
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 120mm — 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Buddies
Real Cat and Stone Fox
at the Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社), Kyoto Japan
This post finally winds up the story started in “Anatomy of a Photoshoot by Someone Who Has No Clue About Them” and then continued in parts two and three, of a photoshoot Paul Barr and I did with a mutual friend, Yuko, at the Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社) in Kyoto.
Winding our day down, we came across a sleepy cat happy to sit with a stone fox (Inari shrines are known for their foxes).
The cat was not in the mood to pose, or even open its eyes (though it was clearly awake)...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 116mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cajoling
or, at least, trying
The cat would have none of it. The best I got was this:

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Anyway, back to the task at hand, photographing Yuko...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
You can tell this one is a bit forced. We were getting tired and running out of ideas, but it had been a wonderful experience.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 82mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
There Seems To Be Something
Barring my shot
(His family name is “Barr”, get it?)
We came upon an interesting bit of architecture that I felt really held potential...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 80mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 190mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
As much potential as it had, we weren't tapping it, so made a note to come back another day.
We exited the shrine grounds at a side gate, and on the way back to the main entrance through the adjacent residential area, we came upon a big sign in the street. I asked Paul and Yuko to pose:

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 95mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Oblivious
Paul does not read Japanese, so doesn't realize that the sign says
“Beware of Perverts”
I'm sad to think what must have prompted the need for such a sign, but since it was there, we had fun with it. After informing Paul of its meaning, he posed for one more...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Watch Out, Paul !!
Back near the entrance to the shrine, I noticed a lady sitting alone in the middle of a colorful scene...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 175mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 110 — map & image data — nearby photos
And Paul and Yuko chatting with their own nice backdrop...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 130mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 140 — map & image data — nearby photos
At the very end I tried to pose both Yuko and Paul in a group shot...

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 102mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Cats” it Ain't
Paul couldn't get the “mirrored pose” concept, and apparently I couldn't describe it well enough. We were pathetic:

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 102mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
But it was a fund end to a fun day. Hope to do it again some time.
Not really related to the blog: what kind of GPS receiver does Mr. Barr use? (I guess is the device mounted on the hot-shoe of his camera).
I’m looking for one, but I cannot decide which one should I buy.
Thanks!
Gianluca
P.S: I miss the What am I quiz…. Just a suggestion for your next post 😉
Quiz: “I am a GPS receiver mounted on the hotshoe of Mr. Barr’s Camera. What am I?“. Answer: Nikon GP-1 GPS unit. —Jeffrey