江戸の時代より、「吉野の桜、岡本の梅」と称されるくらいの梅の名所らしい。丘陵の傾斜面にコンパクトにつくられた岡本梅林公園には、アップダウンのある遊歩道が配置され、その頂上からは神戸の海側がみわたせる。２月には、園内の多くの梅たちが所狭しと咲き誇る。木々の隙間からこぼれる夕日と、気高い梅の花の一輪一輪とを対比し、フォーカスすることを心掛けました。
Since Edo era, Okamoto seems to be a famous place for Japanese apricot “ume”, which has been representatively called “cherry blossoms of Yoshino, ume of Okamoto”. Okamoto Bairin Park, which is compactly developed on the slope of the hill, has a promenade with ups and downs, and you can see the sea side of Kobe from the top. In February, a lot of kind of ume in the park are usually in full bloom. I tried to contrast and focus on the little but noble ume blossoms one by one, on which the sunlight in sunset was shining through the leaves of tree.
