Saturday, August 2, 2008 – Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums in pot in the courtyard of the county art museum down on Wilshire Boulevard – probably having something to do with the current exhibition of Japanese art – "The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615–1868."  Who doesn't like the Edo Period? 

And of course the Emperor sits on the Chrysanthemum Throne.  The Chrysanthemum Crest is the name given to the position of Japanese emperor, and the chrysanthemum is badge or crest of the emperor of Japan – so the flower represents the emperor and Imperial House.  But you knew that.

About that show –

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Technical Note:

Photographs after March 3, 2008, were taken with a Nikon D200 – or a Nikon D70 when noted. All previous photographs were taken with the D70. The lenses used are (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto, or (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. Photography here is modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0.  The earliest photography in the archives was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.

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