Showing posts with label flower. Show all posts
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Sunday, 24 May 2020

Hydrangea + classical lens part 1/2: Helios M44-2 58mm F2 [June 2019]

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Blue and pink flowers blooming in a rainy season of June.

Location:Hakusan-jinja shrine(白山神社) & Asukayama park(飛鳥山公園), Tokyo
Date: 9 June 2019

Camera: Fujifilm X-T30
Lens: Helios M44-2 58mm F2

June is a rainy season in Japan called "Tsuyu(梅雨)". Lots of rainy days, high humidity and increasing temperature towards summer usually make feel down. However, I love this rainy season because June is also a season of hydrangea in Japan (and a month of my birthday!).

Many parks, temples or shrines across Japan have hydrangea gardens, and most of them open the hydrangea festival in June.  Part 1 is photos from Hakusan-Jinja shrine(白山神社)and Asukayama park(飛鳥山公園). They are famous for the hydrangea festivals, but not so crowded like hydrangea temples in Kamakura(鎌倉).

I made a photo album at the end of this page which has photos that are not listed on this gallery. Some of the photos are also available at Adobe Stock and Shutterstock



Hydrangea + classical lens part 2/2: FUJINON 55mm F2.2 [June 2019]

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Hydrangea blooms in bright sunny days, too.

Location: Takahata-Fudoson Kongo-ji temple, Tokyo(高幡山明王院金剛寺)
Date: 16 June 2019

Camera: Fujifilm X-T30
Lens: FUJINON 55mm F2.2

June is a rainy season in Japan called "Tsuyu(梅雨)". Lots of rainy days, high humidity and increasing temperature towards summer usually make feel down. However, I love this rainy season because June is also a season of hydrangea in Japan (and a month of my birthday!).

In Part 1, I introduced the hydrangea in Hakusan jinja shrine(白山神社)and Asukayama park(飛鳥山公園)with a impressive blurs and bubbles of an classical Russian lens Helios M44-2. This time I will introduce a hydrangea festival at Takahata-Fudoson Kongo-ji temple (Kongo-ji temple in short) with a special, but cheap Japanese classical lens named FUJINON 55mm F2.2. 

I made a photo album at the end of this page which has photos that are not listed on this gallery. Some of the photos are also available at Adobe Stock and Shutterstock