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Daimonji Hike 2010, Part 1

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 58 mm — 1/400 sec, f/5, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Conquering the Wilderness
Hike on Mt. Daimonji, Kyoto Japan

I mentioned the other day in my post about some drama on Mt. Daimonji that I'd hiked with Anthony. Here are some shots from the first part of the hike.

Unlike the last time we did this three years ago, when I had to carry him most of the way, this time he could handle himself, so I was free to bring my new big lens, and decided to give my little-used monopod a try as well.


Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1/640 sec, f/6, ISO 560 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Yes
I'll pose for one photo, then let's go!

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1/400 sec, f/6, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Little Boys
belong in the dirt

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 140 mm — 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Sliding Down
it's hard to tell in this shot, but he's on a very steep slope going down to a log-strewn stream

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 3600 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Tall · Steep · Thin

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 95 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5, ISO 3600 — full exif & mapnearby photos
returning after retrieving what is now
His Sword

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 95 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5, ISO 2000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Off To Save The World

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 4000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Glowing Ferns

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Starting Down to the Stream Again

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 420 mm — 1/640 sec, f/6.3, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Depth

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/640 sec, f/6.3, ISO 280 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Heaven
little boys seek out mud like, er, little boys seeking out mud
( these shoes are relatively new, so the attraction is particularly strong )

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 460 mm — 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Frazzled

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 78 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Pickup Sticks
( like these )

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1/160 sec, f/11, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Delicate Moss
growing on tree bark

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1/400 sec, f/5, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Jumble of Toothpicks
looking upstream to a 15-foot waterfall
( in a totally flat photo that could have been spectacular if.... what? I never do well with these.)

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 140 mm — 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Forging Ahead

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 290 mm — 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
More Down-to-the-River Detours

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
City Traffic
now with two swords

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 58 mm — 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Huge Leap
over the two-foot span

Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1/320 sec, f/6.3, ISO 5000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
View from the Path

To be continued...


Comments so far....

Wow, Anthony must have been born to be a warrior. Looks like he has intuitively grasped the concept of a Daisho setup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daish%C5%8D

— comment by Jon Van Dalen on May 15th, 2010 at 7:54pm JST (1 year, 9 months ago) comment permalink
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