{"id":2386,"date":"2014-02-08T23:56:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T14:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-02-08\/2386"},"modified":"2014-02-09T00:03:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T15:03:36","slug":"making-the-best-of-lackluster-snow-in-kyoto-by-heading-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-02-08\/2386","title":{"rendered":"Making the Best of Lackluster Snow in Kyoto by Heading North"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLong Street Tall Trees<\/span>\nMakino, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan\n(perspective “<\/span>corrected”<\/span> in Lightroom to make the trees vertical, and hence the white slivers at the bottom)<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The forecast for last night and today was nonstop snow for Kyoto, so it\nwas with disappointment but not surprise that I awoke<\/span> to find just a thin<\/span>\nscatter of snow. Sigh, why do I get<\/span> my hopes up? Even just a few<\/span> inches\nmakes things wonderful, like this snow six years\nago<\/a>, but it doesn't happen often in the city.<\/p>\n\n

In the end, Kyoto saw mostly rain, and Anthony's soccer practice was\ncanceled, so we decided to take a drive<\/span> up north for an hour or two (to\nnear where I took<\/span> Anthony\nskiing four years ago<\/a>) to see whether they might have more snow.<\/p>\n\n

They did, but not much.<\/p>\n\n

The area we visited includes a rural street famous for being\nphotogenically lined with trees. I'd first<\/span> heard of it years ago when a\nphoto<\/span> by my doctor of it appeared on his computer's screensaver during an\nexam and I had<\/span> to stop to ask about the location, but I'd not gotten to\nactually visit until today.<\/p>\n\n

It was probably the worst possible time to visit.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBleak<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The road is surprisingly long, stretching for 2½km (1½\nmiles) like this, lined with towering dawn\nredwood<\/a>. Different areas have different vibes, but today everything was\na resonating<\/span> blah<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 140mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Full”<\/span> Color View<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

On this street was a small temple we stopped at because we noticed a huge<\/span> pile of snow had accumulated under\nits steep roof, and Anthony was getting antsy to play...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRoadside Temple With Inviting Snow<\/span>\nZuikoin Temple (\u745e\u5149\u9662)\nMakino, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The bottom inch or three was pure slush, but the big pile was playable snow, and play we did...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBanzai!<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHappy To Move<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Fumie sat in the warmth of the car while letting Anthony and me play,<\/span> and snapped a few<\/span> photos through the foggy window\nwith her phone...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 5s at an effective 150mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>120 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 40 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nKing of the Hill<\/span>\nis unseated\nphoto by Fumie<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\niPhone 5s at an effective 150mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>120 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 40 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPause for a Photo<\/span> Op<\/span>\nphoto by Fumie<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 82mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 110 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Photo I Took<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

(You'll notice that my photo is better than Fumie's, but that's only because I had a better<\/span> camera<\/a> \ud83d\ude09<\/span>.)<\/p>\n\n

Standing on top the snow pile brought me even with the edge of the roof....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTemple Roof Tiles<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAt an Angle<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

At one point I wandered off to take some shots of the tree-lined street, and during that time Anthony returned to the car...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 5s at an effective 30mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 40 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Mommy, I have a<\/span> present for you!”<\/span><\/span>\nphoto by Fumie<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOh Well<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTuckered Out<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

On the way home, in the encroaching dusk, we stopped by the southern end\nof the line of trees, and I snapped<\/span> this photo of the nearby mountains\nenshrouded in mist and becoming enshrouded in dark...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDusk<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The forecast for last night and today was nonstop snow for Kyoto, so it was with disappointment but not surprise that I awoke to find just a thin scatter of snow. Sigh, why do I get my hopes up? Even just a few inches makes things wonderful, like this snow six years ago, but it doesn't happen often in the city.<\/p>

In the end, Kyoto saw mostly rain, and Anthony's soccer practice was canceled, so we decided to take a drive up north for an hour or two (to near where I took Anthony skiing four years ago) to see [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}