http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/images/CoolIrisLogo.png My favourite tree in Biei, just across from the Parent and Child trees. I emphasized the dramatic sky here with a Silver Efex Pro black and white conversion. [Keywords: B&W Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Silver Efex Pro biei black and white] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2509 Converted to B&W with a slight blue tone in Silver Efex Pro. [Keywords: B&W Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi Silver Efex Pro asahidake black and white river snow snow pillows] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2505 Converted to B&W with a slight blue tone in Silver Efex Pro. [Keywords: B&W Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi Silver Efex Pro asahidake black and white long exposure river snow snow pillows] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2504 Converted to B&W with a slight blue tone in Silver Efex Pro. [Keywords: B&W Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi Silver Efex Pro asahidake black and white long exposure river snow snow pillows] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2503 I shot this guy, skiing through the winter wonderland, from the cable car on the way down from Mount Asahi. [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi asahidake tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2502 Amazingly the clouds started to clear shortly after we arrived at the top of Mount Asahi, just outside the cable car station. Skiiers told us they hadn't seen the summit in there entire five days skiing here. We were so lucky! [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi asahidake] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2501 Amazingly the clouds started to clear shortly after we arrived at the top of Mount Asahi, just outside the cable car station. Skiiers told us they hadn't seen the summit in there entire five days skiing here. We were so lucky! [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi asahidake] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2500 Amazingly the clouds started to clear shortly after we arrived at the top of Mount Asahi, just outside the cable car station. Skiiers told us they hadn't seen the summit in there entire five days skiing here. We were so lucky! [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Mount Asahi Mt Asahi asahidake] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2499 Ryuusei, translates as shooting star, so I guess these are the Shooting Star Falls, frozen of course. [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan cold frozen waterfall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2496 A pod of Baird's Beaked Whales in the Nemuro Straights, between Japan and the island of Kunashiri, which is now Far East Russia. These whales reach up to 42 feet (12.8 m) in length. [Keywords: Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Kunashiri Island Nemuro Straights Rausu sea whale] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2491 The sun rises over the still Russian Kunashiri Island. [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Kunashiri Island Nemuro Straights Steller's Sea Eagle avian bird bird of prey eagle sea] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2487 The sea in the Nemuro Straights between Japan and the Kunashiri Island was trying to freeze, forming icy rings. [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Kunashiri Island Nemuro Straights sea] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2485 [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Nemuro Straights boat fishing boat sea] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2484 This is a sun pillar, seen at Bihoro Pass during my Hokkaido Workshop. It was minus 30 degrees celsius when we shot the first of these. [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan sun pillar] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2483 This is a sun pillar, seen at Bihoro Pass during my Hokkaido Workshop. It was minus 30 degrees celsius when we shot the first of these. [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan sun pillar] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2482 This is a sun pillar, seen at Bihoro Pass during my Hokkaido Workshop. It was minus 30 degrees celsius when we shot the first of these. [Keywords: -30C Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan sun pillar] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2481 I'm not sure why, but the top of the clouds in front of the mountains here are rainbow coloured. [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan sun pillar] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2479 This is a sun pillar, seen at Bihoro Pass during my Hokkaido Workshop. It was minus 30 degrees celsius when we shot the first of these. [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan sun pillar] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2478 [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan frost] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2475 This is an 18 vertical image panorama. The resulting TIFF file is 1GB! [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2473 This is a crop from an 18 image panorama. [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido_Feb2010] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2472 An unplanned excursion during the 2010 Hokkaido Workshop. I'd heard the usually foggy Mashuu Lake was clear, so I took the group here. This is a Silver Efex Pro B&W conversion, with a slight blue tone. [Keywords: B&W Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2010 Japan Silver Efex Pro black and white] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2467 This is just the top falls at the Kirifuri Falls in the Nikko area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. I visited three times on the same day, and the first too it was too misty to see anything, then on the third visit, shortly after I got here the mist cleared for about 10 minutes so I had a quick photography frenzy. [Keywords: Kirifuri_Falls autumn color autumn foliage autumn leaves fall color foliage kaede] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2413 These are the Kirifuri Falls in the Nikko area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. I visited three times on the same day, and the first too it was too misty to see anything, then on the third visit, shortly after I got here the mist cleared for about 10 minutes so I had a quick photography frenzy. Unfortunately, there are some bright yellow leaves in the foreground just below the well of the falls, so I had to shoot really tight at the bottom, which is a shame. [Keywords: Kirifuri_Falls autumn color autumn foliage autumn leaves fall color foliage kaede] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2412 [Keywords: autumn foliage autumn leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2392 This was a high contrast shot. I applied a neutral grad filter in Lightroom to lighten a triangle in the bottom right corner. [Keywords: autumn foliage autumn leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2391 This is the pond closest to Hibarako (Lake) at Goshikinuma. [Keywords: autumn foliage autumn leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2385 This is the pond closest to Hibarako (Lake) at Goshikinuma. [Keywords: autumn foliage autumn leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2384 This is the pond closest to Hibarako (Lake) at Goshikinuma. [Keywords: autumn color autumn foliage autumn leaves kouyou reflection rocks] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2383 Lake Hibara in the mist at dawn. [Keywords: Hibara Lake Hibarako fog island] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2382 Shot at ISO 1600 for one minute, near Hibara Lake in (...)ushima. [Keywords: ] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2381 This is what happens when a car's lights hit the front element of a 14mm lens during a star photograph exposure! [Keywords: ] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2380 Day after a snow storm. [Keywords: cloud relax soothing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2355 Shot at Towadako (Lake) pretty much in full dark for 90 seconds. The jetty was lit with warm light from a cafe. [Keywords: Japan