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posted: November 30th, 2014 |
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This page begins with a single photo taken on November 1st and then jumps immediately to November 16th and a trip to Okutama and Okutama Lake and then a hike back along the Okutama Mukashi-Michi (Old Road) back to Okutama Station. We were out for an Autumn Color Adventure. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin November 1st |
During the evening of November 1st there was this Gecko crawling around on the outside of our Kitchen Window. It was so cute! We see Gecko's from time to time on our porch, so this was not too much of a surprise, only somewhat of a surprise.
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| End November 1st, Begin November 16th |
On November 16th we got up at 3:30 AM and got ready and took a 5:00 AM train bound for Okutama. Then we took a bus to Okutama Lake. We got there so early that this first photo was taken at 7:27 AM, the sun was not yet shining on the lakeside! The pine cones of this Pinus densiflora (Japanese Red Pine) were so fresh and attractive that we thought you might find this photo appealing. The 2nd image was created (Tone-mapped) from 3 exposure-bracketed photos which were taken at 7:51 AM as we hiked up the hill to start walking the Okutama Mukashi-Michi - the old road - from when they were building the dam here. You can see that the sun is shining on the mountainside now - a little. The 3rd image is a 2-shot panorama of photos which were taken at 7:46 AM.
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The first two images in this row were both Tone-mapped from three exposure-bracketed photos (3 for each image). The second image was created from photos shot at 7:59 AM and you can see that the sun is finally shining brightly. The third photo was taken along the old road and shows some nice colors up above us. It was shot at 8:13 AM.
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Here is a very pretty little seedpod of some unknown plant. The outlined area in the first photo shows the area which is included in the second image. In the second image, a small portion of the first photo the puzzler is - what is holding that upper left seed in the seedpod, it looks like it should have already fallen out. The 3rd photo is a final shot of this plant.
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All three photos in this row show the same tree, above us on the trail. The time is now 8:22 AM.
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Now (first two photos) it's 8:30 AM and we are passing by some homes which are along this old road. One homeowner had this very pretty vine growing along their wall which drops off to the trail here. The 3rd image, a 2-shot panorama of photos taken at 8:46 AM, shows a spot along the old road. Most years we pass by here quite a bit later in the day and there are generally several people resting here, or even eating their lunches if we are hiking from the opposite direction, from Okutama Station to Okutama Lake. However, at this time of the day we were the only people anywhere near here. You can see why it's a popular spot for people to take a break or eat their lunches.
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Now it's around 8:50 AM, the sun is getting high in the sky and the day is becoming quite pretty. The center image is pretty amazing - Tone-mapped from 3 exposure-bracketed photos, it came out very nicely, at least in our opinion.
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Here are some more nice red colors and then two shots taken while we were standing on this little old pedestrian bridge which crosses the Tama River here. In past years the sign at the entrance has warned not to have more than 5 people on the bridge at one time, but this year it said not more than 3 people on the bridge at one time, interesting.
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Here are two additional shots which were taken from the little bridge and then a very red shot, which started out quite dark, but I adjusted the "exposure" in Photoshop®.
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Here are three very nice autumn color shots. The third one is a 2-shot panorama, with one photo ABOVE (or below) the other (as opposed to side-by-side). This panorama was created from 2-photos which were shot from a second pedestrian bridge.
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And here are three more great autumn color shots.
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The first two shots show nice autumn colors and the third image was created by Tone-mapping 3 exposure-bracketed shots of this very old railroad trestle (no longer used) along the old rail-line which extended out to Okutama Lake. There is presently no working rail line out to Okutama Lake.
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The first image here is a 2-shot panorama of that same old railroad trestle. These photos were shot at 10:18 AM. The 2nd shot is looking back at that old railroad trestle from further along the trail, taken at 10:31 AM. The 3rd shot, taken from the same location as the previous shot is merely zoomed-out.
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Here are two shots which show the Tama-River, some autumn colors at the lower elevations, and bare trees at the upper elevations. Note that the same long cloud is still present which you saw above in the center image in Row 7. That shot was taken at 8:50 AM and this one at 10:38 AM - a coincidental jet contrail or... what?
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Here are the two final shots from this portion of the adventure. These two shots are increasingly zoomed-in shots of the area shown in the 2 photos just above. Now we're soon going to arrive at Okutama Station. From there we'll take a train back to Sawai and from there we'll hike the trail along the Tama River and go from Sawai to Mitake. We'll see the Famous Ginkgo Tree on that portion of the adventure - hope that it's at its peak of color now, and also nicely lighted.
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| End Page 1, but November 16th Continues on Page 2 (at 12:59 PM) |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 2 for the continuation of this adventure, beginning at 12:59 PM, after traveling from Okutama Station to Sawai Station by train. |
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