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posted: September 30th, 2007 |
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The photos on this page continue with September 17th and go through the end of the month - a trip to Mt. Takao and a trip to Hidaka City to see Cluster Amaryllis (Lycoris radiata). Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin September 17th |
On September 17th I climbed Mt. Takao (599 meters), for the 36th time. I went specifically to get sunset pictures and was hoping that it would be both a good sunset and that I would also be able to see Mt. Fuji. Kazuya was working that day, so I went alone. Well, it was a pretty clear day - could see Mt. Fuji, but the clouds were in the wrong places - so the sunset was not spectacular at all.
The first picture here was taken at 5:09 PM. The 2nd one was also taken at 5:09 PM and the 3rd one was taken at 5:26 PM.
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This first picture was taken at 5:33 PM, the 2nd one at 5:49 PM and the 3rd one at 5:55 PM. The sunset was at 5:47 PM.
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The first picture here was taken at 5:57 PM and the 2nd one at 5:58 PM. The 3rd image is an animated GIF file - the first shot was taken at 5:48:51, the 2nd shot at 5:49:13 and the 3rd shot was taken at at 5:49:22. Notice the changes in the clouds over the course of only 31 seconds. This file is 352 KB, so give it time to download before you wonder why it's not animating.
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| End September 17th, Begin September 22nd |
On September 22/23 I went to Takao-san (Kazuya had to work, so I went alone) and camped out at I-Ccho-Daira. On the way I witnessed some helicopter logging - they're using this helicopter, it's a Kaman K-1200 K-Max - it has intermeshing rotors. An amazing machine. This configuration is sometimes referred to as a synchropter. The 3rd image here is some grass seeds.
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The first picture here is a butterfly on a thistle flower. The 2nd and 3rd shots are the moon through the trees. In the 3rd shot I used my Surefire U2-Ultra Flashlight to illuminate the tree in the foreground.
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| End September 22nd, Begin September 24th |
On September 24th - a National Holiday (Autumnal Equinox) - Kazuya and I went out to the city of Hidaka and got off at Koma Station and walked to this park which is in an oxbow of a river. This park's glory is it's number of Cluster Amaryllis (Lycoris radiata). These shots all show the number of flowers, the crowds of people who came to see them and so on. Here are 3 shots which show only flowers.
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Here are 3 shots which give you some idea of how many of these flowers there are at this place.
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Here you can see flowers and crowds of people. You can find Kazuya in the center photo if you search.
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Red is by far the most common color, but they DO occur in both white and yellow also. The 1st shot shows you a white flowered one.
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The first photo here is a whole lot of Lotus Flower seed heads. The 2nd and 3rd shots are Cosmos flowers. These 3 shots were taken at the same park.
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| End September 24th, End Page 3, End September 2007's Photos |
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| April 1, 2006 DVD Collection, Movie of Home Theater System & Sharp Aquos TV Pictures (new window) |
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