A sign of spring

A beauty of Spring

The photo has been originally uploaded by Photoholic's photostream in flickr

I love the bokeh that made by an old lens, Nikkor-S Auto 50mm F1.4 which was released in 1962.

It is one of keepsakes from my father.

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The photo was taken by FujifilmX-E1 with Nikkor-S Auto 50mm F1.4.

the tree of resurrection

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There is an old tree of Kobushi Magnolia in my neighbourhood. It is said that the  tree was struck by lightning long time ago and damaged in half of a trunk of the tree.  People thought the tree died at that time. However,  the tree began to grow new branches in spring of the following year. The tree was thought to be dead but it was revived. Since people came to believe that the God dwells in this tree, therefore, the tree has been worshipped as a sacred tree, and it Is referred to as the tree of resurrection.　The tree blooms a lot of beautiful flowers every year as shown in this photo.

function that called single color mode

function that called single color mode, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The camera has a function that called single color mode. You can chose any one from colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue and/or purple. The photo was taken with yellow in the single color mode.
Things like this I wonder, is it in the wrong way for the nature photography?

in the shine of bright sunlight in early spring

in the shine of bright sunlight in early spring, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It will soon be the Vernal Equinox Day.
Light of the sun has also increased warmth.
Mood to the spring increases in my mind.

Flower arrangement with hanging scroll in Tokonoma

Flower arrangement with hanging scroll in Tokonoma, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is an image of typical Japanese taste.
A flower arrangement and Kakejiku (hanging scroll) are displayed in the alcove, which is called Tokonoma in Japanese, in a room of my home.
The scene like this is widely common in Japanese homes.
A picture of horses is drawn on the hanging scroll that is called ink wash painting or brush painting. Technique of ink wash painting was developed in China in the 7th century. I bought that hanging scroll at a souvenir shop in Gui-Lin (桂林） or Xia Men 厦門 more than a decade ago.

buds

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buds, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It was an impressive scene that the fluff of buds were shining with sunlight.
I felt from such scene like spring is just around the corner.

A camellia in flower arrangement

 
A camellia in flower arrangement, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Some of camellia trees in my neighbourhood were broken down because of heavy weight of snow which has fallen last weekend. Based on the ready consent of a tree owner, I broke off some of the branches, which had some buds, from broken tree and brought them back to my home to make flower arrangement. The one of them has just bloomed so beautifully this morning.

　

The last autumnal leaves

This picture was taken in my neighbourhood a few days ago. Some Japanese maple leaves were left on twigs and lighted up by the setting sun. I was fascinated by color of leaves.

Golden Guinea for your Happy Sunday!!

Golden Guinea for your Happy Sunday!!, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The bright yellow flower associates the British gold coin GUINEA.
According to the Royal Horticultural Society, the plant shown in above is called Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'.

It is slightly troublesome to take the photograph of this flower.
The flowers of Kerria bloom on the weak arching branches that sway even in the light breeze.
Therefore, particularly, it is hard to focus on a flower of kerria in case of manual focusing lens.
So, I had to wait a little while for breeze to stop completely.

Association to La Dame aux camélias (The Lady of Camellias)

La Dame aux camélias (The Lady of Camellias), originally uploaded by photoholic image.

In Japanese, the flower in photo above is called "Otome Tsubaki" that means "Maiden of Camellia".
When I see a "Maiden of Camellia", I immediately think about a novel titled La Dame aux camelias or The Lady of Camellias written by Alexandre Dumas fils.

The further association is one of my favorite operas La traviata composed by Giuseppe Verdi based on the novel La dame aux Camélias.
Because, this opera is performed remain in the original title of the novel in Japan.

Let's enjoy "brindisi", and let's toast for your happy Sunday, for Maiden of Camellia too!


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Camellia Wilamina

Camellia Wilamina, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

According to the Royal Horticultural Society, it might be Camellia Wilamina.

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