A Sign of Spring: Mejiro and Sakura (桜) [180326 Animals]
Uploaded: January 21, 2009 03:45:42
Okinawa is the first location in all of Japan for the Cherry Blossoms (桜) to open. This welcome sign of Spring coming in the weeks ahead turned out to be one of my favorite shots of the day. The bird, a Japanese White Eye is kn own as a Mejiro in Japan. JAN 19, 2009 12:11PM f/8 1/640 ISO 100 Spot-metered Handheld Sigma 50-500@500mm.
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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 500.00 mm, Model: PENTAX K10D
Ron McEwan January 21, 2009
EXCELLENT !! #1071425Michael Lynch January 21, 2009
Thank you, Ron ! #7060105Tiia Vissak January 21, 2009
beautiful colors, light, details & pov! #7060954Jean B. Hall January 21, 2009
This is really splendid. Wonderful composition! Do you know what kind of bird it is? #7061211
JudyAnn Rector
January 21, 2009
Vladan D. Djordjevic January 21, 2009
What a beautiful photo! Lovely bird, great colors and composition! #7061864Michael Lynch January 21, 2009
Sabrina, Tiia, Jean, JudyAnn and Vladan, thank you all so much ! #7062454Melissa Olsen January 23, 2009
Stunning color and presentation of nature. #7074158Michael Lynch January 25, 2009
Melissa, thank you, so much ! #7086004
Teresa Burnett
February 09, 2009
Michael Lynch February 09, 2009
Teresa, thank you, so much ! #7147918
Lisa J. Boulden
February 17, 2009
Michael Lynch February 20, 2009
Lisa, thank you, so much ! #7188504Carolyn J. Connolly March 21, 2009
Michael, this is a VERY beautiful spring image!! Lovely work!! :o) #7310194Michael Lynch March 22, 2009
Carolyn, thanks, again !!! #7313682Tiia Vissak March 26, 2010
Congratulations! #8483542Linda A. Braddock March 27, 2010
Michael, Congratulations on this beautiful Finalists!! #8488601Audrey K. Kanekoa-Madrid March 27, 2010
Gorgeous! Congrats on being a finalist!! #8488799Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2010
Incredible beauty Michael! Congratulations on your win! #8492025Tiia Vissak March 28, 2010
Congratulations! #8492063Mary K. Robison March 29, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned win! Such a pretty bird! #8492332Michelle Alton March 29, 2010
What a beautiful winner, Michael! Congratulations! #8492418Michael Lynch March 29, 2010
Sabrina, Linda, Audrey, Donna, Tiia, Mary, Michelle and anybody else I may have missed, THANK YOU ! You're all inspirations to me and I really feel badly for the lack of time I've been spending visiting all of you.It/s taken me a long, long time to get a winner and two in the same day almost gave me a heart attack !
Happy Shootin'
Cheers,
Mike #8492531
Ujjwal Mukherjee March 29, 2010
So glad to see this on the Winner list,Michael!! HUGE congratulations,my friend!!! #8492724Michael Lynch March 29, 2010
Ujjwal, A HUGE THANK YOU my friend. It's been a long time coming for me and folks like you have helped inspire mr to try harder.Cheers,
Mike #8493448
Linda A. Braddock March 29, 2010
Michael, Congratulation on this beautiful Winner!! #8494659Michael Lynch March 29, 2010
Sabrina and Linda, THANKS, again ! #8494982
Deborah Lewinson
March 29, 2010
Debby #8495800
Usman M. Bajwa
March 29, 2010
UB. #8496293
Michael Lynch April 01, 2010
Debby and Usman, thank you ! #8501753Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay April 14, 2010
Congratulations Michael! This is beautiful work! #8535443Katie W July 20, 2010
Absolutely Beautiful, Michael!Congratulations on the winner, it definitely deserved it! #8774664Katherine Kuhn July 13, 2013
Beautiful capture! And congratulations on your win! #10766118
Ray
December 27, 2013
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