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castle entrance
Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 9 April 2008 in Plant & Nature.
Kagoshima. There is no castle anymore in Kagoshima but the outside walls are still there.
Thank you very much for all your comments.
You can see the same picture in bigger size and better resolution on my new blog.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
The blossom there is wonderful, I love the way it overhangs the walkway.
9 Apr 2008 8:56am
Marie-Hélène from Morocco
La nature semble s'être "endimanchée" !! ...les couleurs sans aucune tâche vive mais avec cette superbe branche fleurie au premier plan donne une impression gaie mais calme, de sérénité heureuse.
9 Apr 2008 12:19pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
beautiful shot and composition. since you ask for critiques, the only thing that comes to mind is possibly muting the background colors a bit so the flowers in front stick out more, but I'm not sure, it's really just one style of processing.
9 Apr 2008 8:31pm
@danthro: Thank you very much danthro for your suggestion. I did tried a BW version but I didn't like it. I have muted the green foliage in the background and posted again, it is better I think.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
I really like the cherry blossoms, they even make these dark castle remnants look cheerful and peaceful.
9 Apr 2008 9:01pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Lovely blossoms, and a well composed image.
9 Apr 2008 10:59pm
Suzanne Labbé from Granby, Canada
J'adore cette photo. Le contraste entre la renaissance et le béton crée une très forte impression.
10 Apr 2008 12:57am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
That blossom period is all-too-short . . but how it transform a cityscape.
10 Apr 2008 10:03am
Canon PowerShot G9
1/500 second
F/4.5
ISO 80
17 mm