photography

a spring photo walk

now the rains have gone,

two neighboring houses

enjoy spring cleaning ~ Issa*

Nikon D750 f/8 1/30s 85mm 100 ISO edited in Capture One and Photoshop

*Kobayashi Issa, The Spring of My Life. Trans: Sam Hamill

as simple as that —

spring has finally arrived

with a pale blue sky ~Issa*

*cited: Trans: Sam Hamill, Kobayashi Issa: The Spring of My Life

In the summer night
The evening still seems present,
But the dawn is here.
To what region of the clouds
Has the wandering moon come home?

~Kiyohara no Fukayabu*

*cited: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu 100 Poems by 100 Poets

The sweet smell of the south wind can calm the tempers of my people.

The sweet rain of the south wind can nourish the grain-fields of my people.

~ Anonymous*

*(cited in Trans: Anonymous. The Jade Flute Chinese Poems in Prose. The Project Gutenberg Ebook)

Nikon D750 f/8 1/400s 85mm 100 ISO

Sony RX100 f/3.5 1/60s 25.7mm 80ISO

Sony RX100 f/5.6 1/160s 25.7mm 80 ISO

Abstract photo submitted in response to Tina’s (Travels and Trifles) photo challenge: green and blue

It is the Fifth Month,
But still the Heaven-high hills
Shine with snow. ~ Li T’ai-Po

(cited: Trans: F Ayscough & A Lowell, FirFlower Tablet)