Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » A Pleasant Day Along the Kamo River

by Jeffrey Friedl Mon, April 21st, 2008 11:10pm JST (15 years, 1 month ago)

Sketching ( I love how the sun reflecting off his pad makes a wonderful fill light for his face ) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 135 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sketching
( I love how the sun reflecting off his pad makes a wonderful fill light for his face )

Today was a sunny, gorgeous day in Kyoto, with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Totally pleasant. Conveniently, I had an hour to kill while Anthony was at “Jumping” (gymnastics), so I wandered around with my camera near the Kamo river, where the Takano river joins it at Kawabata and Imadegawa Streets.

Pickup Soccer using a golden ball with – I kid you not – a mirrored surface -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/1500 sec, f/4, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pickup Soccer
using a golden ball with – I kid you not – a mirrored surface

Looking for Lunch I think it's a kite -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/2500 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Looking for Lunch
I think it's a kite

A Whole Lotta' Yellow -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 170 mm — ¹/2500 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
A Whole Lotta' Yellow

Budding Hedge Of, I think, azaleas, that will soon turn into a solid wall of color like this -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 80 mm — ¹/640 sec, f/5, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Budding Hedge
Of, I think, azaleas, that will soon turn into a solid wall of color like this

Checking Out the Hedge -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/350 sec, f/5, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Checking Out the Hedge

Light Reading -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Light Reading

Navigating the Kamo-River Rapids The water is normally about an inch lower, leaving stepping stones that are dry and easy to navigate. Trying to cross today, on the other hand, results in wet shoes. -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm — ¹/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Navigating the Kamo-River Rapids
The water is normally about an inch lower, leaving stepping stones that are dry and easy to navigate.
Trying to cross today, on the other hand, results in wet shoes.

Feeding the Birds -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Feeding the Birds

Kyoto's Kamo River Looking south from Imadegawa St. -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Kyoto's Kamo River
Looking south from Imadegawa St.

Young and Old all need to relax -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 190 mm — ¹/350 sec, f/7.1, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Young and Old
all need to relax

Stepping Stones across the Takano River Here, too, the water level is an inch higher than “dry” -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 180 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Stepping Stones across the Takano River
Here, too, the water level is an inch higher than “dry”

March	2nd,	2007	Gymnastics, Preschool Style
May	8th,	2007	Azaleas at the Keage Water-Treatment Plant
April	22nd,	2008	Pleasant Day at the Imperial Palace
May	14th,	2008	Impromptu River Play with Akiko-chan
February	22nd,	2009	More Thin-Depth-of-Field Fun
May	31st,	2009	Pleasant Sunday: Family Bike Ride in Kyoto
September	28th,	2009	More Discoveries with Nils: Mountain Roads and Spooky Forests
July	14th,	2010	Kyoto's Kamo River Goes a Bit Wild
October	14th,	2010	Lunch Along the Kamo River, Try #2
January	17th,	2011	Feeding Frenzy on the Kamo River
May	13th,	2011	Big Lens at the River: Focusing on Disappointment
May	21st,	2012	A Few More Eclipse Photos from Kyoto

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Neat post. The yellow plants look like mustard and soon we’ll be seeing fields of it here in Ohio.

— comment by Grandma Friedl on April 21st, 2008 at 11:28pm JST (15 years, 1 month ago) — comment permalink

I don’t often comment but wanted to let you know how much I enjoy these regular posts that, bit by bit, build a very informative, intelligent and interesting picture of life in and around Kyoto. My wife and I visited your city back in 2000 and loved it; the considered integrity of your photography and writing convey your environment, as you see it, very well. I first found your site while on some technical search related to Nikkor lenses or Lightroom queries (I forget which) but I now read to travel vicariously. 🙂 Thanks, and please continue.

— comment by Bahi on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:43am JST (15 years, 1 month ago) — comment permalink