There’s a wonderful Rose Garden on Nakanoshima, a 3km long sandbank between Umeda and Yodoyabashi in Osaka, Japan.

When the flowers were blooming I took the opportunity to practice some macro photography with my SONY RX100M3.

Cloudy Skies in Yodoyabashi

I took this shot on the way to the Nakanoshima Rose Garden.

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Reach for the skies

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Pink Rose

I took this shot of a pink rose at Nakanoshima Rose Garden with my SONY RX100M3 with 3 bracketed exposures EV 1.0 apart. Those shots were merged into one HDR (High Definition Range” photo as you see below.

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Yellow, white, pink

Another bracketed HDR shot.

I haven’t studied what type of rose this is, but I like the gradient from yellow to white to pink.
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Right down the middle

This HDR was shot during my trip to the Nakanoshima Rose Garden.

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Here’s a zoomed image from the same spot, this time I was trying to time it to get the dog right in the middle.

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Macro Power

I certainly wasn’t the only photographer at the Rose Garden. There were some very keen photographers with a myriad of equipment including tripods and macro lenses like the one this gentleman was using.

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Written by steve2theworld

I’m an amateur photographer and freelance writer based in Osaka, Japan. I specialise in pictures and reviews of travel, gourmet and recreation in Japan. I also have an interest in mobile technology, digital asset management and online marketing. I write about personal and professional development in all areas of life....
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