今晩は雨模様 threatening sky

今晩は雨になると聞き、花が散る前に桜を見ておこうと、ある禅寺に行ってきました。
観光に来ていたお婆さんが枝に手を触れたのか、若いお坊さんのどなり声がこだましたので、周りの皆んなはびっくりしました。

I heard that it will rain tonight, so I went to a Zen temple to watch cherry blossoms before the flowers were scattered.
Because the old woman who came to sightseeing touched a branch, the young Buddhist priest shouted at her severely. As the voice echoed, the people around were surprised.

1/180sec, F8, +0.5EV, ISO560, 75mm (aps-c)

葉桜 Hazakura

葉桜の頃になると喧騒も去り、のんびりと鑑賞できるようになります。

Hazakura is the cherry tree which has both flowers and young leaves. A cherry tree with only leaves is not called Hazakura.

During the time of Hazakura, there are few coming people, so we can appreciate cherry trees leisurely.

1/60sec, F8, 0EV, ISO200, 45mm (aps-c)

鐘と八重桜 bell & double cherry blossoms

手前はお寺の鐘、背景の白い花が八重桜、ピンクの花が少し見えますがこれは乙女椿です。

There is a bell of a temple of the Buddhism in this side, white flowers of the background are double cherry blossoms, pink flowers to be seen a little are Otome Camellia.

1/640sec, F8, manual, ISO200, 35mm (aps-c)

ミツバツツジの茂み bush of Mitubatutuji

茂みに潜り込んで、ミツバツツジが作るトンネル内部を撮ろうとでかけました。時期的に少し遅く、茶色く枯れた花がアチラコチラにあるので、諦めました。でも、まだ十分に風景を楽しむことができました。

Mitubatutuji means the azalea having three pieces of leaves in Japanese. After a flower finished blooming, three pieces of leaves appears on the branch point.

I went out with a plan that I crawled into the bush of Mitubatutuji and take pictures of the inside tunnel of Mitubatutuji.
When I got to the place, I noticed that it is slightly late in the season. There was the flower which died brown here and there.　So I abandoned to take that kind of pictures. But I was able to enjoy overall scenery enough.

1/250sec, F8, 0EV, ISO200, 75mm (aps-c)

wild cherry tree with Mitubatutuji in the background

1/180sec,F8, +2EV, ISO200, 75mm (aps-c)

1/250sec, F4, -0.5EV, ISO200, 75mm (aps-c)

チューリップあらわる tulip emerging from soil

泥をまとって、チューリップが顔をだしました。
そのまま空に向かって、飛んでいってしまいそうなエネルギーを感じます。

The tulips have begun to come up wearing mud.
I just feel it has energy that launch the flower bud into the air.

1/500sec, F5.6, -0.3EV, ISO200, 28mm (m43)

天上天下唯我独尊 Heaven above, earth below, only I am holy

今日はお釈迦様の誕生日です。
水盤のなかに立つ仏像へ甘茶をかけて、お祝いしました。

Today is Buddha's birthday.
I sprinkled hydrangea tea to a Buddha statue which stood in a basin and celebrated it.

1/60sec, F5.6, 0EV, ISO200, 30mm (m43)

日本の代表的シンボル Japanese major symbols

桜と新幹線。これぞ日本の二大シンボルです。

Cherry trees and the Shinkansen.　These are Japanese two major symbols.

original model

currently library for children