Aren't they lovely?
I took this shot with my wide-angle lens. A bit of an unusual idea, but I am always experimenting with things. This was literally as close to the leaf as I could get. I know it still looks a bit far away, but that is the magic of the wide-angle lens—in truth, that lower leaf was actually touching the glass. I dig the effect it created.
The park I took this at was almost entirely red. They really go overboard with Japanese maple trees in this country. Not many oranges, yellows, browns, or rusty reds present—pretty much all you get is yellow and mainly red.
There is a small zoo at this park so my wife and son often go there while I wander around in the nature, taking photos. I think they pretend like they don't know the strange foreigner talking to the trees.
Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!
#1–10 — Beautiful Japan, Collection #1
#11–20 — Beautiful Japan, Collection #2
#21 — Traditional Japanese Gate and Garden
#22 — Daruma-san Korokoro
#23 — Weeping Temple
#24 — Ready for Liftoff
#25 — Pounding the Taiko Drum
#26 — Good Luck Cranes
#27 — Red Leaves at Castle
#28 — Reflections
#29 — In the Heat of the Night
#30 — Lost in Thought
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 | David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time. |