Beyond the Cherry Blossom Tree https://journals.worldnomads.com/wsteel/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:13:38 GMT World Nomads Adventures I don't know anything about photography, I don't know about aperture, focal lengths, contrast or saturation, I have a lot to learn but all I know is the feeling I have when I take my cheap film camera (Minolta X-300) up to my eye to take a shot, is a feeling I wouldn't swap for anything. Beyond the Cherry Blossom Trees are four shots that I feel really capture the intense emotion I felt when I was in Japan, that kind of emotion when you realize, in that very moment, it’s no longer a dream, you’re actually living it, you did it. Japan, it's culture and their people are more than just cherry blossom trees. My shots are probably grainy, over-saturated or composed poorly, quite the contrary to a perfect picture. But, they do represent me, a bit rough around the edges, quite raw, in need of work but have so much heart. The most important thing to me is that when I look back at these shots, even with all their imperfections, I get the exact same rush of emotion and feelings I had when I was physically there taking the shot, it’s almost enough to move me to tears. To me, photography is a lifelong craft that you will never master as there’s always something to learn, so I will be patient and slowly, over time, soak up every bit of knowledge I can, but for now, I’m just making sure my heart is in the right place and my camera is right beside me. https://journals.worldnomads.com/wsteel/photos/31369/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Travel Worldwide wsteel https://journals.worldnomads.com/wsteel/photos/31369/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/wsteel/photos/31369/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Sun, 6 Nov 2011 18:58:38 GMT 0