This photo was the result of too many people being around. There was no room on the path to set up the tripod and shoot and at the main viewing area a TV crew was setting up. My girlfriend and I sat down on a rock beside the river and ate lunch while I considered the scene. It was from that lower perspective that I noticed the pink flowers. I used a 24mm lens and moved in close to get the foreground flowers, the flowing stream and the background falls. The only problem was that a guy in a white T-shirt from the TV crew was visible in the grass. I had to wait until he bent over before I could shoot a couple of frames at four seconds. This photo was entered in a contest in 2001 and was selected to be among 60 images to travel to 12 galleries across Japan for exhibition. It was also included in a book to be sold at the exhibitions and later appeared in the Asahi newspaper because Asahi was the main sponsor. I got paid for the use of the photo in the newspaper. :)
18 Comments
Jean M. Laffitau 04 Jan 2008
Shot, colors and composition...BRILLIANT!!indarto budi 19 Sep 2007
beautiful place! very dreamlike!Namita Kulkarni 15 Sep 2007
Lovely image!ERIKA SONEGO 04 Sep 2007
Beautiful image!!Claudia Huefner 10 Mar 2007
Oh... I would like to be there..... really a wonderful place to rest....Tabitha Borges 13 Dec 2006
this so stunning love the angle...Kathryn Arruda 11 Dec 2006
It's very lovely from this perspective. The falls are very striking to look at yet the modest foreground blossoms have an interesting charm of their own, very artistic composition, Peter!Reba McDonald 10 Dec 2006
Terrific work Peter.Betty Schwartz 10 Dec 2006
Aha! A bit of serendipity for the ever watchful P. Skov! It's a lovely setting. The judge/selectors knew what they were doing!Chris Williams 10 Dec 2006
often you see shots of waterfalls with no compo or perspective but this is fantastic a perfect piece the light,shadow,texture and colour blows me awayJoke Schotting 10 Dec 2006
AWESOME PHOTOGRAPH PETER!!joan warburton 10 Dec 2006
Spectacular photo!Loredana 10 Dec 2006
OUTSTANDING PETER WHAT AN AWESOME IMAGEbianca 10 Dec 2006
and the result is FANTASTIC...hehhehehehehe absolutely FANTASTIC....wow....Jacqueline Bishop 10 Dec 2006
awesomebert cortes 10 Dec 2006
One great photo, Peter.Lucia Stewart 10 Dec 2006
Wow, stunning photography!Emily Reed 10 Dec 2006
Super photo! Superb photography!