Anthony’s Shichi-go-san Event: First Steps
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by Jeffrey Friedl Sat, October 17th, 2009 11:53pm JST (14 years, 6 months ago)
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six year old Anthony at the Heian Shrine Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1/5000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
six year old
Anthony at the Heian Shrine
Kyoto, Japan

So, finally getting back to Anthony's shichi-go-san event (explained in the “getting prepared” post), after finally getting all dressed up in a traditional hakama for the first time, Anthony got his formal sandals and we headed out toward the Heian Shrine's main entrance...

Leaving the Event-Management Office where we rented Anthony's hakama -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 28 mm — 1/800 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Leaving the Event-Management Office
where we rented Anthony's hakama
Footware Malfunction it took him a while to get used to these sandals -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 125 mm — 1/1600 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Footware Malfunction
it took him a while to get used to these sandals
On Toward the Shrine -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1/800 sec, f/5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
On Toward the Shrine
Sandal + Gravel = Challenge -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 120 mm — 1/3200 sec, f/4, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sandal + Gravel = Challenge
Tiny Pebbles -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/2500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tiny Pebbles
One More Thing... before entering the shrine -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
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One More Thing...
before entering the shrine
Ritual Purification Before Entering -- Heian Shrine -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 80 mm — 1/320 sec, f/4.5, ISO 450 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ritual Purification Before Entering

Continued here...


Related posts:
October15th,2009Getting Ready For Anthony's Shichi-go-san Event
October19th,2009Anthony's Shichi-go-san Event: Family Portrait
November17th,2009Serendipity: Pleasant Sunday Morning at Kyoto's Yoshida Shrine
December24th,2009Stone Carvings: Curves, Crowns, an Ouchie, and More...
May5th,2010Children's Day Cake
February5th,2011The Unassuming “Ice Room” Himuro Shrine
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男前！　Very handsome boy! I hope he enjoyed it. Greg also had fun doing fighting poses in his kimono in the changing room.

— comment by Nils on October 19th, 2009 at 9:49am JST (14 years, 6 months ago) — comment permalink
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