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Nagoya castle with blossom
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This was taken just outside the castle grounds of Nagoya castle, where the blossoms remained for one last day before the storm took it away the next day.
So I guess I was lucky to take this shot
I just liked the funny awkward frame, naturally by the branches
some facts about the castle
Imagawa Ujichika built the original castle around 1525. Oda Nobuhide took it from Imagawa Ujitoyo in 1532, but later abandoned it.
In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered the various daimyo to help with the building of a new castle on the site. This new castle was to be the new capital of the existing Owari Province and many of the materials used were sourced from the smaller Kiyosu Castle, including Kiyosu castle's tenshu, which was located in the existing provincial capital of Kiyosu. Nagoya castle's construction was completed in 1612.
During the Edo period, Nagoya Castle was the center of one of the most important castle towns桸agoya-juku梚n Japan and the most important stops along the Minoji that linked the Tōkaidō with the Nakasendō.[citation needed]
Until the Meiji Era, the castle was the home of the Owari Tokugawa clan of the Tokugawa family. It was destroyed by fire in World War II, but the donjon has been rebuilt.
An aerial view of Nagoya CastleDuring World War II, the castle was used as the District army headquarters and as a POW camp.[1] During the bombing of Japan, the castle was burnt down in a USAF air raid on May 14, 1945. Due to the destruction caused by the air raid, most of the castle's artifacts were destroyed; many of the paintings inside, however, survived and have been preserved to this day. The rebuilding of the castle finished in 1959. Today the castle is a modern concrete building with airconditioning and elevators. In addition, there are plans to reconstruct the Hommaru Palace, which was also lost to fire during the war. Many of the paintings from this palace were also rescued, and replicas of these paintings will be placed in their appropriate locations within the restored palace. Until then, many of the objects formerly in the Hommaru as well as replicas of sliding shoji doors and the reconstructed Nō stage can be seen in the Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya.
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- Paolo
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Hi Dan, brillaint one, with the blossoms all around the focal point, well blurred. good quality, good timing and beautiful tones too.
thanks, ciao
Dan,
I really like the blossom frame in this picture. The colors and quality are good in this picture. Well done.
Regards,
Kevin
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- belido
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- [2008-04-09 6:33]
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Hi Dan,
very nice capture. I like the natural frame that surrounds the castle. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos
Hello!
Lovely composition and wonderful colours.
Very nice effect here good work.
Greeting
Tadeusz
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- ChrisJ
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- [2008-04-10 1:22]
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Konichiwa Dan
Good use of the fg cherry blossum to frame the hilltop castle. Excellent colour & compostion. Perhaps maximum dof would work well here too. Tfs!
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- Tue
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- [2008-04-10 1:50]
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Hi Dan,
A beautiful view on the castle. You made very well use of the beautiful natural frame of all the blossoms. The colours are lovely and the light is also enhancing. Very well done!
Regards,
Lars
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- jrj
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- [2008-04-11 6:20]
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Delightful setting in this contrasted capture of blossoming trees and the old building in the back Dan. Well seen..
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- Stepan
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- [2008-04-18 10:28]
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That's how I imagine Japan. Traditionnal, with flowers, with zen atmosphere... Good dof choice and good framing.
St閜hane
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