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Dec 21 2011 19 Comments

A beautiful but final autumn flourish?

It has been a wonderfully lengthy autumn in Tokyo, but this could well be a final flourish before it gets considerably colder and brown becomes the all-encompassing colour.

Japanese autumn colors

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  1. Michael says

    12/21/2011 at 2:33 pm

    Beautiful shot Lee. I love the pastel colours and crisp outline of that single maple leaf. This could easily be used for some sort of product advertisement or background for something :).

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    • Lee says

      12/21/2011 at 4:28 pm

      Thanks a lot Michael. Flowers and leaves aren’t really my thing, but I was really pleased the way this one came out. The light and colors were beautiful, so it was nice to be able to capture at least some of it.

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  2. winnie says

    12/21/2011 at 6:54 pm

    This is so beautiful! ๐Ÿ™‚ Maple leaves are always my favourite.

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    • Lee says

      12/21/2011 at 10:24 pm

      Thanks Winnie. Yes, they really are beautiful.

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  3. willy says

    12/21/2011 at 9:44 pm

    wabisabi

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    • Lee says

      12/21/2011 at 10:36 pm

      Oh, that’s interesting. Not something I’d even considered to be honest. There again, that’s exactly why I love the notion of wabi-sabi. So personal, and utterly impossible to pinpoint.

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  4. Wibi Udayana says

    12/21/2011 at 11:12 pm

    Thats a good picture. Thank god ur twitter post led me here… Autumn in Japan is so nice

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    • Lee says

      12/22/2011 at 11:08 am

      Thanks. Yes, it really is a nice time of year. Just a shame it has to end…

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      • wibi udayana says

        12/22/2011 at 11:09 pm

        This is random, but the other comments above hv similar names to me ^^~
        and yes, shame it has to end to make way for something more beautiful ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Lizzy says

    12/22/2011 at 1:20 am

    Looks like a painting…. wow.

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    • Lee says

      12/22/2011 at 11:08 am

      Thanks Lizzy!

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  6. Shizuo says

    12/22/2011 at 6:14 am

    So beautiful

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    • Lee says

      12/22/2011 at 11:09 am

      I was lucky. The light and colours were pretty much perfect.

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  7. Taki says

    12/22/2011 at 10:11 am

    Autumn??รงยฌโ€˜ It’s Dec. 21st here and although a strange 10 degrees Celsius here in Canada, the leaves are a distant memory

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    • Lee says

      12/22/2011 at 11:11 am

      I guess it’s officially winter, but there are still quite a few autumn colours to be seen. Still pretty mild too. Although it probably won’t be for long.

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  8. Gianluca says

    12/23/2011 at 12:54 am

    It’s a lovely picture!!!!

    May I ask you the permission to use it as a reference photo for a watercolr? it will suit perfectly for the scope!

    Of course I will give your credentials if I will put the watercolour on the net!

    If you agree could you please advice me by email (if I am asking too much, please forgive me) and Merry Xmas!

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    • Lee says

      12/25/2011 at 11:15 pm

      Thanks!

      Of course you can. I’m away at the moment, but I’ll mail you when I get back. If I forget, please get in touch.

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  9. WP says

    12/25/2011 at 7:53 pm

    This is beautiful! I think I’m gonna save it to use as my desktop background…

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    • Lee says

      12/25/2011 at 11:16 pm

      Cheers! If you want a bigger version, just let me know.

      Reply

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