a moth on leaves of Japanese pepper

a moth on leaves of Japanese pepper, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

There is a spiny shrub called Japanese Pepper in my garden. This is an aromatic plant which gives very refreshing smell when we rub or crumple up leaves. In addition, we use berries of this plant widely in Japanese cooking. Mixed with berries of Japanese pepper and dried whitebaits is my favorite side dish that is to be topping on a bowl of rice.

focusing on a centrepiece

focusing on a centrepiece, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

According to WIKIPEDIA, name of "Rose of Sharon" is commonly used to two different plant both Hypericum calycinum and Hibiscus syriacus. It is said that a flower in the image above is included in Rose of Sharon in the UK and Australia.
For example, BBC Plant Finder introduces Rose Sharon as common name for the Genus of Hypericum.

on the approch to an old Buddhist temple in a mountain

on the approch to an old Buddhist temple in a mountain, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It is a famous place as the Buddhist temple where hydrangeas bloom a lot.
So, many photographers take pictures here and I have also uploaded several pictures taken in this place in the past.
This old Buddhist temple, called Daichu-ji and founded in 1489, is located at the foot of Mt. Oh-hira. There is another spot famous for hydrangea called "Ajisai saka" on the foot of also Mt. Oh-hira. The Ajisai-saka means Hydrangea slope in which over 2,500 of the flowers can be seen in June.

a small visitor that perched on potted lavender in my yard

a small visitor that perched on potted lavender in my yard, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

A small visitor will probably be Pale Grass Blue, but it does not matter for me what name of that butterfly is.
Most important for me that is to take a picture like this, and that is to be my most precious time.

hydrangea taken by the light bulb of white balance

hydrangea taken by the light bulb of white balance, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

What do you think about that, is it right or wrong to change the white balance in nature photography?

Thank you for your opinion about the changing of white balance in nature photography.
wishing you all a wonderful Friday and happy weekend!

a scene that in our photo exhibition

a scene that in our photo exhibition, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

We hold three days photo exhibition from 17th to 19th June at an exhibition hall of our town.
The photo exhibition was held as annual event of our photo club that I have just participated in last month.
Our lecturer, Ms Reiko Ohshima who is famous professional photographer, with 16 club members participated in the exhibition and 60 photographs were displayed including three pictures of mine.
Our exhibition was successfully closed this evening, we had nearly 400 visitors in three week days.

This is my excuse for that I could not visit your photostream in these few days because I was quite busy during the exhibition. 

on one sunny day in the rainy season.

on one sunny day in the rainy season., originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Just after completion of rice planting work, paddy fields look beautiful with fresh and bright green.

A local railway in the photo above is the Mito Line of JR (Japan Rail) East which connects Oyama station and Tomobe station. Distance between two terminals will be approximately 31 miles with 16 stations and the journey takes approximately one hour.

a flowering meadow

a flowering meadow, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is a scenery on my favorite route of walk. Many people enjoy to take a walk here even though this beautiful place is a private property of one famous private company. Actually, this place has already become like a public park. We appreciate for such company who takes a permissive stance on trespassers like me.

blow steam to departure

blow steam to departure, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The Mooka Railway is now operating steam engine service for tourists between Shimodate station and Motegi station every Saturday.
Operating distance of this railway is approximately 26 miles and there are 17 stations including both terminals.

Steam engine "C12 66" shown in the image above was built in 1933.

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be absorbed in a suck of honey from flower

be absorbed in a suck of honey from flower, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I approached a honey bee within few inches from tip of the lens、but the bee did not fly away. She was absorbed in a suck of honey from cornflower.
Otherwise, I could not take such a picture by manual focusing lens.

After she flew away, I picked the flower and bit it a bit. But it was no taste at all.
She probably sucked all sweet from the flower completely(^0^)!

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I wish you a happy weekend!!