![Photo of Cherry Blossom petals](https://i0.wp.com/lestaylorphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Floating-Sakura.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1)
Floating Cherry Blossom Petals
This Spring toward the end of cherry blossom season my family was out to pick up some dinner, and as we took a shortcut through a local shrine I saw these petals floating in a little basin that had filled with water. The lighting was working well, and I really liked the color and lines added to the scene by the small net draped across the basin. Of course, these little petals are so light...
![Photo of Nezu Shrine in Tokyo](https://i0.wp.com/lestaylorphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Half-Clean_small.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1)
Half Clean at Nezu Jinja
I took this photo back during last Summer at the Nezu Jinja in Tokyo, an area I actually pass through every day in and out of the city. The architecture around this shrine is pretty impressive, and for a lesser known one its grounds are quite expansive. I spent most of my time actually on the outside edges of the grounds, where to me at least the most interesting photographic subjects were located. This water...