A Cloud of Pretty Spring Blossom - a photo on Flickriver

            A few Fridays ago, I took a lovely walk to drop off a birthday card to a very good friend of mine.  Along the way I chanced upon a whole row of wonderful ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees in full bloom! It is still winter here, but nudging towards spring, and the blossom trees are always a delightful harbinger of warmer days and sunshine.  The weather wasn't the best that day, being quite wintery with grey leaden skies, however I promised myself I would go back and photograph them on the next sunny day.  That day turned out to be the following afternoon, which was beautiful with azure skies and golden light.  So, I decided to revisit the grove of Japanese cherry blossom trees.  With the sun shining on the petals of these blossoms they were so delightfully eye catching and were crying out to be captured within my lens.

The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 31st of August is "bokeh in flora", which requires a photograph of 'flora' and the picture should also contain 'bokeh blur'.  I thought this one of many photos I took of the pink sakura blossoms was perfect for the theme.  I hope you like my choice of image for this week, and that it makes you smile!

A cherry blossom, also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of trees in the genus Prunus or the Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Wild species of the cherry tree are widely distributed, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are common in East Asia, especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not cherry trees grown for their fruit. The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Coburg (show map)

Taken on: August 17, 2024

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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