Silver_Efex_Pro Towadako black_and_white long_exposure pier water Tohoku_July2009 monochrome] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2320 Shot at Towadako (Lake) in Aomori Prefecture, with an ND400 at dusk for a two and a half minute exposure. [Keywords: Japan Silver_Efex_Pro Towadako black_and_white monochrome long_exposure pier water Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2319 Shot at Towadako (Lake) in Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Silver_Efex_Pro black_and_white monochrome Towadako B&W boat long exposure pier pleasure boat Japan water Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2318 Shot at Towadako (Lake) in Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Towadako Lake tree mountain clouds Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2316 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2315 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, with the Lensbaby Composer and F11 aperture ring. [Keywords: Lensbaby_Composer Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2314 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2313 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2312 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, with the Lensbaby Composer and F11 aperture ring. [Keywords: Lensbaby_Composer rock rock face Japan water waterfall green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2311 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan green fresh Tohoku_July2009 rock face tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2310 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2307 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, with the Lensbaby Composer and F5.6 aperture ring. [Keywords: Lensbaby_Composer Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2306 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water rapids mountain_stream green fresh Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2305 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2304 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009 waterfall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2303 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009 waterfall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2302 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2301 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009 rock] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2300 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2299 Shot in the Oirase Mountain Stream area, Aomori Prefecture. [Keywords: Japan water green gush mountain_stream rapids Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2298 A derelict shack in the woods near Joboji, shot with the Lensbaby Composer at F5.6. [Keywords: Japan woods hut shack derelict Lensbaby_Composer Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2297 A derelict shack in the woods near Joboji. [Keywords: Japan shack hut road woods sky derelict Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2296 A tiny cloud is reflected in the water of a rice field. [Keywords: Japan rice field cloud water paddy Tohoku_July2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2295 Beach (actually translated as sand dunes) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. [Keywords: Hamamatsu Shizuoka beach cloud driftwood log ocean sand Silver_Efex_Pro black_and_white monochrome] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2294 A seascape at dusk with the Shinto Gate (Torii) at Ooarai, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: dusk evening Japan long exposure Ooarai sea seascape water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2260 A seascape at dusk with the Shinto Gate (Torii) at Ooarai, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: dusk, evening, Japan, long exposure, Ooarai, sea, seascape, water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2259 A seascape with the Shinto Gate (Torii) and full moon, at Ooarai, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: Japan long exposure Moon moonlight Ooarai sea seascape Shinto gate Torii water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2258 A moonlit seascape with the Shinto Gate (Torii) at Ooarai, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: Japan, long exposure, Moon, moonlight, Ooarai, sea, seascape, Shinto gate, Torii, water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2257 A moonlit seascape with the Shinto Gate (Torii) at Ooarai, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: Japan long exposure Moon moonlight Ooarai sea seascape Shinto gate Torii water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2256 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Mount Asahi Mt_Asahi winter snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2200 This is a 3 shot stitched panorama of Mount Asahi. You can even see the cable car on the mountain in this shot. [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Mount Asahi Mt Asahi asahidake cable car panorama ropeway winter snow Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2199 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 winter snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2196 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 winter snow mountain] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2195 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2194 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2193 [Keywords: Hokkaido Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Japan snow tree winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2192 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Japan snow winter tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2191 Shirohige Falls - Literally White-Beard Falls. [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2190 Shirohige Falls - Literally White-Beard Falls. [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2189 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 hut] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2188 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 hut] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2187 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2179 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2172 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2171 [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2170 The frozen sea swelled as waves made their way heavily to the shore. [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2169 Waves broke from under the ice at Utoro, Shiretoko. [Keywords: Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2168 [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 dawn] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2149 [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Kussharo Lake dawn] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2141 [Keywords: Bihoro Pass Hokkaido_Feb2009 Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Kussharo Lake dawn] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2140 [Keywords: bird Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow swan whooper swan winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2063 There are around 115 swans in the roosting ground, 3 on the lake in the foreground, and 6 flying in the sky in this shot. A total of around 124 swans! [Keywords: bird Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow swan whooper swan winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2062 There was literaly just a few seconds when the cloud lifted in the distance, and luckily, there were six swans making their way over the lake just at the right time. [Keywords: bird Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow swan whooper swan winter 2008_Best_10] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2061 [Keywords: bird Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow swan whooper swan winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2060 About 61 swans in their roost at the Inawashiro Lake. [Keywords: Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2059 [Keywords: Inawashiro Lake Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Japan lake snow winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2055 This is around 16 vertical shots stitched together in CS4. The resulting original file is 16,248 x 3,658 