This was another shot from Meiji Jingu shrine earlier in the year. Though it wasn't quite "Coming-of-Age day", these young ladies beat the crowds (and as it turns out, the tons of snow that fell the following day) by visiting the shrine a day in advance.
While strolling around the shrine, I caught sight of these young ladies heading towards the prayer section and so I circled around to get in front of them, hoping to get a shot of them in prayer. Unfortunately, the crowds were so thick that they were continuously blocked until the very end when the crowds parted momentarily and I snapped this young woman as she was stepping away. She looked so gleeful that I couldn't help but wonder what she had just prayed for – it looked like something fun though! 🙂
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Great shot, and patience!
Thank you +Iain Harley – I must say I was happy with the result 🙂
I love this shot. Happy shot!
Thanks +Eric Seaholm , happiness all round! 🙂
Nice catch. By the looks of it, you'd think they already have been!
I bet your happy that you didn't give up. A great shot, wonderful expression of Japanese youth.
Thanks, and I know +adithya anand , I was also thinking that she looked like her wish was already granted!
+Jeff Austin , quite happy indeed – I really love catching moments like these when I'm out with my camera 🙂
Very nice shot!!
Thanks +CK Marco !
+10 🙂
Thanks +Scott Benson 🙂
Very nice! (^_^)
Thank you +Clare J 🙂
very nice!
Thanks +Shereen Yeoh , it's been a while! 🙂
i've always been lurking around (ok, that didn't come out right :-/)
Sounds like you're being ninja-like +Shereen Yeoh – a good skill 😉