
light figure on dark ground… iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/13s 3.99mm

light figure on dark ground… iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/13s 3.99mm

light figure on dark ground… iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/30s 3.99mm

light figure on dark ground… iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/11s 3.99mm

light figure on dark ground… iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/16,129s 3.99mm
departing clouds–
“Autumn won’t return”
the cicadas sing
~Issa (cited: haikuguy.com)

iPad f/1.8 1/833 3.99mm
Photo and Issa’s haiku submitted in response to Cee’s black and white photo challenge: clouds

on the water
a clear image of blossoms
death close by*
~Katsura Nobuko
Cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
*’Death is close by, because the mirror image of the cherry blossoms, clearer than the actual flowers, will disappear with the slightest breath of wind.
Nikon D750 f/5 1/2000s 85mm 200 ISO
the butterfly —
its face is the same
as a caterpillar’s
~Tsuji Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field

Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/1000s 85mm 800 ISO
art of seeing — dark figure on light ground 10 of 10
while the one
peels a white peach
the other weeps
~Kuroda Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field

iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/5s 3.99mm
dark figure on light ground…9 of 10
rule of odds
the sound of waves
drawing near, I become part
of the winter scene
Kuroda Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field

Nikon D750 f/5 1/1000 85mm 800 ISO
dark figure on light ground… 8 of 10
river of life, afloat
currents of shrouded tomorrows
monarch butterfly

Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/200 85mm 800 ISO
soundlessly gentle
father’s hands, his voiceless voice
monochrome photo


iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/100s 3.99m 40 ISO
dark figure on light ground
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