
Nikon D750 f/8 1/40s 85mm 100 ISO Edited: Capture One

Nikon D750 f/8 1/40s 85mm 100 ISO Edited: Capture One
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)

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


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)

like little dots
little billows in a row…
little clouds ~Issa (cited: haikuguy.com)


making the park
a vacation spot…
spring trees

Leya invites photographers to explore and enjoy different interpretations of two little words: Spots and Dots

Well…it’s just that…you know…really….it’s been a rough year…

a dandelion garden submitted for this week’s lens-artists’ photo challenge.
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