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Our hydrangea is sort of a non-descript colour, being neither pink nor blue, but I often think of it as pearl.
Taken with the Nisi close up lens mounted on the 24-240 lens.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
Hakone Tozan MoHa 1 #104 climbs the 8% grade towards Ohiradai Station as it passes a fully bloomed row of hydrangeas. Japanese mountain railroading does not disappoint.
Hakone Tozan Railway. MoHa 1 #104
Ohiradai, Kanagawa Pref., Japan
Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora - There are green, smooth, ovate, simple, finely-toothed leaves that are arranged oppositely on branches. In August, the florets emerge lime green, but quickly turned white. The florets bloom into dense snowball shaped clusters. This tree was growing in someone's yard in New Fairfield, Connecticut.
June in Japan is the beginning of its "infamous" rainy season. Most days from June into late July are filled with warm, rainy days and cloudy skies. Yet, it is in this rainy period when Japan's second most famous flowers bloom, Hydrangeas.
In the Tokyo Metropolis, three railways are very well known for the hydrangeas that bloom along the line, the Hakone-Tozan Railway, The Keio-Inakashira Line and the Enoshima Electric Railway. Goryo Shrine near Kamakura is a famous spot for hydrangeas, often packed with locals and tourists to view and photograph them. Here, an Enoden Type 1000 Series leads a Fujisawa bound local as it approaches Goryo Shrine.
Enoshima Electric Railway.
Enoden Type 1000 Series.
Sakanoshita, Kanagawa Pref., Japan
Hydrangea is one of the symbol of "Rainy Season" in Japan. But it is not in Vancouver. Especially this year, there has been no rain for a long time.
Large and impressive heads on these lovely Hydrangeas.
Pentax K-3 mk lll
SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f2.8 ED [IF] SDM
Macro taken with a Canon EOS 5DS R with a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro Lens. This is the same Hydrangea taken by my Mother Lady Ann 2010 back in the summer last year.
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