pixels. [Keywords: Inawashiro Lake, Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008, Japan, lake, snow, winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2047 Two Jetties on the beach at the Inawashiro Lake. [Keywords: Inawashiro Lake, Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008, Japan, snow, tire, winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2039 A small Shinto shrine near Inawashiro Lake called Hachimanguu. [Keywords: Shinto gate bamboo Japan snow tree winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2032 [Keywords: bamboo, chikurin, Japan, snow, Torii, tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2031 [Keywords: bamboo chikurin Japan snow tree winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2030 With a bamboo woods background. [Keywords: bamboo chikurin Japan tree winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2029 A small Shinto shrine near Inawashiro Lake called Hachimanguu. [Keywords: Japan, Shinto gate, snow, Torii, tree, winter] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2028 A small Shinto shrine near Inawashiro Lake called Hachimanguu. [Keywords: Shinto gate Japan] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2027 [Keywords: China_Nov_2008 Mount Fuji Mount_Fuji Japan] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1989 [Keywords: China_Nov_2008 Japan] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1988 [Keywords: Japan waterfall kegon falls water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1952 [Keywords: Japan waterfall kegon falls water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1951 [Keywords: Japan waterfall kegon falls water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1950 [Keywords: Japan waterfall kegon falls water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1949 [Keywords: Japan waterfall kegon falls water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1948 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall red river water autumn_leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1947 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall red river water autumn_leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1946 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall red river water autumn_leaves] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1944 [Keywords: Japan Joboji_Aug2008 tree car abandoned rust] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1891 [Keywords: Japan Joboji_Aug2008 tobacco sky clouds trees farm] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1890 [Keywords: Japan tree trees Joboji_Aug2008 sunlight rays light atmosphere] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1889 [Keywords: Japan tree trees Joboji_Aug2008 sunlight rays light atmosphere] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1888 [Keywords: Japan Joboji_Aug2008 rice rice_paddy paddy field tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1887 [Keywords: Japan Jindaishokubutsukouen] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1851 [Keywords: Japan Matsubara Lake Matsubarako Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1829 [Keywords: Japan Matsubara Lake Matsubarako Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1828 [Keywords: Japan Matsubara Lake Matsubarako Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1827 [Keywords: Japan Matsubara Lake Matsubarako Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1825 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1824 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1823 Rhododendron dilatatum [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1822 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1821 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1820 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1819 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1818 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina green trees water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1817 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina green trees water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 2008_Best_10] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1816 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina green trees water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1815 [Keywords: Japan Outaki Tateshina green trees water waterfall Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1813 [Keywords: Japan Tateshina Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1812 [Keywords: Japan Tateshina Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1811 [Keywords: Japan Tateshina Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1810 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1809 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1808 This is a species of Rhododendron specific to Japan called Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum. I found out yesterday that these are actually quite posionous, especially to children, horses and cows. [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1807 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1806 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1805 Rhododendron dilatatum [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1804 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1803 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1802 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1801 [Keywords: Japan Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_MayJune2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1799 [Keywords: Japan kyoto_hiroshima_Mar_Apr_2008 shintou_gate torii sea water] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1766 [Keywords: Japan kyoto_hiroshima_Mar_Apr_2008 kinkakuji golden_pagoda reflection] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1759 [Keywords: Japan stone snow Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1731 [Keywords: Japan ice_floe ice sea Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1730 [Keywords: Japan ice_floe snow sea Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1728 [Keywords: Japan stone rock snow Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1727 [Keywords: Japan twig snow shadow Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1726 [Keywords: Japan waterfall water Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1724 [Keywords: Japan ice_floe snow sunset sea Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1723 [Keywords: Japan ice_floe snow sunset sea Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1722 [Keywords: Japan sunset sun sky farmhouse Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1721 These are the ice pillars at the Hikarigoke cave in Rausu [Keywords: Japan ice cave Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1715 [Keywords: Japan tree snow cold Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1714 [Keywords: Japan tree snow cold Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1713 [Keywords: Japan cold mist trees Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1712 [Keywords: Japan lake frozen cold sun sunrise trees Hokkaido_Winter_Workshop_2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1711 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Inawashiro_Jan2008 stream woods snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1670 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Tatsusawa_Falls Tatsusawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_Jan2008 snow 2008_Best_10] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1668 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Tatsusawa_Falls Tatsusawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_Jan2008 snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1667 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Tatsusawa_Falls Tatsusawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_Jan2008 snow falls stream snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1666 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Tatsusawa_Falls Tatsusawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_Jan2008 falls stream snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1665 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Tatsusawa_Falls Tatsusawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_Jan2008 