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I hope it’s okay if I post a piece of my photography to a major community. I worked quite a bit on the composition of this.

Thank you for seeing my work, I really appreciate it.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Lively pic, thank you for sharing.

The Japanese garden there is also amazing for anyone who has the opportunity to visit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I could momentarily be a douchebag for a good cause: I've been to Japan and visited gardens there, and when I saw this photo I thought it was a photo from a place I've been in Japan, so this garden seems pretty legit to me! Beautiful!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s widely regarded as the most authentic garden outside of Japan!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This looks quite similar to the Japanese Gardens in Seattle! I didn't realize there were more in the PNW, I might have to do a trip down to Portland to check it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

And I didn’t know Seattle had some too! I gotta check this out!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

That is beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure that’s the park my rental car was broken into, ahh good times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's wild to me that I've lived in the area and been all around the park that surrounds these gardens but I have never been inside. The price just never seemed worth it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ah, I maintain a membership for me and my spouse because it’s something we both cherish immensely.

I think, if you wanted to try to go inside for free, both Multnomah County Library and Washington County Library have cultural passes for the Japanese Garden that you could borrow!