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This is Page 2 of 3 - the best of November 2008!
posted: November 30th, 2008
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The photos on this page were all taken on November 22nd at Sawai and Mitake in Western Tokyo - lots of good fall colors can be found here. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin November 22nd
  On November 22nd Kazuya and I went out to Sawai and Mitake, in Western Tokyo, to hike up the Tama River and see the Fall Colors. Of course our ultimate goal was the famous Ginkgo Tree which we photograph every year in November. These first 3 shots show beautiful fall colors at Sawai.
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  We continued hiking up the river from Sawai and just kept seeing more and more incredible Fall Colors!
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  The first shot here is taken looking through water, interesting effect, eh? The 2nd shot is a Banana Tree along the river and the 3rd shot is a nice Red Maple with some Pampas Grass and the Tama River in the background.
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  Here are 3 more beautiful shots of Red Maple leaves.
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  Here is another shot of Fall Colors, a shot of the river, notice the raft full of people coming down the river, and another shot of red leaves.
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  Here are the first shots of the famous Ginkgo Tree. The first shot was taken from the footbridge at 11:37 AM. There is a larger image of this shot available HERE. In 2nd position is a landscape mode photo taken at 11:39 AM and then the 3rd shot is zoomed in more and there is a larger image of this shot available HERE.
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  Here is a final shot from the footbridge and then 2 shots from under the Red Maple Trees so that the photos show both red and yellow. Be mentally prepared for several more shots of this Ginkgo Tree!
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  Here are 3 more shots from under the Red Maple Trees. There is a larger version of the second photo available HERE. For the 3rd shot I have applied the "Sheet Metal" effect available in ACDSee. By the way, the time is now 11:46 AM.
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  And another 3 shots of the Ginkgo Tree and the Red Maples. Note that the 3rd shot has the red leaves on the bottom instead of the top. It's very difficult to find a spot where the framing is precisely what one wants.
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  Still searching for that spot where the framing is exactly what we want. The time is now 11:49 AM.
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  Note how the sun's rays show up so well in the first shot. In the 2nd shot Kazuya finally found a spot where the yellow Ginkgo is completely surrounded by Red Maple leaves. There is a larger version of the second photo available HERE.
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  There is a larger version of this first photo available HERE. In 2nd position is a nice shot with the Ginkgo well framed on all sides by the Red Maple leaves. In the 3rd shot we are looking back at the Ginkgo as we walk up-river. You should note the reflection in the river. There is a larger version of the third photo available HERE.
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End Page 2, but November 22nd continues on Page 3
  This is a link to a separate web page showing some photos of our DVD Collection, an AVI Movie of our Home Theater System and 9 photos of our Sharp Aquos TV.
    November 11, 2007 DVD Collection,
Movie of Home Theater System
& Sharp Aquos TV Pictures
(new window)

Kazuya has just - updated his blog with his latest photos and writings and it is very beautiful. If you want to take a look at it you can find it HERE. (Click on the "Studies of Plants and Wildlife" link in the new window.)

2009 USA (176 KB) and Japanese (178 KB) Refrigerator Door Size Calendar PDF's

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