snow] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1664 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan snow swan Inawashiro_Jan2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1663 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Inawashiro_Jan2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1662 [Keywords: Inawashiro Japan Inawashiro_Jan2008] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1661 [Keywords: Japan, tree, yellow autumn, pond] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1628 [Keywords: Japan autumn pond water trees yellow orange] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1627 [Keywords: Japan pond autumn yellow reflection] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1626 [Keywords: Japan pond autumn fall trees water Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1608 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain green Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1607 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain green Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1606 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain green Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1605 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves photographer Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1603 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves pond water mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1598 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves pond water mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1597 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves pond water mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1596 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves mountain Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1595 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves mountain Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1594 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves mountain Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1593 [Keywords: Japan HDR autumn fall trees leaves mountain clouds Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1592 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves panorama water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1590 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1589 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1588 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1587 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1585 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1583 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond panorama Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1582 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1581 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond photographer Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1580 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1579 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees leaves water pond Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1578 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1577 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist volcano clouds Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1576 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1575 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1574 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1573 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1572 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1571 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1570 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist clouds Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1569 [Keywords: Japan autumn fall trees mountain mist Shigakougen_Oct2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1567 with Mt. Fuji in the background. [Keywords: Japan chiba clouds river Mt_Fuji Fuji India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1549 [Keywords: Japan Mt_Fuji Fuji clouds ohshima island India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1548 [Keywords: Japan Mt_Fuji Fuji clouds toshima island B&W India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1547 [Keywords: Japan clouds Mt_Fuji Fuji coastline B&W India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1546 [Keywords: Japan clouds Mt_Fuji Fuji B&W India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1545 The shape at the top right looks a little like the Japanese God of Wind. [Keywords: cloud sky India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1525 [Keywords: cloud sky India_Sept2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1524 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1452 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1451 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1450 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki waterfall Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1441 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki waterfall Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1439 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki waterfall Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1438 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki waterfall Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1437 [Keywords: Japan Inawashiro Tatsuzawa_Falls Tatsuzawa_Fudoudaki waterfall Inawashiro_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1436 [Keywords: Japan Fukushima Near_Fruit_Line] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1435 [Keywords: Japan water river graffiti Yachihokougen Yachihokougen_May2007] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1428 [Keywords: Japan Hitachikaihinkouen_April2007 flower landscape] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1388 [Keywords: Japan snow tree trunk Okunikkou] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1357 [Keywords: Japan tree snow Okunikkou] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1355 [Keywords: Japan waterfall water Okunikkou] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1354 [Keywords: Japan Tsurui Japanese_red_crowned_cranes Hokkaido_Dec2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1225 [Keywords: Japan Tsurui Japanese_red_crowned_cranes Hokkaido_Dec2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1219 [Keywords: Japan Tsurui Japanese_red_crowned_cranes Hokkaido_Dec2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1202 [Keywords: Japan Tsurui Hokkaido_Dec2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1201 [Keywords: Japan Tsurui Japanese_red_crowned_cranes Hokkaido_Dec2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1200 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1164 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1163 [Keywords: Japan red roof trees autumn fall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1162 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano trees fall autumn] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1161 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano lake pampas] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1158 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano lake fisherman boat] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1157 [Keywords: Japan Mount_Fuji mount fuji mountain volcano lake flowers] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1156 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall waterfall falls Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1150 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1149 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall mist Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1148 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1146 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1145 Heavy cloud on the horizon kept direct sunlight from hitting the vista viewed from the Shibutouge (Pass) in Nagano, Japan. Once the sun cleared the clouds though, around 45 minutes after the sun has risen, it flooded the scene with light, remaining a very bright light source at the top left of the scene. The side-lighting caused long shadows from trees, nice texture in the foliage, and highlighted the volcanic vents in the top right. [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1144 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1143 