Hanami at Hakone Gardens - a photo on Flickriver

Hakone Gardens, a Japanese garden in Saratoga, California, will be open in the evening this week to view the cherry blossom. Unless it will be closed due to COVID-19. Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers. This is a shot from 2018. Stay safe, and practice physical distancing.

I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive feedback.

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-- ƒ/8.0, 50 mm, 10 sec, ISO 50, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC8978_hdr1bal1pai1pho1e.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Saratoga (show map)

Taken on: April 5, 2018

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M2, f/0, 10 sec, 0mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M2
Lens:	Sony 0mm F0.0
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	10
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator 3.8.6
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