temple roof and blossoms 寺と桜 (ueno, tokyo)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 15 April 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

well-- at first glance, this particular shot seemed to have some major problems for me: the blossoms were perfectly exposed but the temple doors and wall were way, way underexposed. and then, for whatever reason it dawned on me: that's what had struck me about this particular shot in the first place: the blossoms had seemed so brilliant as to be on fire, emitting a brilliance that dimmed everything around.

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