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Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/1250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Busy as Bees
at the Kajuji Temple (勧修寺), Kyoto Japan

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As I mentioned the other day in “Kyoto’s Kajuji Temple at its Most Bleak (is Still Very Nice)”, it was indeed rather bleak (but still rather nice) when I first visited in the winter, but a recent Japan Times article about its summer beauty reminded me to make another visit, so this morning I did.

最近の記事は勧修寺（かじゅうじ；京都市山科区）の冬の景色けれども、今朝もう一回行きました。夏は全然違う。「生きてる」雰囲気です！

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/1250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lotus Flowers
pleasantly alive, unlike when I came in the winter

E-P2 — ¹/200 sec, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Me Among the Lotus Flowers
photo by Nicolas Joannin

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Feeding (and Photoing) the Carp
kid's admission came with a bag of cut bread crust for the carp

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 160 — map & image data — nearby photos
Feeding Frenzy
for an ornamental fish, carp are really ugly up close

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/7.1, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos
The Lake
wide angle view

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Common Scene
though entirely unhurried and uncrowded

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/8, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
From Behind the Lake
In the full-on harsh sunlight

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 180 — map & image data — nearby photos
Counting
(we can confirm that there are 209 circular stepping stones)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 3200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Self Portrait
in the window of the main hall
(the sign says “main hall”)

E-P2 + LUMIX G VARIO 45-200/F4-5.6 at an effective 90mm — ¹/2000 sec, f/10, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Stability
this stance doesn't have it
photo by Nicolas Joannin

I'm at a loss to explain the odd stance... my best guess is that I knew that the ground was uneven, so rather than risk misstepping when I wanted to move back a bit, I just leaned back. I dunno. I look silly so I post it.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Exceedingly Pleasant
in the middle of the city
(the lake is beyond the benches and the two kids)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
(the people are on the near shore; the heron on an island)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Closed for the Day?
do these leaves close up for the main heat of the day, or is this rolled-up leaf still unrolling?

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 180 — map & image data — nearby photos
Gray, Pink, and White
heron, lotuses, and lilies

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/2500 sec, f/2.5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Off To Daddy Duty

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/2000 sec, f/2.5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

He (she?) arrived at the nest immediately following what appeared to be the other parent, and such a racket arose that I thought there was a heron massacre going on. Or mating. Only after I saw the fuzzy “little” ones did I realize that it was parents feeding two or three “babies”....

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 severely cropped — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fuzzy Babies
サギの赤ちゃんたち
after the parents had gone off again

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