I chose to shoot at 35mm, and in landscape orientation with a composition where the entire frame was filled with the sakura tree and its surroundings. The image I wanted to create had the entire sakura tree in full bloom, spreading branches bursting with dazzling pink blossoms, radiant against the evening sky as its backdrop. The light source was very powerful, so I also adjusted my shooting position, making use of the pillars supporting the sakura to block off some light and soften its effect. The pale pink colour becomes more obvious only when illuminated with artificial lighting, so during post-processing, I adjusted the picture to bring out the reddish tones in the petals for more intense colour. This sakura appears very pale when photographed under the sun. I shot with WB set to ‘White fluorescent light’ to obtain an image that was somewhat close to what I had in mind, and then corrected the colour temperature during RAW image post-processing. ![]() ![]() To capture a fully still image of the sakura, I increased the ISO speed so that I could shoot with a faster shutter speed. ![]() The trees are along the river, which makes the spot windy. When I visited, it was not yet fully dark and there was a unique balance in brightness between the sakura and the sky, which was still a little blue. It bustles with sightseers in the day, but crowds are sparse from evening onwards where some of the trees are lighted up. The belt that connects Tou-no-shima Island and Tachibana Island has many sakura trees. To bring out the intense colours of sakura, choose lighting appropriate for the colour tones ![]() (Reported by: Hidehiko Mizuno, Komei Motohashi, Michiko Kaneko)ġ: Uji Park (Kyoto Prefecture, Western Honshu) In this part, we not only introduce famous sakura viewing spots in Japan that are ideally visited in April, but also share some composition, lighting and multiple exposure photography tips that will increase the splendor of the sakura.
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