Cherry Blossoms 2006

[Norm in Fujino]

Here in Japan, this is the week for cherry blossoms, one of the Japanese people's favorite flower. My town is a bit colder than next-door Tokyo, though, so not too many are in bloom yet. I'm going to try and get some shots in Tokyo later this week and will add them here then. But in the meantime, here's a plum tree from down my street. If you have shots of this year's cherry or plum blossoms from your own country, post them here!

http://photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P3275834_TM1w3.jpg
Olympus E-300 + 14-54mm, (14mm) 1/160s @ f6.3, ISO 100 (Silkypix + Photomatix)