夏至は1週間前だから、欧州だと今が一番暑い季節。学校も年度終わりで長い夏休みに入り、毎週のようにあった街のイベントも、夏至の日のLa fête de la musique(音楽の日)を最後にほとんどが終わって静かな日々が戻ってくる。西日が暑いから夜は木陰で冷たいものを飲み、間も無く来るバカンスまでカレンダーを数える日々だ。
The road was narrow, surrounded by a fence, not straight, and impossible to see ahead, that was yesterday, and I of today know it is a straight shortcut.
Boring? Well, the photo above is not interesting. It is a traditional Japanese room with tatami mats and a very low table. The reed blinds on the window might be interesting to some people. Some people might think that a cool breeze is blowing through them. But that was not my intention. What I wanted to capture was behind the reed blinds. The contrast of the roof tiles, the tropical plants and the shadows in the room made the room look cooler.
I know the next photo needs no explanation. Hydrangea is a rainy season plant, and it looks more beautiful in the shade. The temple behind the flower should have been more blurred. I actually took some blurry photos. But in the end, the blurry photos were just photos of flowers.
Finally, I would like to show my failure of paying attention the background. I wanted to take a picture of a bollard with a background of a bay and a bridge. Pan focus would be better but the focus should on a bollard. I didn’t find any concern. However, I realized my simple mistake. There was no bay water between me and the bridge on the picture.