The Struggle To Make That Shot

by Nikki Gaugano (Philippines)

A decision that pushed me to the edge Japan

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It was spring of 2017 in Japan when I took a photo of a famous landmark of this country, the Churieto Pagoda in Yamanashi with the view of Mt. Fuji and the blooming cherry blossoms. "PATIENCE" ... there were tons of patience behind that photo not only from me but with my fellow photographers as well.. Last year i`ve pinned an image of that photo and made it to one of my travel goals to take my own shot of this famous landmark with blooming sakura. It was sunday when I came in the location to finally make that shot...I arrived there at 7am straight from a night shift work without sleep..it was a cloudy day and mt fuji can never be seen...i was able to find a good spot from the crowd of photographers and with them i`ve waited hoping the skies could clear up to show the mt fuji..at about 9am some skies cleared up and so i`ve waited a little bit more not moving to where i stand because I will be losing my spot if i leave...and there after 4hrs of standing and waiting the skies finally cleared up at almost 11am.. imagine standing on a bus ride traveling for 4hrs without leaving from your spot.. now i realized how some photos are of so much value not because of the image but how much effort you made to get that shot and the story behind every photos..