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1141 [Keywords: Japan trees autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1140 [Keywords: Japan trees pond autumn fall Shigakougen_Oct_2006 Shigakougen_Oct14_15_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1139 [Keywords: Japan moon moonlight sea ocean rock water torii OuaraikaiganTorii_Oct8_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1137 [Keywords: Japan moon moonlight sea ocean rock water torii OuaraikaiganTorii_Oct8_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1136 [Keywords: Japan moon moonlight sea ocean rock water torii OuaraikaiganTorii_Oct8_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1135 [Keywords: Japan moon moonlight sea ocean rock water torii OuaraikaiganTorii_Oct8_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1134 [Keywords: Japan moon moonlight sea ocean rock water torii OuaraikaiganTorii_Oct8_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1133 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1132 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1131 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1129 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1128 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1124 [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful ShibutougeOct7_2006 Shigakougen_Oct_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1123 [Keywords: Japan waterfall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1113 [Keywords: Japan waterfall] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1112 The rays from the early morning sun were accentuated by the spray from the Ryuugaeshi Falls. [Keywords: Japan waterfall mist ray] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1110 Legeng has it that a giant snake fell here and was overpowered by the fast flowing water and died. From that time the falls became known as Ryuugaeshi no Taki. Taki just means waterfall, but Ryuugaeshi roughly translates as "to be made into a dragon". [Keywords: Japan waterfall green tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1109 [Keywords: Japan landscape sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1108 [Keywords: Japan landscape sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1107 [Keywords: Japan landscape sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1106 [Keywords: Japan landscape sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1105 [Keywords: Japan flower sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1102 This is my favourite of the three shot here today. I used a wide angle lens and a slowish shutter speed to increase the movement in the barley and the direction of the breeze can be seen not only in the sky but in the barley too, as though most of the participants in the image are radiating from the same spot. An excellent payoff for patience and perseverance on this location. [Keywords: Japan flower sky emanation Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1101 Having gotten the 'standard' shot of this field, I started experimenting. Here's a half second exposure to add 'movement' in the barley swaying in the breeze. [Keywords: Japan flower breeze barley movement Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1100 This is the standard image of the flower field at Farm Tomita, as I've always wanted to capture it with the blue sky, fluffy clouds and the red stripe of poppies in full bloom. 10 days earlier the poppies weren't in full bloom and the sky not quite there. This is part of the reason I extended the trip by one day to enable me to get back here. I'm glad I did. [Keywords: Japan flower sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1099 [Keywords: Japan sea cormorant Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1098 [Keywords: Japan bird waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1097 The Oshinkoshin Falls are beautiful on the whole, but singling out a portion of the falls for this shot helps us focus on the water as it flows over the ledges of rock that act as a backdrop for the water's ballet. [Keywords: Japan waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1095 [Keywords: Japan waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1094 [Keywords: Japan waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1093 [Keywords: Japan waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1092 I finally got to these falls in the summer, with a blue sky and some fluffy clouds. [Keywords: Japan waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1091 The word Sugatami literally means to look at (something's) form or shape, as in this case, looking at the shape of Mount Asahi with it's steaming fumaroles reflected in the surface of the pond. [Keywords: Japan mountain pond cloud steam reflection Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1079 From a different angle I realized that you can see yet another fall way up in the mountain. [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1078 [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1077 [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1076 [Keywords: Japan clouds mountain tree mist Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1070 [Keywords: Japan trees mist fog Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1069 [Keywords: Japan tree mist fog Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1065 [Keywords: Japan rice paddy Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1064 [Keywords: Japan barley hills Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1062 The sky was amazing for 30 minutes or so towards the end of the first day in Hokkaido. There were three stops difference in the exposure for the sky and the hills, so I merged two shots. Both shot at F16, the sky was 1/160th of a second and the hills was shot at 1/25th. [Keywords: Japan hills sky Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1059 This is one of the two Sister Falls [Keywords: Japan waterfall trees green foliage Oirase_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1048 This spot is called Tobigane no Nagare, which roughly translated means "The Flow of Flying Gold"! [Keywords: Japan river water Oirase_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1047 [Keywords: Japan river water Oirase_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1037 [Keywords: Japan mist green leave tree mountain Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1009 [Keywords: Japan water waterfall azalea Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1006 [Keywords: Japan water waterfall azalea tree leave Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1005 [Keywords: Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1004 [Keywords: Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1003 [Keywords: Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1001 [Keywords: Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1000 The afternoon light came through the trees with such warmth for a while, I felt the light had an almost magical feel here. The mesh around the tree to the left is a huge shame. I wish they wouldn't do that. It's probably to stop the deer from eating the bark in winter and killing the tree though. [Keywords: Japan woods forest green light tree water stream Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-998 The "daki" in Yudaki actually means waterfall, but just Yu Falls seems a little short for a title. [Keywords: Japan waterfall water tree sky Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-996 The mountain at the top of the Nikko Highland is call Mount Nantai. The plain on which the trees stand are already at 1,400m above sea level, so the mount from this perspective doesn't look very high at all. [Keywords: Japan tree mountain plain Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-994 This overgrown passage through the wilderness is off the road near the Senjougahara plains. I just like the strange lonely look of this place. [Keywords: Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-993 These are the rapids above the Ryuuzu Falls seen in previous shots, that run down into the Chuuzenji Lake that can be seen here in the distance. The lake feeds the Kegon Falls that I have uploaded shots of before and will upload some from the following week shortly. [Keywords: Japan rapids water tree mountain lake