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A Sign of Spring: Mejiro and Sakura (桜)

© Michael Lynch

A Sign of Spring: Mejiro and Sakura (桜)

Uploaded: January 21, 2009

Description

Okinawa is the first location in all of Japan for the Cherry Blossoms (桜) to open. This welcome sign of Spring coming in the weeks ahead turned out to be one of my favorite shots of the day. The bird, a Japanese White Eye is kn own as a Mejiro in Japan. JAN 19, 2009 12:11PM f/8 1/640 ISO 100 Spot-metered Handheld Sigma 50-500@500mm.
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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 500.00 mm, Model: PENTAX K10D

Comments

Ron McEwan January 21, 2009

EXCELLENT !! #1071425

Michael Lynch January 21, 2009

Thank you, Ron ! #7060105

Tiia Vissak January 21, 2009

beautiful colors, light, details & pov! #7060954

Jean B. Hall January 21, 2009

This is really splendid. Wonderful composition! Do you know what kind of bird it is? #7061211

JudyAnn Rector level-classic January 21, 2009

Your capture is perfect, Michael, and the colors are gorgeous! #7061298

Vladan D. Djordjevic January 21, 2009

What a beautiful photo! Lovely bird, great colors and composition! #7061864

Michael Lynch January 21, 2009

Sabrina, Tiia, Jean, JudyAnn and Vladan, thank you all so much ! #7062454

Melissa Olsen January 23, 2009

Stunning color and presentation of nature. #7074158

Michael Lynch January 25, 2009

Melissa, thank you, so much ! #7086004

Teresa Burnett level-classic February 09, 2009

So beautiful, Michael!! Wonderful composition and gorgeous color and detail!! Goes straight to my fav's!! #7146790

Michael Lynch February 09, 2009

Teresa, thank you, so much ! #7147918

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic February 17, 2009

Outstanding beauty!
Hope we see it again!
~Lisa #7177521

Michael Lynch February 20, 2009

Lisa, thank you, so much ! #7188504

Carolyn J. Connolly March 21, 2009

Michael, this is a VERY beautiful spring image!! Lovely work!! :o) #7310194

Michael Lynch March 22, 2009

Carolyn, thanks, again !!! #7313682

Tiia Vissak March 26, 2010

Congratulations! #8483542

Linda A. Braddock March 27, 2010

Michael, Congratulations on this beautiful Finalists!! #8488601

Audrey K. Kanekoa-Madrid March 27, 2010

Gorgeous! Congrats on being a finalist!! #8488799

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2010

Incredible beauty Michael! Congratulations on your win! #8492025

Tiia Vissak March 28, 2010

Congratulations! #8492063

Mary K. Robison March 29, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned win! Such a pretty bird! #8492332

Michelle Alton March 29, 2010

What a beautiful winner, Michael! Congratulations! #8492418

Michael Lynch March 29, 2010

Sabrina, Linda, Audrey, Donna, Tiia, Mary, Michelle and anybody else I may have missed, THANK YOU ! You're all inspirations to me and I really feel badly for the lack of time I've been spending visiting all of you.

It/s taken me a long, long time to get a winner and two in the same day almost gave me a heart attack !

Happy Shootin'

Cheers,
Mike #8492531

Ujjwal Mukherjee March 29, 2010

So glad to see this on the Winner list,Michael!! HUGE congratulations,my friend!!! #8492724

Michael Lynch March 29, 2010

Ujjwal, A HUGE THANK YOU my friend. It's been a long time coming for me and folks like you have helped inspire mr to try harder.

Cheers,
Mike #8493448

Linda A. Braddock March 29, 2010

Michael, Congratulation on this beautiful Winner!! #8494659

Michael Lynch March 29, 2010

Sabrina and Linda, THANKS, again ! #8494982

Deborah Lewinson level-addict March 29, 2010

Congratulations on your win, Michael, for this gorgeous image!

Debby #8495800

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic March 29, 2010

WTG. CONGRATULATIONS IN GETTING INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE, Michael.

UB. #8496293

Michael Lynch April 01, 2010

Debby and Usman, thank you ! #8501753

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay April 14, 2010

Congratulations Michael! This is beautiful work! #8535443

Katie W July 20, 2010

Absolutely Beautiful, Michael!Congratulations on the winner, it definitely deserved it! #8774664

Katherine Kuhn July 13, 2013

Beautiful capture! And congratulations on your win! #10766118

Ray level-classic December 27, 2013

Superb capture, Michael! A well-deserved award-winner. #10930759

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