Nature

Being an outdoor enthusiast, I’ve come to appreciate and love nature. From closely observing plants and animals, I’ve learned that there is so much beauty in the natural world. By being attuned to nature, it gives me great sense of peace and happiness.

Thank you Mother Nature
母なる自然に感謝

Date

September 14, 2020

Category

Nature

Tags

50mm f/1.2, Abstract, Black-and-White, Blue, Botanical Garden, Cherry Blossoms, Clouds, Color, Dreamy, Earth, Fine Art, Fire, Flowers, Forests, Form, gardens, Ginkgo Biloba, Green, Growing, Hiking, Ice, Impermanence, Insects, Inspiring, Japan, Japanese, Kami, Kenroku-en, Kiyomizu Kannon-do, Komorebi, Lakes, Leaves, Life, Light Paintings, Living, Love, Magical, Maple, Mother-Nature, Mountains, Mystical, Natural, Nature, Notan, Ocean, Orange, organic, Otherworldly, Parks, People, Photography, Plants, Rain, Rocks, Sakura, Santa Barbara, Series, Shades of Green, Shinrin-yoku, Shinto, Sky, Soil, Spirits, Streams, Tides, Travel, Trees, Walks, Water, 仏教, 写真, 木々, 木漏れ日, 森林浴, 清水観音堂, 秋, 緑, 美術, 自然

