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June 25th, 2007 1:01am JST (1 year, 2 months ago)

Taking a pause from mossy temple pictures for a moment, I'll return to our trip to Hokkaido (northern-most island in Japan) last month, and the picturesque countryside of Biei. (Previous posts on Biei: one, two, three).

More random shots from the mostly-overcast days of our visit....

A shed sits between a recently-plowed field and a backdrop of majestic mountains, in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — ¹/640 sec, f/6.3, ISO 160 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Shed

Curved rows of green in a farmer's field with a backdrop of mountains in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/180 sec, f/8, ISO 160 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Drunk Farmer

A recently-plowed field with rows of tiny seedlings set against a backdrop of distant mountains, in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 82mm — ¹/800 sec, f/6.3, ISO 250 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Seedlings

The famous 'oyako no ki' (親子の木) in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/1500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Another view of the“Oyako no Ki” (親子の木)
that was seen in a previous post
The name means literally “Parents-and-child Trees”

Slightly sundrenched mountains as a backdrop to a cloudy, dull foreground, in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 120mm — ¹/1500 sec, f/3.5, ISO 160 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Sun Peaking Through
(that's a little wordplay there)

I wasn't the only one to enjoy the views...

Anthony pushing Fumie on a swinging bench, in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/160 sec, f/4.5, ISO 160 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Preparing For Blastoff

Mother and child sit on a bench overlooking a vista of fields and mountains, in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/320 sec, f/4.5, ISO 160 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Together

Followups and related posts:

May	2nd,	2007	Snow in May: Visiting Hokkaido
May	5th,	2007	Koinobori in Biei, Hokkaido
May	6th,	2007	Pretty Fields in Biei, Hokkaido, and the Price of Photography
June	1st,	2007	More Biei Countryside
June	23rd,	2007	An Introduction to Kyoto's Hougon'in Temple
April	30th,	2008	One Year Ago: Furnao (Hokkaido, Japan)

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