Blossoming [A7II + 55mm in Japan]

[Anders]

Thought I'd share one of my favourite pics from a trip I took to Japan a few months ago:

 

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A7II + 55mm @ 1/200, f/1.8, 50ISO

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Each year in Japan between late March and early April, there's a small window where the sakura (cherry blossoms) bloom. During our stay in the old capital of Kyoto, it was forecast to rain heavily not long after the blossoms began to bloom, which is unfortunate since even a modest rain is enough to strip the trees of their flowers. With this is mind, many locals hoping have a glamourous engagement and wedding portrait in front of the blossoms rushed to the many temples around town on the Saturday before the storm. As a result, there were beautifully dressed men and women everywhere -- it was quite the sight!

 

Of all the pictures I took though, this one of a seemingly reflective young woman on a bench outside the Kiyomizu-dera temple was my favourtie. In actual, she was just looking through her handbag for a mirror between posing for a hired photographer, who incidentally, was also shooting on an A7 series camera and the 55mm! I felt a little guilty snapping this over the photographer's shoulder whilst she was reviewing her shots, but I daresay it was worth it!

 

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[Jesse Lim]

Nice shot~=D

[Anders]

Nice shot~=D

Thank you Jesse!

[landlover]

Wonderful lens, awkward focal length but you nailed it. Love it. I miss Japan.

 

 

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[Anders]

very very nice

 

 

Wonderful lens, awkward focal length but you nailed it. Love it. I miss Japan.

 

 

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Thank you both!

 

Japan is an easy place to miss, to be sure.  For the record, I've never found the 55 to be awkward. It's such a light, safe-bet of a lens and was perfect whilst travelleling for these kind of behind-the-shoulder, yet under the radar compositions.