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Nagasaki Sakura - The Survivors - An explosion of cherry blossom
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From the album: Cherry Blossom
I wasn't able to talk to these two old ladies at a park outside the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. I don't know if they were anywhere near Nagasaki at the time of the atomic bomb - or if they are even Japanese... Anyhow, they look old enough to have been around for the last 60-odd years and they certainly looked and acted like Japanese. Whatever... I find this image with the cherry tree in full bloom - seemingly erupting from beneath the ground - an extremely powerful image... To purchase a high quality print of this image, please visit: ArtWanted.com Various gift items and dozens of personalized products such as mouse pads, t-shirts, greeting cards, mugs, puzzles and a lot more besides are also available, customized with this image at ArtWanted.com© © Vic Rolfe
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Photographing the Photographer outside the Nagasaki Peace park
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From the album: People Photography and Street Scenes
That was me photographing the photographer! When I uploaded this, over 18 years ago, I referred to the photographer as an Old Japanese man. Now, at the time of writing, (October 2024), I am 66 years young myself! When editing this image description, I also realized that the Photographer could well be Korean, Vietnamese - or even an American Citizen, for all I know! So here we go, with an updated, (2024) description of this image... A spritely young man taking pictures of "sakura" (cherry trees) in full blossom, in the Peace Park outside the Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Japan Photo taken in spring - (cherry blossom season - obviously!) - 2006© Photo by Vic Rolfe. Not copyright. This is a free-use photo
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'Not too much time for painting in recent years... I have a portrait of my youngest daughter on the go - and I will definitely finish it one day. (I started it when she was 16. She is now 19 - so I will have to finish it while she is, technically at least, still a teenager!) Photography... Well, this little blog of mine is also supposed to be about some of my attempts at photography, so here are a few snaps I took of the Shinkansen, on a recent (work-related) trip to Japan. Welcome, to the Shin-Kan-Sen!! (You have to pause for a very brief moment after "Welcome" - and say it with pride!!) The photos I posted on Facebook created quite a few comments and I have reproduced some of these below: Vic Rolfe I was talking about the Shinkansen to a friend in Kokura. He said he couldn't understand what was so special about the Shinkansen! "It's just a train, right?" Just a train??!!!! Well... I suppose - for Japan, yes!! Luis Reyes Ordinary train lng sa kanila FB Friend:" Beautiful, wish we had those here in Australia. " Vic Rolfe Ideal country for it... Japan has spent a stupendous amount of money over the years building that network. At least, you wouldn't need too many tunnels, for a start off! Vic Rolfe City center to city center, all over Japan. Every station on the Shinkansen network is surrounded by hotels, so you just get off the train and walk for two minutes to your hotel. In Japan, unless you are going from one end of the country to the other, it is actually quicker than flying, by the time you get stuck in a traffic jam just getting to the airport. Then you have to check in and get through security. Luis Reyes Ganda ng train Vic Rolfe These things don't spend all day in the station, either. They arrive on time and they have to leave on time - exactly to the second. Hence the announcement as you slow down on the approach to Hakata (Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan) "If you are planning to get off at the next station, then you need to get all your stuff ready NOW and start making your way towards the doors.." (or words to that effect!!) I am not sure how long they stop for - but it can't be very long! That's for sure... 1 minute? 2 minutes max!!
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N-700 JR Western Japan Shinkansen "Bullet Train" Hakata, Northern Kyushu
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From the album: Welcome, to the Shinkansen!
Making a very brief stop, before heading off for Kagoshima -
From the album: Other Work
This is a gift I have created for my friends parents who have supported me, helped me, looked after me and treated me as one of the family without ever asking for anything in return.I have nothing to give other than my skills as an artist.The insperation came from a whole pile of old Japanese art, so mixing that with my style, a touch of manga and elements from said old styles of Japanese art, this was the result.As big fans of the Japanese culture, lets hope they like it! It will be printed in high quality and framed before I present it to them.wish me luck! -
Photo taken outside Nagasaki Central Station, Japan - April, 2006?
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Photo taken outside Nagasaki Central Station, Japan - April, 2006?
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This is a picture of the monument in the Nagasaki Peace Park, Nagasaki City, Kyushu, Japan. I don't know anything about it. If anyone can offer any further information, please post a comment below.
