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Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/100 sec, f/11, ISO 12800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Self Portrait
and beer and some BBQ-ready beef

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Rooftop BBQ Beer Garden
on top of Hotel Avanshell Kyoto

There's one week left before the summer roof-top all-you-can-feast BBQ-and-beer garden at the Hotel Avanshell Kyoto closes forever. I've been meaning to post about it for ages, but time has conspired against me, and now it's almost over. This is the final week for this season, and since the hotel itself will close down at the end of the year, final is final. If you're in Kyoto next week, don't miss it! The last day is Sunday the 9th. I already have my reservation.

今週は最後だ！ホテル アバンシェル京都のすばらしい焼き肉食べ放題ビール飲み放題は今月９日（日）で終わり。残念ながら今年は最後で、今週は最後のチャンス。おすすめです！

For adults, ¥3,500 gets you two hours of all-you-can eat/drink gluttony, with a variety of foods and drinks, though beer and yakiniku BBQ are the main attractions.

I've been a number of times throughout the summer, so this post is made up of a mixture of shots from all the trips.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Food/Drink Alley
all you can eat

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 45mm — ¹/100 sec, f/6.3, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Free-Flowing
Asahi beers on tap, 200 〜 400 per night

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nice Views
provide ample additional attraction early on

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/7.1, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Relatively Rural Area

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Slab of Beef
I'll have three or four plates like this
photo by Zak Braverman

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 35mm — ¹/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ready To Get Started

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/400 sec, f/7.1, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cheers!
( hadn't drunk yet... my glass is half full because I ordered it that way )

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cooks Quickly
photo by Zak Braverman

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 4500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lots of Other Stuff as Well

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Getting Lucky with the Sunset

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 52mm — ¹/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO 720 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/40 sec, f/13, ISO 10000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Rain in the Distance
when on the open roof, you take your chances
( one area has a cover so if you get a reservation there, you're good even in the rain )

E-P2 + Leica 25/F1.4 at an effective 50mm — ¹/50 sec, f/1.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Vigorous
the flames sometime add their own bit of excitement
photo by Nicolas Joannin

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Time For Another Round
beef and beer.... yum

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2200 — map & image data — nearby photos
photo by Zak Braverman

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 60mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
photo by Zak Braverman

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fun Time Had By All
folks at the next table memorialize their visit

Prior blog posts that came from visits here include “Impromptu Portraiture Practice: Bill in Kyoto”, when I tried a new approach to portraiture with a stranger I met, and some shots of me sporting “Uniqlo Dry Color T: My New Summer Wardrobe”.