Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
main gate of the Heian Shrine (平安神宮), Kyoto, Japan
Where does the time go? I'm finally following up to “Minh and Nghia Photoshoot Preview” about two weeks later than I expected.
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
After having a coffee and chat to get to know them a bit, we headed toward the always-photogenic Heian Shrine. I wore Nghia's backpack so it wouldn't bother the photos, and we got down to it...
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 102mm — 1/640 sec, f/3.2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
I never really expect anything to come of the first shots, since we're just starting to get comfortable with each other and with the situation, but what came immediately after the shot above pretty much foreshadowed the entire day:
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 98mm — 1/640 sec, f/3.2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 98mm — 1/640 sec, f/3.2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
I don't recall what it was that set them off, but it didn't take much. They just seemed so easygoing with each other, laughter seemed to come spontaneously.
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
at the end of the “cleansing” before entering the shrine
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 29mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 110 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 28mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
people write their wishes on these wooden boards
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38mm — 1/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 29mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
"Practice humility & love. Be thankful for everything & do not be complacent."
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 120mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38mm — 1/200 sec, f/6.3, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
I dunno. Worth a try. For me, their laughing at it makes it.
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 105mm — 1/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 82mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nghia cools Minh with her little electric fan
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 48mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
my instructions on this shot
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 32mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
it appeared on my blog nine years ago in “Burning Relief”
(thank goodness it was cloudy, or Minh's new ring would have set the wall ablaze again)
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/200 sec, f/4, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
a quiet garden not spoiled by throngs of tourists
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 55mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 720 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
It turns out that this last photo is actually part of a wigglegram , which we see in the next post of this series.