fortune slip - おみくじ

wonderful photo (as usual!)

今年一年、良い年になるといいですね＞少女へ

おみくじのこと、fortune slipって言うのですね。
勉強になります！

Another classic Tetsu shot. The look on the child’s face is so telling. Wonderful.

Great shot - love the DOF - great in B&W - stunning clarity and wonderful scene.LOVE it!

Oh my gosh, this is too precious!!

very sweet photo, like how you focused this away from child

Hang on one for me, please! :-)

Wonderful! the dof is great. Beautiful composition,

Nice lines, good contrast and dof!

I like this. Great selective focus and something that seems very Japanese therefore capturing the essence of Japan...

Thanks Johnz, AG, Azhar, Micki, Gary, Eduardo, Roberman, Ashish and Mooch!!!!

おーともさん、ぺろさん、ありがとうございます！！
辞書を引いたら書いてありました...。

Great shot, love the DOF

lovely shot...nice dof and composition:-)

Thanks Ray and Pixibition!!

I like the DOF a lot. What exactly is the child doing?

Thanks Tim!!
If you choose a bad fortune slip, you may leave the slip not to take a bad fortune to your home. The girl chose not good one , I guess. :-)

Hello Tetsu! This one is truly excellent! The B&W works especially well on this. Good job.

Thanks ViV!!

Excellent ... good play of the DoF.

Thanks Hendra!!

I like the concentration on the childs face,,,

Thanks Jeff!!

Beautiful image, perfect cropping and perfect DOF.

Thanks Luisa!!

Very nice.

Thanks Joris!!

beautifull and sweet.
very nice, indeed!

Thanks Siri!!!

So sweet and nice :-)

Thanks Oscense!!

nice shot! what is the reason for putting paper on that wire?

Thanks Moloko!!
Umm. It's difficult to explain in english. It is believed that tying the fortune slip leads 'tie good relationship' in Japan. Do you understand?

i had the same question - understand. great pic - impressive background - i like it very much. pretty nice thing about this wire...i won´t find things like that here in germany ;o(...

have a nic weekend ;o)

Thanks Saxi!!!
I was asked the same question by a woman from Puerto Rico when I strolled in a temple today. :-)
A kind of prophecy is written in fortune slips. People leave fortune slips by tying on the wire when bad things are written on fortune slips.