cloud Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-992 These are the rapids above the Ryuuzu Falls in the previous shots. I was perched on rock with two of my tripod legs in the water for this shot. [Keywords: Japan water sky tree Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-991 A shot of the right-hand falls at Ryuuzu Falls. [Keywords: Japan waterfall water tree sky Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-990 The Ryuuzu Falls, translates as the "dragon head" falls. This shot was made during a reconacence trip, before the azalea flowers started to bloom, and can be seen in the shots uploaded from the following weekend. Luckily here though there was still some blossom left and a nice blue sky. [Keywords: Japan waterfall water tree blossom Nikko_May_2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-989 [Keywords: Japan snow footprint Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-937 [Keywords: Japan waterfall frozen ice snow trees Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-935 [Keywords: Japan ice Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-933 [Keywords: Japan animal snow deer Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-931 [Keywords: Japan dawn Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-899 [Keywords: Japan dawn Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-898 [Keywords: Japan fishing_boat reflection Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-895 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter snow ice Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-891 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter snow ice Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-890 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter snow swan mountain Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-889 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter snow ice swan mountain Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-888 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter snow tree moon Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-884 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter sunrise snow frozen lake island Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-883 [Keywords: Japan landscape winter sunrise snow frozen lake island Hokkaido_Feb2006] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-882 The amazing Mount Fuji with a fiery sky lighting it just after sundown. If you look closely you can see the streaks of snow on the slopes. [Keywords: Japan mountains sunset Mount_Fuji mountain] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-829 This is another shot of Mount Fuji from the top of Mount Jinba. Similar but different enough to want to upload it. [Keywords: Japan mountains sunset Mount_Fuji mountain] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-827 This is not just another sunset. The mystic Mount Fuji takes pride and place in left of the image. When I arrived at the top of this mountain a guy in the store selling snacks and drinks told me that it was a shame but we couldn't see Mount Fuji today. I was going to be satisfied with a nice sunset with the layered Mountains, but then Fuji popped his face out from behind the clouds for a number of great shots. [Keywords: Japan mountains sunset Mount_Fuji mountain] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-826 Down in the valley you can see the orange light of the sunset shining off the roof of the houses. This is a view from the top of Mount Jinba in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Once the clouds clear you can see Mount Fuji behind these mountains. [Keywords: Japan mountains sunset reflection] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-825 This is another shot from the Inawashiro Lake that I forgot to upload earlier. [Keywords: Japan winter lake snow Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-824 These swans circled round here a couple of times then settled in the long golden grass to roost. [Keywords: Japan animal bird swan winter roost Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-822 You can just see the Inawashiro Lake between the snow field and the mountains in this shot made from the road when returning to Inawashiro to shoot the swans for a few more hours. [Keywords: Japan winter snow lake Inawashiro_Dec2005 needs_reprocessing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-816 Even when viewing this image at 100% I can't quite make out what is in the distance. It is trees in snow, but I think the shimmering light from the lake is causing some sort of a mirage. [Keywords: Japan winter water lake mirage mountains Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-813 At 7:12AM the night was over and the swans that had slept on the shore of the Inawashiro Lake were starting to rise from their icy bed and stretch their wings. [Keywords: Japan winter tree lakeside swans awake Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-809 I placed the opposite shoreline of the Inawashiro Lake at the bottom of the frame to accentuate the large looming sky, made slightly orange by the unseen sun as it rose above the horizon. [Keywords: Japan winter sky lake Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-808 This was shot shortly after dawn at the Inawashiro Lake in Fukushima Prefecture. The sky was a little orange as the sun made its way unseen over the horizon. [Keywords: Japan winter snow trees lake ducks Inawashiro_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-807 A line of ducks sitting on the ice made a nice accent for this shot of the shimmering pond surface. [Keywords: Japan water pond shimmer twinkle silhouette birds ducks ice Kotokunuma_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-800 There just seemed to be sooo much snow. Even the trees cracked and creaked under the weight. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gasshouzukuri tree Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-796 This lady was clearing snow outside her house. She loaded a large snow shovel with snow and walked to a flowing stream into which she poured the snow to melt it. With the amount of snow that fell the previous night, and was still falling as she worked, I couldn't help thinking how endless this job is. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gasshouzukuri Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-794 This is part of the Shirakawagou village. These buildings are registered Unesco World Cultural Heritage buildings. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gashouzukuri Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-793 In the Shirakawagou village the villagers are busy each morning in the winter just clearing away the huge amount of snow that falls each night. There was around 80cms, almost 3 feet of snow fell the night I spent there. [Keywords: Japan winter snow tractor Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-790 This is a guest house in the Shirakawagou town during the somewhat early winter of 2005. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gasshouzukuri minshuku Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-789 This was a 20 second exposure with very little ambiant light. It was as if the only light was coming from the snow itself. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gasshouzukuri Shirakawagou_Dec2005 night light] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-787 This persimmon tree still had heaps of fruit on it. This shows how quickly Winter has taken over the Shirakawagou town this year. [Keywords: Japan winter snow persimmon kaki kura storehouse Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-782 This lone storehouse stood in the corner of a field on this bleak winter afternoon. [Keywords: Japan winter snow Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-780 This is one of the Gasshouzukuri houses in the Shirakawagou Town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. "Gasshouzukuri" mean literally "made in the shape of praying hands", because the steepness of the roof looks like two hands pushed together in prayer. This type of roof is necessary, because as you can see here, the snow builds up on the roof and the angle helps it to fall off without having to be shovelled off by hand. I drove 333 miles, or 537 kilometers across Japan mostly in the snow to get here late on Saturday. It was 16:13 when I took this shot and I had another 19 minutes of shooting before it was too dark to shoot without my tripod, which I didn't have time to use at this point, trying to get as many shots as possible before dark. [Keywords: Japan winter snow gasshouzukuri Shirakawagou_Dec2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-779 This small shrine amongst the autumn leaves was right across from the hotel we stayed in during a trip to the Heda Port and fishing village. