through the blooms.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 13, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Beautiful image and strong composition for my tastes Gary. The people add a great sense of scale to the scene and the color is beautiful. Short of being there, I think this would be hard to beat.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 13, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Sweet!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 13, 2010 at 8:08 PM

That is some serious color, Gary. It must have been awesome to view in person.

Ed

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 14, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Wow! I've never seen anything like this. One can swim in this sea of flowers. Thanks for sharing.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 14, 2010 at 7:30 AM

Gary I was few times in Japan but never seen beauty like this. Fantastic colourfull image. Well captured.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on May 14, 2010 at 10:13 AM

What a place, what colours and what a capture... stunning all the way

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 14, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Hi Gary

What an expance of flowers

Another great composition , with great flowing lines.