A beautiful orange butterfly landing on a red colored flower in Costa Rica 10 stop ND filter of ocean and coastline in Big Sur California Morning sunlight shinning through the trees and illuminating the path that leads you into the forest Sunlight shinning through the forest canopy and creating a beautiful lens flare star A painterly view of wildflowers and small green plants in the sierras in California A white peach blossom surrounded with colorful painterly washes of green, blue and white. A photo that is more like a painting than a photograph. Yellow dill flowers mixed with light green colored California poppy pods at the Yellow Dill Flowers Mixed with California Poppy Pods at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens color photograph of a dirt road leading up a hill with lots of yellow wildflowers growing in and next to the road Macro view of a strange looking black leaf tailed lizard with big yellow eyes peering through a plant at the camera Looking up at a hole in the fall colored forest canopy at blue sky a painterly look at Japanese maple trees swaying in the wind in Kyoto Japan Blue and black shades of ice on the Blue Ice of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau Alaska black and white underwater black and white photograph of a large school of big eye scad or locally know by the Hawaiians as Akule View of the Pacific Ocean water mixing with kelp from above Abstract shapes created by sunlight backlighting the trees in the forest canopy in Mendocino California a black and white photograph looking up the trunks of two large Sugi trees or scientifically named Cryptomeria Japonica. Japanese cedars. The image is in high contrast and shows the detail of the bark on the trunks and the Silhouette of wildflowers just after sunset with dark blue sky and orange glow of the sun setting on the horizon on Orcas Island in Washington State Abstract black and white painterly view of a meadow in the Sierra mountains in California Small frog popping it's head out of a handmade ceramic cup at Orcas Island Pottery in Washington State A small red seashell tiny black accents photographed with soft in direct sunlight Flowers at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in California photographed with shallow depth of field to give an Impressionist painting feeling to the viewer so soft tones of pink and speckles of red accents from the stamens. A green curtain of Japanese maple tree leaves with puffy white clouds and some blue sky in the background. White and crimson red dahlia flowers mixed with A Purple, Yellow and White colored Passion Flower in the palm of a young girls hand A black and white textured look of the trees with white leaves Black and white high contrast photograph of glacier ice on the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska showing different shapes, textures and shades of gray Abstract black and white painterly view of a meadow in the Sierra mountains in California Soft morning sunlight shinning on the leaves of the trees in the Fern Canyon scenic trail A warm sepia like view of the sun shining through trees and creating lens flare starburst Looking through the complexity of the branches of a tree in 新宿御苑 in Tokyo Japan. Inspired by its beauty. Close-up of Hedophyllum Sessile (Sea cabbage kelp) which has a distinct golden amber color seen on the beach in Mendocino California A beautiful tan colored desert iguana disguised in the sand of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego California An abstract view a seed pods on the end of tall grass photographed with the golden light of the sunrise Beautiful morning light filtering through the pine tree forest canopy in the Fern Canyon Scenic trail in Mendocino California Looking up at the canopy of the Japanese cedar forest while at Yakusugi Land on Yakushima Island, Japan Small green seedling plants surround in darkness growing towards the light on the forest floor 森木禮讚，身心的朝聖之路 Rei Moriki, The Path of the Morning Saint of Body and Mind forest and steps with bright sunlight Looking up as the sunlight shines through the green leaves and branches of the trees as they blend together and create a natural pattern of shades of green, black and white. Looking up at the leaves and branches of an old tree in a park behind the the giant torii gate of Oyunohara Kumano Hongu Taisha Otorii Abstract view of the fall colored red, yellow and orange leaves of the forest canopy Looking up through the forrest of Japanese maple trees as the sun shines through the canopy Black and white photograph of a view of the ocean from a plane window banking so the you're looking straight down at the ocean. You can see the white wash of the waves breaking and kelp floating on the surface of the water light shining through the tree in the forest on some ferns growing on the ground. Looking up at the tree forest canopy at Japanese cedar trees in Daimon-zaka & Nachi Taisha Area, Japan Four female Northern elephant seals lying in the sun at the Año Nuevo State Park in California Large green fig tree leaves leading your eye into a tree of small red blooming flowers in the background. A cluster of white flowers shaped like balls backlit with bright midday sunlight in a meadow in Yosemite National Park in California Red volcanic soil with green plants growing next to it seen on a hillside while hiking the Laugavegur trail in Iceland Light green colored lichens growing in a circular shape on an oval rock with orange lichens around the edge. color photograph of a section of the Laugavegur trail in Iceland that is a volcanic desert with black sand and mostly devoid of vegetation. This photo shows green moss and a small leafed plant as well. A magical looking photo of red California poppies bursting out towards the camera Seaweed or kelp on the beach in Mendocino California abstract photography of looking into the leaves ands branches of a Japanese maple tree in a garden in Kyoto, Japan looking through the Japanese maple trees at the southwest watchtower of the Nijo Castle