thousands of pinwheels

How about this? 'Cause the big blurry part on the bottom left seems a little distracting to me.
Please delete the note if you want.

Thanks for the suggestion! I had thought about cropping something like you suggested. I was torn between the two because I think that blurred forground pinwheel might add a bit to the overall, leaving all but the center pinwheels out of focus. Maybe I should have posted both versions!

thousands of pinwheels by Watari Goro 渡五郎.

to promote awareness of child abuse in hawaii, a group planted some 4000 pinwheels in the lawn of the hawaii state capitol building in honolulu, oahu.
a press conference was held this morning, april 2nd, in front of the capitol building.

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JPhilipson says:

This is awesome!
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oreo.girl says:

Very pretty! I love the colors and dof.

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hippoPAPA +mum (Bento~Life) says:

Blessing~
So meaningful and colorfur~
Thanks for sharing!

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

>JPhilipson,
A great cause, I hope this brings the awareness among the legistators and the general public that they had desired.

>oreo.girl,
Thank you!
That group thought out well what would attract attention.

>hippoMum,
Thank you for the kind comment and your invitation!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Cool Springs says:

Beautiful photo and beautiful thought behind the pinwheels
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

adobokimbap says:

What wonderful colors! Love it!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

MamaLola* says:

Great capture!!
Beautiful colors!!
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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

tofu_minx says:

i love companion photos! yet another great group of pinwheel "reeds"!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Ozone9999, Duke and Sarge (Undergoing renovation) says:

What a great cause. Good photo and thanks for supporting this cause.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

!!wat_dat!! says:

dis one iz da bomb, dude! waz listening to the health director speak and wondered if your wifey waz there. btw: you walked kinda far, braddah!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

e m i [deleted] says:

水仙の花々のようです！
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

KK.. says:

This is awesome!! Love the colors and message!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

>Cool Springs,
Thank you! I was glad to see this creative way of raising public and legistative awareness of this important issue.

>adobokimbap,
Thanks! Kudos to whomever came up with this beautiful way to raise an important issue.

>Iolade,
Thank you! Pinwheels were a very creative idea on someone's part!

>tofu_minx,
That's a good analogy! I love it! Pinwheel "reeds"!

>Ozone9999,
Indeed, I couldn't agree more!
If we can do some small part to help raise awareness, too, then all the better!

>!!wat_dat!!,
Tanks, eh, brah! Nah, no stay dat fa' from da office.
Dr. Fukino is a good speaker. I hope those in attendance took what was said to heart!

>e m iさん、
あ、そうですね。。。水仙みたい！
いつものコメントでありがとうございます！

KeKanalukai,
Thank you!!
If we can do even a little with such pix , to help spread the message, then we have done some good. I hope that is the case.
Congrats on your award in the Canon photo contest!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

gtj-45 says:

A very nice capture Watari, and a really good way to promote this by using these children's toys....Child abuse in any form, is the worst crime anyone can commit.....
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

[ Royster ] says:

beautiful depth and clarity in your shot! great color! and an even greater message....
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

manganite says:

Sometimes one could saw this windmills at the jizo statues in the japanese temples. Beautiful!

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ichie says:

超かわいいよぉ！五郎さん。
こんな色の風車を想像したことがなかった。
色が変わるとこんなにイメージが違うんですね。

児童虐待。。。心痛いテーマですね。
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

subtle_3106 says:

beautiful shot!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

cava_cavien says:

can't believe "child abuce" in Hawaii such a peaceful place!!

...but i believe there is a beauty all over the island,to every tiny things :)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

gtj,
Thank you! You're so right. It is the worst thing one could do and this was a very creative way to bring the point home.

>da royster,
It's good that someone came up with this idea because I think it very effectively brings awareness to the foreground. And, thanks for the nice comment on the photo!

>manganite,
They decorate around the jizo with kazaguruma? If you're there next time they do that, please post a pic!

>ichieさん、
ありがとうございます！
そうですね。風車の色は変わるとムードも変わりますね。
このイベントは凄く大切なメッセージをお知らせしますね。
ハワイ中にも世界中にも大切なことです。

>subtle_3106,
Thank you!!

>cava_cavien,
Unfortunately, it is a problem that exists in most places around the world to some degree, including here in Hawaii. But you're right, beauty can be found anywhere if you just look for it...even in a subject as serious as this one.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

1ragincajun says:

beautiful shot .... wow
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Fulldeck says:

I love the focus in this foto and I can't say enought about spreading the awareness of child abuse. It "is" everywhere. Nicely done and a humanitarian effort to boot!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

kitchen mama says:

WG ... this is soooo gorgeous ... you are unbelievably skilled !!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

>1ragincajun,
Thank you very much for the kind comment!

>Fulldeck,
Very true! I hope this hits home not only with the people but with our state legistators as well. One can never do too much to prevent child abuse.

