Japanese teahouse umbrella Photo

Photographer’s Note

This picture was taken at the tea house at Nagakute.

These kind of umbrellas are found in every Tea house in Japan, people like to sit underneath them and drink their green mix of tea, so it isnt green tea, btu special greenish colour drink with Mochi which is quite goooey but very nice and there is a special way to drink the tea, I might post a photo showing you, well only of the food and drink.

I just fell in love with the details inside the umbrella and its magnificent colours and how it is made, which I dont have a clue.

I hope you like it.

Nothing has been changed at all.

Thanks

chagovets, ChrisJ, Intruder, Cool-ice, jhm, Steely, Rinie_Hoff, Rinie_Hoff, nwoehnl, whereami, orme, Jeppe, Lolydodia has marked this note useful

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ianmcall (1213) 2004-04-06 9:17

I like this set of patterns and colours. Nice cropping; no extra distractions. The amount of work to string these Asian umbrellas is amazing. Very well lit to show both the structure and the textures.

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Intruder (3075) 2004-04-06 9:20

excellent texture and colours, very nice!

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ChrisJ (70299) 2004-04-06 9:22

Wow! This is great. I'd just crop 1/2 the handle on the bottom away, as the bright highlights are a tad distracting.

Composition, colour saturation, & lighting are among the best I've seen all week, & right up there in the top 5, imho !

whereami (1427) 2004-04-06 9:24

Wonderful patterns, colours and textures. It looks like you've captured them all very realistically. I like your crop, but I think I would have cropped out the black pole at the bottom as it looks a little out of place to me. And perhaps a slightly smaller aperture would have kept the back of the umbrella in sharp focus.

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merpb (1970) 2004-04-06 11:01

This is a nice almost abstract shot Daniel, the bold colours and off centre crop work very well and I may have been tempted to crop harder to make it less obviously an umbrella
Well seen and captured

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Cool-ice (5289) 2004-04-06 11:02

The graphism and the colors are really superb !
I like this one very much, congratulations, Daniel !

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Vagabond (5797) 2004-04-06 11:06

ery nice composition with good framing and focus

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kourosh (2368) 2004-04-06 11:08

yes the making of the umbrella is amazing. i wonder what type of wood have been used. the colors and patterns are nice too. well seen and captured.

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jhm (82679) 2004-04-06 11:23

Wonderful colours Daniel, nice lighting, one word, lovely. You did good job.

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Steely (895) 2004-04-06 11:38

Beautiful colours , striking details of the bamboo and string lattice; i can even see the texture of the oiled paper.

GOOD SHOT!

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Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2004-04-06 12:08

Very nice picture of the inside of the Japanese umbrella. And the colors are so extremely bright! Very nice close-up and composition. Thanks

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nwoehnl (120) 2004-04-06 14:58

Excellent cropping, and bold colors in this shot, Dan. A fascinating geometrical piece you made out of this umbrella, with a fine off-centered positioning of the central part of it. Very nice; one of your best I think, actually.

cecile (4193) 2004-04-06 15:27

composition très colorée aujourd'hui, j'aime bien!

wr1611 (197) 2004-04-06 16:39

wow! i have seen this kind of umbrella lot of time, but never passed my mine to take this kind of shot.. :( love your idea, the colors are sharp, the details of the strings and the woods are beautiful. Nice shot !

eleparc (24059) 2004-04-06 18:59

very nice photo Daniel! I first wondered what it was... great shot with a tight cropping and greta DOF! bravo

orme (6746) 2004-04-07 2:41

Great shot, Daniel. Excellent colours and patterns. I especially like the way you framed it. Well done.

Jeppe (18623) 2004-04-07 4:20

Very fine motif and angle you found for this shot - I also like the play with the beautiful colours - very fine work Daniel.

bfly (5737) 2004-04-07 10:04

I love this picture and I am jealous :) I keep on saying I love graphic & daily life shots and this is a beautiful combination...
colors, details, crispiness..all very good..

Lolydodia (578) 2004-04-09 18:33