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posted: October 31st, 2014 |
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This page actually begins with September 28 and a trip to Jindai Botanical Garden to see what was happening there. It was too late in the month though, to post with the September photos, so that's why those photos are being shown now. Then our next outing was on October 25th. That was a trip to the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji on the Subaru Line for an autumn color trip. This page ends with October 25 at 10:58 AM as we were wandering around the 5th Station and snapping photos. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin September 28th |
All 3 photos in this row show the patch of Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana) in the center of the Big Lawn area at Jindai Botanical Garden. This patch of grass expands every year. This year we were fortunate in that we happened to come and see it when it was at its absolute peak of beauty. The seedheads had JUST reached maturity and not started to disintegrate and blow away yet. WOW!
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Here are 3 more shots of the Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana). The first and third shots show just the seedheads.
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These 3 shots are of a different patch, which is smaller and it is a different cultivar, variety or something - the sign shows this name Cortaderia selloana - Carminea endataleri.
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In this row are 3 images of Cymbidium nipponicum - an orchid which is parasitic on the roots of some tree species. The center image shows the very center portion of the flower you see in the first photo. These are some of the best (most colorful) photos we've ever gotten of this species. It grows under the big old trees, so it is generally in deep shade and very difficult to capture the colors, but the sun happened to be at just a perfect level to illuminate these couple of plants for us.
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Here are two more images of Cymbidium nipponicum - the center image is a portion of the first photo. The 3rd shot shows a pink impatient flower (Impatiens textorii) with some bright red Cluster Amaryllis (Lycoris radiata) in the background.
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The first shot in this row shows Polygonum thunbergii flowers and leaves. The second photo is of a common cattail (Typha latifolia). We lassoed it and then blacked out some houses and other things in the background. The 3rd shot is another Impatiens textorii - the impatient plant.
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Okay, now let's go out and see Mt. Fuji and fall colors. The 3 shots in this row were taken from the bus stop where we waited for the bus to take us up to the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji. This is in Mt. Fuji City. The first image has been doctored to remove the wires - the 2nd shot is the original of the first image just to show you the difference. The 3rd shot is zoomed in, didn't have to remove any wires in this one!
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Now we are up at the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji. We also visited here in October 2012, 5 days earlier than this year. If you want to, you can see those photos HERE (new window or tab). The first image in this row is a Tone-mapped image created from 3 exposure-bracketed photos with Photomatix Pro using the Details Enhancer Option. The 2nd shot is a distance shot and shows Mt. Yatsugatake - the distant mountain just to the right of center. We just finished writing Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains - Volume 13: Mt. Yatsugatake (Mt. Akadake) and it was approved for sale on October 22, 2014, so it was really cool to see Mt. Yatsugatake from here - and so clearly! The 3rd shot shows the same area, but with no zoom. The white outlined area shows the approximate area of the following photo and the black outlined area shows the approximate area of the 2nd following photo. Oh, Mt. Yatsugatake is about 76 km (47 mi) distant at a compass bearing of 334°.
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The first photo in this row is a zoomed in shot of Mt. Yatsugatake and it shows approximately the white outlined area of the previous photo. The 2nd shot is zoomed in even more and shows approximately the black outlined area of the photo two previous to it. The 3rd image is a 3 shot panorama of Mt. Yatsugatake - zoomed in to the maximum possible extent. Pretty amazing, eh? This panorama includes the photo just previous to it and also the next 2 photos.
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Here are the other 2 shots which make up the 3 shot panorama which is in 3rd position in the previous row. The colors could be better, but the clarity is pretty good. The 3rd shot shows Mt. Kai-Komagatake. It is also one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan, but we have not climbed it - at least not yet! It is #55 on the list of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan, which you can find HERE (new window or tab).
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Here is another beautiful Tone-mapped image of the summit area of Mt. Fuji from the 5th Station area. The 2nd shot shows some beautiful colors, one of the shops at the 5th Station and you can see an elevation sign - 2,305 m (= 7,562 ft). The 3rd image is another one which consists of 3-exposure bracketed shots - it shows such amazing colors. The sun was at such an angle at this time of day that it was difficult to get good photos and I shot several exposure-bracketed photos so that I could end up with some good images to show you. All of the yellow-colored trees are Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi).
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In this row are 2 shots of a beautiful red-colored Mountain Ash (Sorbus commixta) and then another Tone-mapped image created from 3-exposure bracketed photos with Photomatix Pro using the Details Enhancer Option.
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| End Page 1, but October 25th Continues on Page 2 (at 10:58 AM) |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 2 for the continuation of this Mt. Fuji adventure. |
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