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posted: November 30th, 2013 |
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This page continues November 16th at 11:31 AM at Higashi Nippara. Then we'll take the train back from Okutama to Mitake and see some Autumn Colors there. We'll walk along the riverside trail (Tama River) to Sawai and take the train home from there. That's all that is on this page. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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Now we have come to the end of this road and are headed back to the bus stop. The time is now 11:33 AM. There are now some clouds casting shadows across the landscape, but it's still pretty enough to keep taking photos. All 3 of these photos show Inamura Rock and the 3rd shot was taken from just at the entrance to the village of Higashi Nippara. We have already passed the bus stop and learned that the next bus will not be for nearly 2 hours, so we are hiking down the road until we come to a bus stop where we will only have to wait a few minutes for the next bus.
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The first shot here shows me on the road. The 2nd shot shows a small bridge across a steep gorge and the 3rd shot is zoomed in to the Red Maple which you can see under the bridge in the 2nd photo.
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Note in these photos how steep this area is. The 3rd shot shows the drop to the creek or river below us.
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The first shot was processed from a Digital Negative. The 1st and 2nd shots are looking down into the valley, which is 100% shaded, so the shooting is difficult. In the 3rd shot note the white circle near the center of the photo - what's that hanging in the tree?
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The 1st and 2nd shots are zoomed in to the circle shown in the 3rd shot in the previous row! WOW! That's a pretty large wasp nest. In the 3rd shot the colors are in the sun, so they came out nicely.
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And here are the final 2 shots from this part of the adventure to the Higashi Nippara Area. The 2nd shot was taken at 1:09 PM and we have nearly arrived at the bus stop where we'll wait for the bus and eat the lunch we brought with us while we are waiting. The bus was to come at 1:41 PM and it did so! We took it back to Okutama Station and took a local train from there to Mitake. Keep reading in the next row to see what we did there.
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We took that local train from Okutama to Mitake and got off there. We left the station and went out on the Mitake Bridge which crosses the Tama River and took our first photos here at 2:40 PM - it's already getting late and the sun is already getting lower in the sky than we had hoped it to be when we got here. Oh well, nothing can be done, we can't wish the sun higher into the sky! The first shot in this row was taken from the bridge, as was the 3rd. The center shot, out of sequence for portrait and landscape mode balance, was taken from the trail below the bridge.
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Some nice colors along the river, and also note the people kayaking. What an incredible multiple use area. The 3rd shot is the famous Mitake Ginkgo - several more shots to follow.
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Nice colors, followed by the Famous Mitake Ginkgo with Red Maples and a kayaker. The 3rd shot is zoomed in to show the Red Maples and the kayaker - and in addition, please note the reflection of the yellow Ginkgo Tree in the river.
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The Famous Mitake Ginkgo Tree and some beautiful Red Maples.
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Here are 3 shots of the FAMOUS GINKGO Tree. If you're interested, we go to this area every year and you can do a search for the Mitake Ginkgo and find several more visits here in other years.
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Three more shots of the Famous Mitake Ginkgo tree. In the center shot, note the reflection in the river. This shot was processed from the Digital Negative with an effort to bring out the reflection.
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Here are 3 additional shots of the Famous Mitake Ginkgo
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And, another 3 shots of the Famous Ginkgo Tree.
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Such beautiful reds and yellows, despite the low angle of the sun.
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Here are 2 final shots of the Famous Ginkgo Tree. Then we hiked up the riverside trail from Mitake to Sawai and the 3rd shot was taken as we approached Sawai.
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Three nice shots with the sun in front of the camera. You can also see the Tama River in all 3 shots.
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Here is the photo which was the runner-up for the distinction of being placed on the index page for this month! It's very similar to the center photo in Row #17, but this is the next one in the series. It has been pretty extensively processed to bring out the colors which were hiding in the shadows. What do you think? Should I have chosen this one or was the one I chose for the index page the best one?
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The final 3 shots from this adventure show fruit trees! The first shot in this row is a "Yuzu" tree (Citrus junos). We bought some of these fruits. The juice, squeezed into hot water makes an excellent tea, the rind, grated into or on to certain foods is also delicious. The 2nd and 3rd shots show a Quince Tree (Chaenomeles sinensis) and fruits. It is said that the fruits can be made into a jam, but we've never seen it for sale or tried to make it. The best use we know for Quince fruits is to put 3 or 4 of them in a basket or bowl and place them in the living room, a closet or a bedroom to add a very pleasant fragrance to the room.
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