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful shrine needs_reprocessing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-774 Another view of the fishing boats in the Heda Port. The red gate in the background is a Shintou Torii. [Keywords: Japan sea port harbour ship needs_reprocessing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-771 This is a view of the Heda Port mouth with Mount Fuji in the distance. An amazing mountain (strictly speaking volcano) that fills me with awe and some kind of power whenever I see it. [Keywords: Japan sea port harbour ship mount fuji needs_reprocessing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-770 This is a view of the Heda Fishing Port. [Keywords: Japan sea port harbour fisherman] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-768 I kind of like the mood of this shot, with the fishing boat in the port mouth and the Southern (Minami) Alps in the background. [Keywords: Japan sea port harbour ship mountains needs_reprocessing] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-767 The river the runs down the Naruko Gorge on a rainy afternoon. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful rain TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-748 This is a view of the Naruko Gorge with the bridge that spans it. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful rain TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-747 This is the side of the Naruko Gorge on a rainy afternoon. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful rain TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-746 This is the Naruko Gorge on a rainy day. I made this photo from the bridge you can see in some of the other shots. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-744 This is part of the valley side on the opposite side of the route 400 road where the track to Ryuuka Falls starts. [Keywords: Japan autumn leaves trees colourful TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-741 This is the Ryuuka Falls. Ryuuka means to turn into a dragon. [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall water TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-740 This is the Fuukyo Waterfall in Shiobara, on the way up to Ryuuka Falls. [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall water TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-739 This is a view shot from the Irohazaka Road that winds it's way up and down the mountain to the Chuuzenji Lake area in Nikko, Japan. [Keywords: Japan irohazaka kouyou TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-738 This is a view shot from the Irohazaka Road that winds it's way up and down the mountain to the Chuuzenji Lake area in Nikko, Japan. [Keywords: Japan irohazaka kouyou TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-737 This is a view shot from the Irohazaka Road that winds it's way up and down the mountain to the Chuuzenji Lake area in Nikko, Japan. [Keywords: Japan irohazaka kouyou TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-734 This is a view shot from the Irohazaka Road that winds it's way up and down the mountain to the Chuuzenji Lake area in Nikko, Japan. [Keywords: Japan irohazaka kouyou TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-733 Another view of the Kegon Falls with the rainbow. This time including the entire 95 metre waterfall. I was also happy to get some nice blue sky above the falls but decided to use a shot that only showed a little of it, to enable us to see the falls as large as possible. [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall water rainbow TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-732 As I walked out on to the viewpoint platform I couldn't believe my luck to find a rainbow at the bottom of the Kegon Falls in Nikko. I'd given myself a good chance of getting the sun hitting the falls by coming twice during this trip, but the rainbow was somehow unexcpected. [Keywords: Japan falls waterfall water rainbow TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-731 This is a view of the lake at the top of the mountains at Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. [Keywords: Japan lake silhouette sun rays TouhokuNov2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-729 The mountain in the distance is Mount Touma. It is very hard to see at this size, but for scale, there is a person walking down a slanted path just right of the very centre of this photo. [Keywords: Japan mountain snow sky HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-692 Shortly before we had to leave the top of the mountain, the clouds started to form from the peak. Within another fifteen minutes or so, what had been a beautiful blue sky for the two hours or so since 6AM became a plain white sky. I felt sorry for all those that were just arriving at the top as we got ready to decend via the ropeway. [Keywords: Japan mountain mist clouds rugged HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-690 This is the top two falls that form the single fall below making the entire Hagoromo Falls. I decided to zoom in on the top part for this shot to give a closer view of the beauty of the flowing water and the green trees, not quite visible in the shot of the whole falls. [Keywords: Japan waterfall hagoromonotaki hagoromo tree water HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-683 This is the Hagoromo Falls. In my opinion, probably the most beautiful falls in Japan. [Keywords: Japan waterfall hagoromonotaki hagoromo tree water HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-682 This is part of the Shirohige or White Beard Falls shortly after 5AM, with the mist still hanging to them. [Keywords: Japan waterfall Shirohigenotaki Shirohige water HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-670 A field of Aquilegia flowers makes a nice foreground for this typical Hokkaido scene. [Keywords: Japan rolling hills tractor flower tree HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-668 This field of Crimsonia flowers (Dianthus superbus) is backdropped by the Tokachiko mountain range. Again the volcanic steam plume can be seen. [Keywords: Japan rolling hills mountains flowers HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-665 This is just a hill and a sky. One of the reasons I like Hokkaido so much. [Keywords: Japan rolling hills crop grain wheat sky clouds HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-660 These hay bales were being picked up by a tractor from the hill behind Shinzou Maeda' Gallery, Takushinkan in Biei, Hokkaido. [Keywords: Japan rolling hills mountains hay bale HokkaidoJuly2005] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-658 During a trip to Kawaguchi Lake, I got up at 5:00AM and made my way to a favourite spot to photograph this magnificent volcano. This was before dawn. I cropped the top and bottom of the shot to emphasize the mountain, the reflection in the lake and the long line of cloud across the scene. [Keywords: Japan Mt Mount Fuji reflection lake water snow clouds dawn] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-524 This is Kinkakuji, or the "Golden Pagoda Temple" in Kyoto. On a mainly cloudy day, I was lucky to snatch a few shots while the sun shone on the golden structure, making both it and the reflection in the lake stand out a little more. [Keywords: Japan architecture reflection lake gold golden temple sky] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-509 Before we left a hotel at which we'd stopped for lunch, I ran over to the edge of the car park to take this shot. The trees look very much like silver birches, yet this is just snow stuck to the trunks. When I got back to the bus, Yokoyama Sensei asked me if I knew what the trees were called and then told me they were Shiraka (Japanese for Silver Birch) "Modoki". Although I'd heard the work Modoki before, it didn't click, so I said, "Oh, so they ARE silver