>kitchen mama,
You are too kind! Thank you very much for your kind words! But, I'm very much still learning how to be a decent photographer. If I could take pix even half as well as you cook, I'd be pretty darn good!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

oisoyboy says:

what an eye-catching way to bring up a very sad problem.

hope this got a lot of people's attention.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

>oisoyboy,
Thanks!
I hope it did, too...especially the occupants of the building on whose front lawn this was planted!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Ya Ya says:

That's a nice promotion.... What do they do with all these wheels after that? Do they distribute to the kids?
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

ureshiikoneko says:

kirei na~~! iro ga daisukidayo~
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Princess Kitteh* says:

~I SNIFFED out this wonderful image!
You deserve this nose worthy award!
Please ADD your
Impressively beautiful
photo to~

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Please tag your photos ImpressedBeauty
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

Sorry this is all so late!

>Ya Ya,
I'm not sure what they did with them all. I heard one person told me that they had encouraged passersby to take a pinwheel with them as a reminder of how important it is to prevent child abuse.

>somberviolet,
ah, arigato gozaimasu!
somberviolet-san no oshashin mo totemo omoshiroi desu yo.
pasukon ga nihongo no moji ga dekimasu ka?

>princesstorchie,
Thank you ver much for the invitation!!!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

LoveCats2006 says:

Beautiful and colored image!
~Just stopping by for
another SNIFF of this
Impressively beautiful image!
You deserve ANOTHER
nose worthy award!~

Impressed by your Beauty!
Find this 2nd Sniffer HERE.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

>LoveCats2006,
Thank you very much for the kind words and the "2nd Sniffer"!!
You know what they say...."two nose are better than one!" Wait, no...they don't say that, do they... ^ ^
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Wonderful_World** (in and out) says:

Love this shot! Please Share your best pictures of the world with us.
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

Thank you for your kind comment and the invitation to your group!
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Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

Wow!~ Thank you again!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

clairerikalena says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pin wheels, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Watari Goro 渡五郎  says:

Thank you for viewing my photo and for inviting me to add this to your Pin Wheels group!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Lisa-Girl-45 says:

wonderful!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Dagi2009 says:

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Extraordinary Capture Macro Award (Invite Photo only)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

i淘米 says:

amazing！
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

how_1184 says:

Beautiful...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Shieh 浩靈  says:

Nice shot
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

donchris!™ 8 says:

a great shot!!!

I LIKE THAT !!! please post that one in :★ I LIKE THAT★
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

andrea.r. says:

great shot!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Sgloor72 says:

Wonderful, love the colors!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

h.meng says:

I like it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

_ Taah :) says:

I like it!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

karkardream says:

it is cute!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

freezoeyong says:

l like it!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

生活.影像館  says:

I love this style ... so wonderful
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

aiaiart says:

看到这张图，不开心的我豁然开朗。谢谢
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Carolina Barros says:

Exelente compossicao das cores e do movimento..
parabens!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Peace_ says:

LIndas cores!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Laís Mendes says:

uau!!!!!
beautiful colors....

Your photo is amazing!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Magda Reis says:

WonNdErfuLL!!! ;))
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ana Patrícia Almeida says:

Amazing !!!
the collors are lovely !!!

=D
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Minoru (Para Kedas) says:

Wonderful shot!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

feerzon says:

amazing picture
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Bubii says:

Ohhhhh my God! I love this picture! :x It's sooooo amazing. Congratulations! :*
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

artland says:

wonderfullllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Miriam Lewer says:

Bela composicao de cores
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

soldeverão says:

Que linnnndo!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Renato Moura says:

Bom Trabalho!
Adorei o colorido e criatividade.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

P a l o m a M. says:

Great Pic!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Fernando Scherer says:

Oi! Sou administrador de um grupo chamado Mouseion - Votação aberta-participem! - Comente/premie e nós adoraríamos ter isto adicionado ao grupo!

Boas cores!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

luize_rm says:

colors!! i love it!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Luís_valério says:

Uau!!!! Linda essa imagem!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Tatiane Fridres says:

adoro cores ! parabéns lindo trabalho!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Gin-miow says:

It's awesome. : )
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

my_dreamland says:

Great!!
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.Gabiih says:

wonderfull ;D
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

gbizerra says:

Lindo! ^^
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

carla.wie says:

Lindas cores.
Beautiful colors
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

fengzi_2 says:

晕我还不知道是什么呢？？？
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

pengchinfu59 says:

Awesome!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

cassanowww says:

like the color
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rokop64 says:

nice and fresh colours!

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Vi sua foto no Grupo Mouseion

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besos, vega
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

安雅  says:

很棒的照片！= nice foto!
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Anderson Alcantara says:

Puxa, bela imagem, o colorido é bem especial deixando a foto mais bela..... parabens
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simonsun08 says:

great
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