{"id":736,"date":"2008-02-13T15:58:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T06:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-02-13\/736"},"modified":"2008-02-13T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2008-02-13T06:58:47","slug":"more-snow-but-less-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-02-13\/736","title":{"rendered":"More Snow, but Less Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f\/4, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n“Chill Well Prior to Consumption”<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

I'm a big fan of the red\nberries<\/a> that populate Kyoto's fall and winter, and of snow<\/a> (well, at least so long as I don't<\/span> have to\ndrive<\/a>), so it was a treat<\/span> to get the combination today when we awoke to\na nice<\/span> few inches of snow.<\/p>\n\n

The obligatory “snow views from the livingroom window” shots...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 175 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f\/4.8, ISO 640 —\nfull exif<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 340 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 640 —\nfull exif<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The sun was shining on the branches above, so they were starting to half\nmelt, and so there were a lot<\/span> of shiny\/sparkley drops hanging from the\nbranches. I don't<\/span> think I captured<\/span> it very well.<\/p>\n\n

Before bringing Anthony to school, I checked<\/span> the web cam at Kinkakuji\n(“The Golden Pavilion”), which was mentioned in a\ncomment<\/span><\/a> a few<\/span> days ago, and found that it looked quite nice in the snow<\/a>,\neven with a cheap<\/span> web-cam capture.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 38 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f\/6.3, ISO 500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\nSnowball Fight....<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Upon arriving at school – after a flat,<\/span> uneventful drive – much to Anthony's delight, he was engaged in\nmortal snow combat by Mizuki-chan's daddy.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 28 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f\/6.3, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f\/6.3, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>750 sec, f\/6.3, ISO 500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

It's cliché to take a self portrait in a roadside<\/span> mirror, but I've done it before<\/a>, and\nagain today. Luckily, this time, the big front of my 17-55 f\/2.8 lens<\/a> and the\npuffy camera raincoat<\/a>\nhelp preserve your tender retina...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 32 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>750 sec, f\/4.5, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\nSelf... uh.... Portrait<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\ntsuuen<\/i><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

There's actually a word in Japanese that means “travelling to\/from preschool”: \u901a\u5712<\/span><\/b> – tsuuen<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n

Back near home, these clusters of pine needles formed bowls that collected great quantities of snowflake.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 22 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f\/9, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The broad leaves of these plants were particularly weighted down.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>180 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 38 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/9, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\nKyoto Biwako Canal<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The picture above of the Kyoto Biwako Canal as it passes next to the\nKyoto Municipal Museum of Art was taken this morning from about the same\nplace as the second photo of this cherry-blossom post<\/a>,\nand the last photo of this\n“colors of spring” post<\/a>. The water<\/span> level is much lower in today's shot,\nthough, because they generally lower it by about four feet during the\nwinter so that repair work can be done at various points along its\nlength.<\/p>\n\n

Not everyone enjoyed the snow... besides being troublesome for anyone\nhaving to drive for a living,<\/span> it made more work for others as well...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f\/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f\/8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span><\/span>\nClearing the Snow<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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I'm a big fan of the red berries that populate Kyoto's fall and winter, and of snow (well, at least so long as I don't have to drive), so it was a treat to get the combination today when we awoke to a nice few inches of snow.<\/p>

The obligatory \"snow views from the livingroom window\" shots...<\/p>

The sun was shining on the branches above, so they were starting to half melt, and so there were a lot of shiny\/sparkley drops hanging from the branches. I don't think I captured it very well.<\/p>

Before bringing Anthony to school, I checked [...]","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\/736"}],"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=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}