heavenbound

Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 27 April 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

There was a place you could burn pieces of wood with fortunes engraved in them.

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Photo taken in Nachikatsuura, Japan on December 22, 2007.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption

mosleh from kurdestan_baneh, Iran

nice shot beautiful colors...(bji kurd ) :)

27 Apr 2008 5:09am

Rags from Plano, United States

interesting. I love the image.

27 Apr 2008 5:28am

Marta from Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

NIce shot

27 Apr 2008 8:48am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Like the colors and the contrast.

27 Apr 2008 8:59am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

oolll lallllallal fiery and gorgeous, passion and heat, lovely take ;)

27 Apr 2008 10:23am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Nice shot.

27 Apr 2008 11:02am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

An interesting custom and a warm image!

27 Apr 2008 11:32am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Interesting capture.

27 Apr 2008 1:39pm

zeppelin from France

des images d'une forte intensité!!

27 Apr 2008 3:15pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Nice shot!

27 Apr 2008 5:28pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Thanks e., I see this as a symbol that everything is relative, even fortunes and wishes one has.

27 Apr 2008 6:12pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Super capture, a magical moment, and wonderful idea.

27 Apr 2008 8:34pm

baobab from Cambridge, United States

great light again, and I really like the way you've captured the flames.

27 Apr 2008 8:50pm

standley from Brou-sur-Chantereine, France

Beautiful shot. I like the colours and the contrast!

27 Apr 2008 9:40pm

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

A cool capture! Well done!

27 Apr 2008 10:53pm

niña.kristine from New York, United States

wow. beautiful indeed!

28 Apr 2008 11:54pm

Aayawa from Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Striking image. Well done

7 May 2008 9:37pm

Nikon D40X
1/200 second
F/5.6
82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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