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Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/2000 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
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hanging fruit towering above a backdrop of fallen cherry-blossom petals

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Taking pictures of growing flowers is about as challenging as I imagine it would be to photograph animals caged in a zoo... the only thing easier would be pictures of non-growing flowers, e.g. cut and arranged flowers, as I've done many times (including here, here, here, here, and here, among others), which is perhaps comparable to photographing animals after the taxidermist has finished.

Still, pretty is pretty, so here we are.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/800 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

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I discovered this particular flower along a path while I was out in Kyoto with Paul Barr today. My discovery came right after he pointed at it and said “wow, check out this flower”. It and its friends obligingly stayed put while we photographed them.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/2000 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

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