lying under the tree - 木の下で寝転ぶ

wow, great light, excellent shot

I certainly hope that you are printing many of your images "big"!
The lighting is fabulous, and really think that the contrast is perfect in this shot.
The tree in a way acts like a "frame within a frame". Great composition.

I sure like it!!

very nice picture, balance the contrast,
and so smooth...

What a peaceful image! I love it.

Thanks Julio, Michael, Kid Louis and Roberman!

I took this photo in the same day as the photo #276.
Umm. To print photos bigger is little bit difficult, because of using a scanner to transform into digital image...

Wow - so inviting! It makes me want to find this place and sit there and just watch. Great capture!

Thanks Abe!

Wonderful composition, so poetic.

Thanks Namaste!

I always wanted to visit japan
to walk in japapanese parks and gardens...

Thanks for letting us see it from a distance.

nice blog

Thanks Hans!
I hope you visit Japan one day! I guarantee you it would be an excited experience.

Great shot and it really tells a story. The persons in the background are a bit annyoing though, but I guess it's hard to find a moment with only two persons in the park... Merry Christmas!

Thanks Markus!
It was an indian summer and many people were lying on the ground.
Merry christmas!
Oops, christmas has already gone...

the light's just wonderful. YOu have very beautiful b/w images!

Thanks a lot, Estan!

どこの桃源郷かと思ったら新宿御苑とは！
モノクロの魅力をかんじました。

大久保のきたない街とかもモノクロだとどんなふうに見えるんだろう？

なほさん、ありがとうございます！
新宿御苑も結構奇麗なのですよ。

Great image -- strong composition.

Thanks Gwynne!

Nice composition…

Thanks SmileTO!

Simply beautiful composition....

Thanks Mike!

I love this shot. Well done!

Thanks William!

What a beautiful scene! Makes me want to go there with a book and curl up and read all afternoon.

Thanks Caryn!
There are many places to take a nap comcomfortably.

This is really nice!
The light on the leaves.. and the two people underneath are sort of facing the people in the background, I think it's guiding your eyes.

I realise it's probably not summer in the picture with all the leaves on the ground, but it does really make me want this winter to end..

Thanks Joris!
It was an indian summer. People are strolling in the park and enjoying an indian summer before comming cold winter.

The mood in this picture is simply
great. Contrast is very nice, also!

Thanks Mort!

This is the perfect Black & White image - the best lighting, contrast & scene. Great shot

Thanks Ms Hays!!!
They were so relaxing and I was so relaxing, too under the warmy sunlight. :-)