in Kyoto Japan Macro close-up photograph of an orange butterfly perched on on a fuchsia colored flower with yellow stamens in Costa Rica Costa Rica Butterfly garden photograph Soft mix of purple and blue shades of colorful flowers mixed with blue sky Color macro photograph of a Ecuadorian Hermit Crab (Coenobita Compressus) being held in a young boys hand on the beach in Costa Rica A photo of a path leading through the forest of green leafed trees in Doi Inthanon Thailand ดอยอินทนนท์, 2023 Bright light illuminating the green leaves in the greenhouse at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Close up detail of the culms or canes of bamboo in the Arashiyama forest in Kyoto Japan a photo of leaves in a tree making shades of green because they're all blurred together Looking up at a white domed Japanese Buddhist stupa through the beautiful green maple trees and leaves as the sun creates a starburst in the forest canopy Abstract photograph of green leaf plants in a greenhouse at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand with horizontal and vertical wooden lattice in the background. looking through the branches of a Japanese maple tree at a lake. Some of the leaves of the tree are starting to turn colors. shades of green leaves of a cherry tree overlapping other in soft focus a colorful dreamlike photo of a Buddhist garden in Kyoto, Japan. Green leaves with small berries coming from the branches and soft white foreground blur with blue sky in the background Close-up photograph of a cluster of red elderberries growing in a greenhouse at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand. a view looking through the Japanese maple trees at a pond reflecting the blue sky and clouds. Yellow colored canyon sunflowers backlit with early morning sunlight looking up at a Yakushima Japanese cedar tree at Yakusugi Land Central American squirrel monkey with his tongue sticking out while holding and eating a mango in a tree in Costa Rica color photo of moss handing from a tree in the forest in Yakushima Japan a black and white photo looking up at the cedar forest canopy from the Daimon-zaka cobble stone path in Japan a soft blend of greens from light to dark of leaves on a Styphnolobium japonicum 'Pendula' Weeping Japanese Pagoda tree in the garden on the grounds of the Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan Strong sunlight coming from the back of this image illuminating green leaves in the foreground creating all sorts of light and dark soft shades of green. close up of two white goats at a petting zoo in Ramona, San Diego California during a Fall festival. One of the goats' nose is almost touching the camera lens a painterly photograph of the branches and leaves of a Japanese maple trees in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, Japan Photo of small tan colored plant that looks like cotton and has small Tina seeds a painterly photographic look at a forest of green trees with sunlight shinning on the leaves in a garden in , Kyoto Japan color photograph of the patterns of lines created by the glacier ice melting on the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. Colors of black white and turquoise blue can be seen a view of the ice on the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska showing different shades of blue seen while standing on top of the ice looking down A painterly photographic view of the trees and plants in the Tenryu-ji temple garden with tiny pink flower softly blurred out in the foreground and the green foliage of the Japanese maple trees in the background. abstract color photograph of a the green leaves of weeping Japanese pagoda tree photographed in the Nijo Castle garden color photo looking down at the trail as it crosses a small creek in Yakusugi Land in Yakushima, Japan. The trail crew has artfully carved some cross hatching into wood stumps on the ground to help improve traction when the trail is wet from being rained on. You can see bracken ferns, moss and the reflection of light in the water as it flows looking up through the branches and green leaves of the forest canopy while hiking the trail in Yakusgui Land in Yakushima, Japan wide angle photograph of a trail leading through the forest in Yakusugi Land in Yakushima Japan. You an see the roots of the trees intertwined with rocks in between as the trail leads through the middle of the image looking up through the leaves and branches of a Japanese maple tree in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo Japan looking up at the forest canopy of the Japanese cedar trees at Yakusugi Land in Yakushuma, Japan color photograph of a forest or garden of Kitayama cedar trees that have been pollarded so their trunks are straight like poles with no branches except for the top a view looking up through the branches and leaves of a Japanese maple tree in the Shinjuku Gyoen National garden in Tokyo Japan black and white photography looking up at a bunch of Saguaro cactus' in the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona a black and white photograph looking up at two Saguaro cactus' at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona black and white abstract photo of water bubbling up from a geothermal hot spring in Beppu Japan black and white abstract photograph of trees next to a sandstone mountain side in Zion National Park in Utah a beautiful view looking up at the forest canopy of Japanese cedar trees or known to the Japanese as Sugi trees. a painterly look at the leaves on a tree at the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo Japan dreamy white flowers of blooming Spring Spiraea Thunbergii plant in Japan Japanese cherry trees in full bloom on a Spring day in April in Hachinohe Japan sunshine, white fluffy clouds and blue sky a photograph looking down at the trail covered in rain with water droplets Black and white abstract photograph of sunlight reflecting off the surface of water and small tuffs of clouds over the surface a view of cherry trees in full bloom with