Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/80 sec, f/1.8, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Meeting Up
in northern Kyoto

Just a quick writeup with some pictures of a nice group ride that I did two weeks ago with some of the stronger riders from Cycling Kyoto!. I was by far the newest, weakest, slowest, least experienced among them, but they're a nice fun group so they made me feel welcome.

今回の写真は二週間前のサイクリングの事です。

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
A Serious Group

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tomas
fastest guy in the group
( tied with 20 other folks for nicest guy in the group )

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 30mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.2, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Vincent
wearing a ridiculously high-viz yellow jacket that totally overpowers the camera sensor
(This is the same Vincent recently seen doing my bike fitting)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 30mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.7, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Joshua and Vincent
power past an old house; taken while cycling at 12 kph (7 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
This Time With Autumn Colors

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
This Time Out of Focus
so I did some “artsy” processing to see what I could recover from it

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Andy and Christoph
taken while cycling at 34 kph (21 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 44mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.6, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
The Gang's All Here
taken while cycling at 39 kph (24 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
I Guess You Had To Be There
it was really quite pretty in real life
taken while cycling at 29 kph (18 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tomas and Andy
taken while cycling at 35 kph (22 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
I'm Not Sure What's Happening Here
photo by Joshua Levine

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
All Smiles

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.7, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
All Serious

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/125 sec, f/1.7, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Gutsy
Tomas trying Andy's Insanely Steep climb

It was wet from a recent rain, so quite slippery. Discretion is the better part of valor, so Tomas aborted the attempt. I didn't even try. But as Rick H had suggested, I did measure the slope with the Compass Tool in my iPhone:

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — ¹/60 sec, f/1.7, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Not So Bad!
Oh Yes It Is “So Bad!”

UPDATE: I originally wrote that it looked much steeper than the 21% “Nasty” hill, but that it actually measured less, and postulated that the discrepancy came from perhaps the perspective of being able to stand to its side and view it edge on. However Keven points out that I mixed up 20 degrees (the angle measured) with 20 percent (how slopes are rated). It turns out that an angle of 20 degrees is the same as a slope of 36 percent, which indeed is much more difficult than the 21% slope I used as a reference. What a sloppy mistake on my part, and what a hill! The iPhone compass tool doesn't display slope percent. There are many apps out there that would, but I just made a simple web-based slope tool that'll get the job done next time I want to measure.

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Colorful Christoph
taken while cycling at 34 kph (21 mph)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Less Color
but more smile

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — ¹/125 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Three Muskateers
Antti seems to have regained his former stature

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 34mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.3, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Friendly Chat

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 75mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Approaching the Top
Hanase Pass (花背峠)

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 75mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fake “Game Face” Competition

Panasonic LX100 at an effective 75mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Too Fast to Focus

Vincent and I live in the same general part of the city, so after the 80km ride we headed home together. We stopped by Radio Bagel for hot coffee and tasty carbohydrates. Yum.