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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/500 sec, f/1.6, ISO 1250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Eerily Bright

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For the past two Thursdays I've headed out on photo expeditions to the twisty rural mountain roads of Uji City (southeast of Kyoto) with Shimada-san and Paul Barr. Today we'll switch it up and hit some mountain villages to the north of Kyoto, but I've still got so much from the earlier trips I want to post. Since we're leaving in a few minutes, I'll just post a few quick shots from the first trip, which has already yielded “Scenes From Rural Japan: Mountain Village in Uji City” and “Rural Uji's Kiyotakigyuu Shrine”, among others...

While driving through a deeply-forested mountain road, we came upon an area that was eerily bright. It was slightly surreal, but I don't think I captured the effect in the shot above.

We stopped at a trailhead and hiked for a short while...

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/200 sec, f/4.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Going Up

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/160 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Take Care Against Fires”

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Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/320 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Steps

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/500 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lotsa' Layers

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Heading Off To Fetch More Seedlings

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/500 sec, f/2.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
four long minutes later
Still Going
“An Honest Day's Work” Personified

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/2500 sec, f/2, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
A Photo Of Boots Walking In The Mud
now I am a real arteest

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