Flowers

Sakura Blooms at Flower Dome

 

White blossom

White blossom

It’s the Sakura season and this year I’m privilege to be able to view these beautiful flowers right here in Singapore.  Last year I flew to Taiwan to  view the blooms during a weekend trip in February.

Pink Blossom

Pink Blossom

This year they were having a Sakura display at   Garden at the bay. I took the opportunity  to visit the place after dropping Tiger girl off at her kindergarten.  I took nearly 250 shots during the hour long visit at the Flower Dome.

It was a great time for me experimenting with the different angles  that a subject could be positioned  and how the lighting bounces off on a given angle.

Single light pink bloom

Single light pink bloom

It is really interesting to note that many people were trying to snap pictures with their mobiles rather then traditional cameras.  I gave up juggling between snapping pictures on my mobile and the camera as the mobile wasn’t able to give the depth in a picture as compared to a DSLR.

A cluster of light pink blooms

A cluster of light pink blooms

I enjoyed studying how different the different types of sakura flowers were and how delicate their flower petals were.

White blossoms

White blossoms

It really felt like being in Taiwan or Japan at the park itself looking at the flowers.  I hope that  next year I will be able to fly to Japan to see the Sakura during Spring.

Have you gone Sakura viewing before?

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Close up Blooms

Water droplets on a lily pad

Water droplets on a lily pad

I love taking macro shots. It is really fascinating to be able to capture the minute details on these wonders of nature.

purple bloom

purple bloom

I really love seeing the gradients on a flower. The gradual progressing from light to dark shade of purple gives the flower it’s depth and beauty.

White cluster bloom

White cluster bloom

Beauty can be found in simple designs.  Even though this cluster of white flowers are not as colorful as the purple flowers above , they too can command attention from  a viewer.  Combining these two different flowers in a vase will certainly make an interesting centerpiece.

Yellow cluster bloom

Yellow cluster bloom

I love yellows as it is a color which is associated with life and sunshine.  This particular flower makes a good addition to a bouquet.

Light purple blooms

Light purple blooms

The shape of these light purple blooms are really unusual. They look like small glass tubes to me with a stirrer sticking out in the center.

What blooms have you viewed recently?

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