{"id":564,"date":"2007-09-08T21:58:55","date_gmt":"2007-09-08T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-09-08\/564"},"modified":"2007-09-08T21:58:55","modified_gmt":"2007-09-08T12:58:55","slug":"tiered-rice-paddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-09-08\/564","title":{"rendered":"Tiered Rice Paddies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='035884' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035884.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035884_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Tiers of Rice Paddies Fading Into the Distance -- Otsu, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl\"\nid=\"i035884\"\nphotostream=\"japan,summer\"\ntitle=\"Tiered rice paddies cut into a hillside in Otsu, Japan, fade into the distance\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>2500 sec, f\/4, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035884.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035884.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Tiers of Rice Paddies Fading Into the Distance<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Continuing from yesterday's post about <a\nhref=\"\/blog\/2007-09-07\/563\">playing in rice paddies<\/a>, we\ncrossed the streets to see the ones we came there for. They're tiers cut\ninto <span class='nobr'>a hillside<\/span> on either side of <span class='nobr'>a small<\/span> stream coming from the mountains.\nBecause they're above us and extend so far away (well over <span class='nobr'>a dozen<\/span> tiers\nextending almost <span class='nobr'>a mile<\/span> up the hill), only the first few closest really\nlook like anything. <span class='nobr'>The rest are<\/span> too small.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>If it hadn't been so excruciatingly hot, <span class='nobr'>I might<\/span> have had the sense to\ndrive up the hill on the little access road that parallels the stream, to\nget <span class='nobr'>a shot<\/span> from above. Hmmmm, <span class='nobr'>I should<\/span> perhaps return tomorrow. (<b>UPDATE<\/b>, it wasn't the next day,\nbut <a href=\"\/blog\/2007-09-23\/581\"><span class='nobr'>I did<\/span> return<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='035863' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035863.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035863_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nid=\"i035863\"\nindexhint=\"left\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>2500 sec, f\/3.5, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035863.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035863.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Nils Takes <span class='nobr'>a Shot<\/span>; &nbsp; Greg and Anthony Enjoy the View<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'>\n<div style='margin:0 auto; position:relative;width:702px; height:474px'><a name='035859' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035859.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035859_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Otsu, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl\"\nid=\"i035859\"\nindexhint=\"right\"\nphotostream=\"japan,summer\"\ntitle=\"Tiered rice paddies cut into a hillside in Otsu, Japan, fade into the distance\"\/><\/a>\n<div id='a564' style='position:absolute;border:solid 3px red;top:245px;left:61px;width:17px; height:17px; visibility:hidden'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 82mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f\/5, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035859.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035859.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Honest Day's Work<\/span>\n\n<br\/>(\n<span class='mob' onmouseover='mobin(this,\"a564\")' onmouseout='mobout(this,\"a564\")'><span class='nobr'>A lone<\/span> worker\nis visible center right<\/span>.)\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='035817' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035817.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035817_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nid=\"i035817\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/4.5, ISO 100 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035817.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035817.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Kids are Still Running<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='035890' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035890.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035890_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nid=\"i035890\"\nphotostream=\"anthony\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, f\/4, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035890.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035890.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Pooped<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='035878' href=\"\/i\/JEF_035878.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_035878_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Otsu, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl\"\nid=\"i035878\"\nphotostream=\"japan,summer\"\ntitle=\"Tiered rice paddies cut into a hillside in Otsu, Japan, fade into the distance\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 17mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>750 sec, f\/8, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_035878.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_035878.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>That last shot accentuates the close, which gives the same scene <span class='nobr'>a\nreally<\/span> different look, <span class='nobr'>I think.<\/span> <span class='nobr'>I like it<\/span>, but then, <span class='nobr'>I'm easily<\/span> self-impressed.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\n  #post564 div.ic { margin-bottom: 40px }\n<\/style>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing from yesterday's post about playing in rice paddies, we crossed the streets to see the ones we came there for. They're tiers cut into a hillside on either side of a small stream coming from the mountains. Because they're above us and extend so far away (well over a dozen tiers extending almost a mile up the hill), only the first few closest really look like anything. The rest are too small.<\/p> <p>If it hadn't been so excruciatingly hot, I might have had the sense to drive up the hill on the little access road that parallels the stream, [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564"}],"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=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}