Red Leaves

It's nice to see those red leaves against the clear blue sky.

The 20th of March, 2009

The 20th of March, 2009
Originally uploaded by Takahiro Yamamoto

The sunlight was so beautiful this afternoon.
Even these small plants just outside of my house
on the asphalt looked wonderful!

I often take many shots of the same subject.
Later at home, I pick up one of the best shot
and upload it to the Web site.

But as for this one, I didn't take time, and shot only one time.
Many people have uploaded the same kind of
"nature" images there, so I thought this one
was nothing special.

But my guess was wrong.
Some people say the image is one of the best among mine!

There are images I spent more time,
and I like much more.

I am glad people say they like my images,
but sometimes I have mixed feelings.

I haven't bought this kind
of toy for a long time.
I saw it at a small shop
which was going out of business soon.

Why did I buy it?
It's not because I like him,
but because I thought I had to
"save" him from being scrapped.
And because I thought it would
look interesting in the photos like this.

It looks like he's going to repair, isn't it?

Chinese New Year

I visited the chinatown in Yokohama last week.
I wanted to enjoy the atmosphere of a new year there.
I wasn't be there until midnight,
but the lanterns in the evening were really beautiful.