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In last week's “Family Bike Outing on a Brisk, Blustery Kyoto Afternoon”, I wrote about the start of our weekend family bike outing, ending with us heading toward Kyoto Gosho, the grounds of the old imperial palace (which may not be that “old”, since it seems that the emperor actually stopped by while we were there, the first I'd ever heard of such a thing).....
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 280 — full exif & map — nearby photos
North Wall
of the Kyoto State Guest House where visiting dignitaries stay
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Perfect Alignment
Anthony and Fumie ride ahead
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 52 mm — 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 220 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Glowing
the large yellow ginkgo positively glowed in the gloomy overcast
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 280 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
( pretending that he's going to crash into me )
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/500 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Fierce Competitor
about to display some mad skilz with the badminton racket
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/640 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
( I must have done something silly )
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/640 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Two-Handed Stretch
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/500 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Mommy Smash!
( or, perhaps, “mommy lunge and miss”.... I'm not sure )
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/400 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Scoop Shot
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/400 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Gentle Serve
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Forehand Setup
It started to sprinkle a bit, so we headed home, and another, larger ginkgo tree was glowing as if it had been transplanted from Chernobyl....
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/100 sec, f/13, ISO 6400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Wow
I mentioned the other day that I didn't really care much for ginkgo trees and their yellow leaves, but cited this “huge glowing yellow, with a carpet of yellow” as an exception. It was wonderful.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Heading Home
just outside the east wall
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This is a beautiful set of pictures. Anthony is looking so cute. I like the one where he is laughing. We had 4 day weekend here in States so I was eager to sit with my morning coffee and see many new posts on your blog before starting work. All the pictures are great and give a nice glimpse into life in Japan.