Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » More From the Awaji Flower Review

by Jeffrey Friedl Tue, April 14th, 2009 11:39pm JST (15 years ago)

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Lotsa' Pretty Flowers -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 35 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lotsa' Pretty Flowers

Here are some more pictures from last week's day trip to Awaji Island's Awaji Hana Sajiki (“Awaji Flower Review”), which I wrote about in last week's “A Few Flowers in Awaji” post.

When we arrived after a two-hour drive, we found a parking lot mostly free of cars, and completely free of cost, which was a very nice bonus. The first flowers you see upon leaving the parking lot is this somewhat sparse field...

Sky, Ocean, Flowers but it was hazy, so it's hard to tell the sky from the ocean in these pics -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 36 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 450 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sky, Ocean, Flowers
but it was hazy, so it's hard to tell the sky from the ocean in these pics

Frankly, it was a bit disappointing to see such a scraggly field after such a long drive, though at least it was big. The disappointment totally evaporated after the next rise, were we were greeted with a big bed of something pretty (petunias?)...

Now This Is More Like It -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 50 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/8, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Now This Is More Like It

I still didn't understand the magnitude of what we were in for until following Anthony over yet another rise...

Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 62 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/8, ISO 900 — map & image data — nearby photos

...and found a whole hillside covered in flowers...

(you can even see a boat on the ocean in this shot) -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
(you can even see a boat on the ocean in this shot)

The yellow flowers are nanohana (Rapeseed), which means, in one translation, “side dish flower”, which makes a lot more sense than the “field flowers” I misidentified it as in the earlier post; they're not uncommon as a side dish in nicer bentos, and I had some just the other day.

The purple flowers are murasaki hanana – ムラサキハナナ（紫花菜） – “purple flower leaf”. I don't know the English name, but the Wikipedia Japan article has lots of Latin names on it.

Artistic Interpretation sorta' -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Artistic Interpretation
sorta'

It turns out that we still didn't know the full extent of things. Due to the lay of the hill, there was quite a bit between the yellow flowers in the foreground and the yellow and purple flowers in the background.

Somewhat Unsettling big eye -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — ¹/1600 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Somewhat Unsettling
big eye

The eye design is apparently something related to the poet Kenji Miyazawa (1896 - 1933). I'd never heard of him or his work, so didn't think much about the eye other than it was pretty, but slightly discomforting.

In the photo above, on the horizon halfway between the center and left edge, you can see two faint white towers. They're the main towers of the Akashi Straights Bridge, which I wrote about last year in “Heavy Lifting: Supporting the Longest Suspension Bridge in the World”. The two towers look to be close together, but owing to the long length of the bridge, one is 25% further away than the other. (One is 4.4 miles away, while the other is 5.7 miles away.)

“Noisy Grass” -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Noisy Grass”

Fumie found a plant with tiny heart-shaped seed-filled pods that rattled, penpengusa (shepard's purse). Anthony and I had never seen it.

One part of the hill separating sections of flowers had a big wooden walkway, allowing wheelchair access and, on a rainy day, mud-free access...

Interesting Shadows -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Interesting Shadows

The yellow flowers were most prevalent, likely because they're also a crop....

Yellow Flowers and a big orange weed -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 55 mm — ¹/2000 sec, f/4, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Yellow Flowers
and a big orange weed

Less Flash, More Class -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Less Flash, More Class

Photo Op -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Photo Op

Lotsa' Colors -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 62 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/11, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lotsa' Colors

Layers -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 60 mm — ¹/400 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Layers

Family Photo photo by a kind passerby -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Family Photo
photo by a kind passerby

Fun -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fun

Fun at 24mm fisheye distortion -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/11, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fun at 24mm
fisheye distortion

Waving Bye-Bye to the Sun -- Awaji Hana Sajiki -- Awaji, Hyogo, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14 mm — ¹/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Waving Bye-Bye to the Sun

December	9th,	2008	Heavy Lifting: Supporting the Longest Suspension Bridge in the World
April	8th,	2009	A Few Flowers in Awaji
April	18th,	2009	Very Green Ferris Wheel
May	15th,	2009	First Dinner on Ishigaki: Ishigaki Steak Over Hot Coals
August	12th,	2009	Wide-Angle Summer Fun
September	2nd,	2009	Quicky Passport-Photo Photo Session
February	10th,	2010	Road to Now: My Long Path To Lightroom Plugin Development
April	30th,	2010	Sunset from Awaji Island
May	5th,	2010	Akashi Straights Bridge: Longest Parking Lot in the World
May	9th,	2010	Pretty Flowers to Brighten the Day
June	25th,	2010	Geometric Awaji
January	13th,	2011	Hotel Aqua, on Shoudoshima Island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea

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These photos are great! When I look at a photo, if it doesn’t “tickle” my interest right away, I usually move on to the next. These made me stop in awe. Fantastic.

— comment by Earnest Barr from Amami on April 15th, 2009 at 12:32am JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

In the field of yellow flowers I don’t see a big “orange weed” ..I am seeing a big pretty orange flower! This is so beautiful. It is a feast to eyes to see blue ocean and multicolored flowers all in one view.

— comment by Sonal, MN on April 15th, 2009 at 1:17am JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

“I don’t see a big “orange weed””

I’m pretty sure Jeffrey’s talking about the orange-shirted growing like a weed little boy with the big smile 🙂

He’s a very cute weed!

Great photos, and great flowers! These remind me of the flower fields in Carlsbad where we used to live in California. Sigh. Now I have children and want to photograph them there, it’s too far to drive!

— comment by Marcina, USA on April 15th, 2009 at 10:13am JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

Actually, Marcina, I believe Sonal had it right.

— comment by Grandma Friedl, Ohio, USA on April 15th, 2009 at 9:55pm JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

Thanks for “Waving Bye-Bye to the Sun” for I am a sucker for long shadows of people, preferably having some part of people.

— comment by parv on April 15th, 2009 at 10:52pm JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

Oops. Yup, I didn’t read carefully. But then again, considering how long Anthony’s legs seemed stepping on the bus, I may stand by fast growing “weed” 🙂

— comment by Marcina, USA on April 16th, 2009 at 2:37am JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink

Nice landspace!

they remember me the landscapes taken from one japan photographer, Atsushi Motoi.

I envy you … 🙂

— comment by max on April 17th, 2009 at 3:19am JST (15 years ago) — comment permalink