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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
I still have many pictures I want to share from our trip to the onsen at Kinosaki a couple of months ago. These pictures are from the evening (it was a one-night stay) after dressing in yukata to head out to an onsen for our evening bath.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ready To Head Out
for a Bath
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| Being Silly With Mommy | ||
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1/125 sec, f/5.6, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ninja Play!
( this is one of my favorites )
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| Ninja Comedian? | ||
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 58 mm — 1/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 2500 — map & image data — nearby photos
after all is said and done, he is
Still A Little Boy
and in this shot was pretending to be a baby holding onto his George
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 45 mm — 1/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 4500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Waiting
for Mommy and Daddy
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 56 mm — 1/80 sec, f/3.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Photo Op
on the way out to the bath
Here's the onsen we went to, which was just a minute from our ryokan...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 45 mm — 1/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Onsen
one of many in Kinosaki
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Its a weird thing to be homesick for a place that is not really your ‘home’ land. Your photos remind me of my family’s visits to Yumura Onsen (Google Maps: [35.554740, 134.487966] & [35.554902, 134.491367]).
However only people in Japan and Iceland (maybe Colorado?) can understand the incredible & humble richness of the Onsen. When I see your photos it reminds of that sulfur-y onsen smell, my first trip to Japan to meet my in-laws and cooking raw eggs/corn in a boiling stream.
When I got back from that 1st trip to Japan people here asked, “How did it go, with your wife’s father?” I told them, “Well, we took a bath together naked, in scalding hot volcano water. After you do that, there really is nothing to be nervous about.” -All the best.
Ah, one the things I do miss about Japan are Onsen!
Fantastic shots! I like the shots of your son in the the most. They look like photography studio shots. With a little more practice I hope to take shots like these.
Again, great work.
Great pictures! Unfortunately I haven’t been to Japan (yet). But your shots do increase my curiosity. Thanks for sharing. Btw, very nice Ninja action! 😉