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I've got another cold (what is it this spring?) so am a little extra slow on everything... have been sleeping for the last couple of days. Ugh. Not fun. This one seems to be short, though... starting to feel better already.
I ended my previous post, Clearing Roof Snow in Shirakawago, at a cafe in Shirakawago Village. Just outside the cafe they have a little spot that makes for nice photos (and perhaps for nice business for the cafe), and the proprietress was kind enough to take a snapshot for us...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 35 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cold and Damp and Snowy in Shirakawago Village
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Looking in the other direction from that spot, one could see a house with lots of snow on it, and beyond it a more modern house with people (a girl and her dad?) clearing snow from the roof...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38 mm — 1/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Downtown Shirakawago Village
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/50 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
More Darwin Award Contenders?
We headed back to the car at the main town parking lot, just before which I took the last photo of the day...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Last Photo of the Day
thin branches, heavy burdens
It was certainly an interesting day, yielding 13 other posts (besides this one):
- Theme For Our New Year's Trip
- Driving Snow
- Introduction to a Snowy Gokayama Village
- Japan's Deep-Rooted Ethos of Fire Prevention
- Rosy Cheeks
- Shutter Speed's Effect on Falling Snow
- Snowy Gokayama Village, Part II
- Hot Noodles in Gokayama
- Steep Steps in Gokayama Village
- Snowy Farewell to Gokayama Village
- Snowy Quiz of Questionable Appeal
- First Look at Snowy Shirakawago Village
- Clearing Roof Snow in Shirakawago
As far as I can tell, that ties the most posts about a single day, equaling the 14 posts about our Ishigaki Trip, Day 2 from last May. I haven't even finished Day Three from that trip, nor started Day Three for this trip, so who knows what'll I'll get around to posting next...