
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pleasant Atmosphere
near the Kamo River (鴨川), between Gojo and Shijichi Streets
Kyoto Japan
Cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in earnest, but as I wrote the other day, they're particularly far along near the Kamo River between Gojo and Shichijo streets.
I've posted lots of buds and blossoms lately (here, here, here, here, here, and here) so I've decided I've had enough of that, so I'm going to concentrate on the wider, human picture.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 150mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Blossom Closeup
my having given it up for now, someone's got to do it.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Another View
of the lead photo

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 90mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Stroll with a Friend

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Mixture of Pink and White

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 150mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Exploring the River
the dad and son from the previous post

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
View from Above
Kamo River (鴨川) from Shomen St., looking North

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Looking South
it's nice to see folks holding hands
( but I'm glad I don't suffer pollen allergies )

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Moving Along

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
No little melodrama to be seen this time... just a pleasant scene.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 116mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fairly Full Blossoms Here

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
A Man and his Ride
a ready-made way to learn how to ride a bike, as per this comment

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 135mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Yellow Building
The first and second floors of this yellow building, across the river from the corner of Kawabata and Shichijo streets, have good restaurants. The second floor is Thai restaurant “Kin Kaho”, while the first floor is the “Obyan Cafe”. Both are recommended.
Very nice set of photos. Japan looks so lovely in the spring! If I may ask, why did you make the dad and his son out of focus? Did the dad ask you to? I don’t how people are in Japan about privacy. Still nice pics though.
It’s not that the dad and son are out of focus… it’s that the cherry blossoms in the foreground are in focus. —Jeffrey