white and pink flowers along the Michinoku Coastal Trail in Japan looking into a forest of trees in Kyoto Japan with sparkling lights coming towards the camera and trees in the background with sunlight shinning through looking up at the silhouette of green sword ferns and trees in the forest in Japan photograph of mist floating over the top of water with ripples that sparkle in the sunlight. a painterly photographic view of red Japanese maple leaves shimmering in the sunlight Black and white abstract photograph of metal siding, roof tiles miscellaneous trash being reclaimed by nature Black and white silhouette trees on top of an island just off the coast of Japan along the Michinoku Coastal Trail Black and white silhouette trees on top of small islands just off the coast of Japan along the Michinoku Coastal Trail black and white photograph of seaweed and mussels attached to white rock formations in shallow ocean water. black and white silhouette of different types of trees along the Michinoku Coastal trial in Japan black and white photograph of Japanese maple trees in the gardens of Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo, Japan 2024 dreamlike photo of a body of water with small ripples on the surface and a light mist of clouds seen over the top. Green hues can be seen in the water dreamy black and white photograph of Japanese maple tres leaves at the Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine gardens in Tokyo Japan Looking up at the Japanese cedars trees, looking up at the sky through the branches and red leaves of the Japanese Maple trees in Hachinohe Japan black and white photograph of the silhouette of the branches of trees growing along the ocean of Japan Color through the viewfinder photograph of a wave splashing in the ocean and creating drops of water suspended in the air. Blue sky with white puffy clouds at the top of the image. A dreamy color photo that illustrates the soft transition of fresh whites mixed with soft green hues dreamy photograph of the branches and cherry blossoms on a tree in Hachinohe Japan in the Spring of 2025 Black and white abstract photograph of a small creek with flowing water in one of the gardens of Meiji Jingu, Shinto shrine in Shibuya Tokyo Japan color photograph looking at the trunks of trees in the forest while hiking on the Kumano Kodo trail in Japan Color photograph of the soft hues of green leaves of a tree in a park in Tokyo Japan A lamp glowing in the early evening dusk through the green leaves and branches of a Shinto shrine garden in Tokyo, Japan. Soft tones of green, yellow and white mix together in a painterly fashion Black and white photograph of tree branches with leaves and spider webs hanging over a small body of water lit by sunlight and reflections off the water black and white photograph of Japanese maple trees growing in the gardens of the Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine in Tokyo Japan Black and white abstract photograph of a detail of wood from one of the buildings at the Aso shrine in Japan Black and white abstract photograph of a detail of wood from one of the buildings at the Aso shrine in Japan Black and white macro photograph of a detail of the wood grain of one of the buildings at Aso shrine in Japan Black and white abstract multiple exposure photography of leaves on a tree in Muir Woods National Monument in California Artful abstract photography of an orange flower blooming in an open field in Muir Woods National Monument with the foliage of green trees behind it. black and white abstract view of leaves blowing in the wind with bright sunlight shinning on them High contrast black and white photograph of a piece of marble the has light and dark organic shapes in it with different sizes and forms. A slice scratchy texture can be seen on top Black and white silhouette photograph of tall grass with seeds and branches of a tree with leaves and a bright clean clear sky Color photography of a Central American squirrel monkey standing on a tree stump in the forest in Costa Rica. A fine art and painterly and artist look gazing through the green leaves of the trees at a calm and peaceful pond that reflects soft colorful light into the viewers eyes Soft light colors of green, yellow and white mix together in a milky flow. Black and white high contrast photograph of the shapes of leaves on a dark background create a pleasing organic pattern lit by the morning light A color photograph looking through the trees on a mountain side in Nikko Japan. The color is so muted that it almost looks grayscale. A soft painterly look up through the green leaves of the trees as they mix with the sunlight of the day. Hues of dark and light green mix with yellow and white. Looking up a Japanese maple tree with shades of green and yellow leaves contrasted again a simple and clean white sky. Tokyo, Japan A painterly look at a ginkgo biloba tree softly mixing with the white sky making a pleasing mix of soft green hues and white. A photograph of the fall colors of a Japanese maple tree green, orange, yellow, brown and red merge together like a painting. Kanazawa 金沢 Japan Light filtering through the Japanese maple trees and creating globes of glowing balls of white light. Color photograph focusing on some thin branches without leaves hanging from a tree that is outside of the Kiyomizu Kannon-do Buddhist temple in Ueno Park Tokyo, Japan A color photograph with prominent with shades of green and an accent of blue of the leaves of a Japanese maple tree. The image has a feeling of peace and tranquility to it Black and white high contrast photograph of a bamboo forest in Shikoku Japan. Most of the shoots go straight up but a couple lean to the left quite a bit creating some interesting tension in the image with the lines and textures created by the bamboo's trunk and leaf structures Looking into a sea of glowing green, white and orange spheres which create a painterly and dreamy feeling abstract photograph of a reflection of a lotus flower plant in a pond in Kyoto Japan