In a typical American rat race, oasis of peace and quiet are really more important than ever. Two of our neighborets used the space between their houses to make this nice Japanese garden. A small patch of tranquility in the world that goes toо fast to slow down and notice something nice like this.

Photographing a place like this could be simple - just take a snapshot and you are done. Or, you could what I did, and ask your neighbor for a permission to take a picture, move buckets out of the way, set a remote flash on a side to add a bit more light to the gate which would otherwise be too much in the shadow, try different lenses to get the angle and effect you want, and take more than 60 test photos to get the one you wanted. It is all up to you.

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Простор између кућа може бити запуштен, може бити бетониран или ограђен. Али ако се комшинице договоре, онда може бити претворен у јапанску башту - место где се може доћи и одморити од учења или посла.