birches", with which Yokoyama Sensei laughed, and told me that Modoki means something that is pretending to be something else. A mimic. [Keywords: Japan HokkaidoFeb2004-Travelogue snow winter landscape tree] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-272 This is the lighthouse on the entrance to Rausu Harbour. It looked really cold just standing there. Taken at ISO 1600, so very grainy, but I used the FM Digital Darkroom ISOx Pro Noise Reducer filter from [url=https://www.fredmiranda.com/shopping/affiliate.php?id=41]FM Digital Darkroom[/url] to reduce to what I think is an acceptible level. [Keywords: Japan HokkaidoFeb2004-Travelogue landscape ice floe lighthouse] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-264 One the way into the office this morning the sun was reflecting dazzlingly from Meguro River, silhouetting the workers on the dredger as they prepared to start their days work. This is the most beautiful I've ever seen Meguro River, which is more just a sewage canal than a river. The sad thing is there are fish, ducks and even cormarants that make this their home. Poor things! [Keywords: Japan river silhouette reflection other MBP_Sunrises_Sunsets_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-232 This was the view of Mt Fuji from the hotel window on returning after an early morning shoot from the Kawaguchi Lake. See the other photo [url=http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-71] here[/url]. [Keywords: Japan Fuji Mount-Fuji landscape cloud] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-223 This is part of the Kushiro Marsh in Hokkaido, the north most island of Japan. The bright areas are simply breaks in the cloud. The photo was taken from the "number two viewpoint"; one of the few places from which to get a birds eye view of the marsh which covers 17km east to west, and 36km north to south. The biggest marsh in Japan. This is the version with the polarizer turned 90 degrees that I mention in the comments of [url=http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-154]this photo[/url] [Keywords: Japan Marsh viewpoint HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape portfolio Martin_Bailey_Photography_Screen_Saver MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-185 This is a view around dusk from the Shinei Hill in Biei. This spot is famous for its 360 degree views of the Biei area. I was here hoping for a sunset most evening during my trip to Hokkaido, but it didn't happen this evening either. However, I like this "Big Sky" and the bunch of trees bottom right. This kind of sky always makes me realise just how small we are in the scheme of things. The pale blue dots in the centre at the bottom are plastic covered bales of hey. [Keywords: Japan sky clouds horizon HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape MBP_Sunrises_Sunsets_Screen_Saver MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-178 This tower is part of the old school house at the Bibaushi Elementary School. A famous Japanese photography name Shinzou Maeda made this area famous with numerous photos of this tower and the surrounding area through the seasons. Originally a "Salary Man" in Tokyo, he fell in love with Biei during a holiday, then in his forties he gave up the rat race, moved here and photographed the area until he died a few years ago. He also made short movie snippets, like moving photos in hi-vision commissioned by Sony. I have some DVD's which are really cool. You'd think you were looking at a photo until a butterfly flutters by, or a slight breeze tickles the grass in the foreground. Having worked with his farther before he passed away, apparently his son now continues this life work. [Keywords: Japan famous Bibaushi elementary school tower HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape portfolio Martin_Bailey_Photography_Screen_Saver MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-174 The second of three shots from this spot, Shikisai No Oka (Hill of Seasonal Colour) Farm in Hokkaido. If you take a look at the first photo you'll see that there was a thick blanket of heavy clouds behind me. Although effective in themselves, I was pleased to get a shot with some blue sky in it too. [Keywords: Japan farm seasonal colour color HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape portfolio MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-172 This is Kurodake in SouUnKyou, Hokkaido. Kurodake means "Black Mountain" and SouUnKyou means "Layered Cloud Canyon". There were certainly layers of clouds on the day we visited. The peak poked out of the clouds a couple of times while we were there. I liked this photo the most out of the ones I took as it reminds me of the ink paintings you often see on Japanese scroll paintings (Kakejiku). [Keywords: Japan clouds mist trees mountain peak HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-169 This is the third horse shot from my recent trip to Hokkaido, which might lead you to believe I'm a horse freak, but that's not really so, though but I do think horses are quite photogenic. At the time I spotted them there was a break in the clouds lighting just this hill, this single point, making it stand out, hi-lighted against the dark mountain side behind. Unfortunately as we had past the first flag-man and not yet cleared the road-works, I couldn't stop. Having u-turned and gone back through the road-works twice more trying to find somewhere I might be able to stop, I gave up and parked the car about a kilometre down the road and walked back with my camera. The flag-men were kind, telling me it was OK to walk through, but to be careful and don't get in the way. This resulting photo was not great. The light had by now past over the hill now, so there was not so much contrast between the horses and the mountain in the backdrop. Still I kind of like the general idea of these horses, for some reason, perched on this hill in the middle of nowhere. [Keywords: Japan horse animal hill HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue nature landscape MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-167 These are the Oshin Koshin Falls just outside Rausu in Hokkaido. "Oshin Koshin" in the Ainu language means "Man and Woman". As you can see the falls are largely seperated into two, a thick-set male on the left, and a slender female on the right. This is two shots taken vertically with my EOS 10D and stitched together. I actually took a bunch of photos here with my film camera, an EOS 100. I did this as I try to avoid stitching photos if possible, and with the 17mm lens on the EOS 100, you get the full 17mm. I used Fujichrome Velvia RVP ISO 50 film, which I usually find creates amazing shots. However, this was the first time I'd done this since upgrading my 10D from the D30. I must say, the results with the 10D in RAW mode were much better than the traditional film camera. A sad fact, but I'm of happy that digital SLRs have advanced this far. [Keywords: Japan Oshin Koshin Falls waterfall HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue water landscape] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-165 This was the only postable photo from the vicinity of the Mashuu Lake in Hokkaido, Japan. The surrounding area was mainly sunny with some clouds, but as we approached the lake, the fog set in. There are Japanese songs which speak of the fog around the lake, which I didn't really believe until I saw it with my own eyes. Technically I've cropped the top third of the shot as it was just a grey sky, and de-saturated. [Keywords: Japan fog foggy mist HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape black-and-white] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-163 This wooden walkway stretches for miles on the Kushiro Marsh. The start is close to the Onnenai visitors centre. There are various routes one can take too, so if you don't have a plan, remember where you turned right, left etc. or you might have problems getting back to the information centre and car park. Either side of the walkway is obviously marshland. I don't know if you'd sink far as bears sometimes walk to this point, but there's a thin layer of water all around, so you'd definitely get very wet if you fell over the edge. This was taken shortly before 6:00AM before the mist cleared. Definitely not a great shot, but it's important for my travelogue of the week in Hokkaido, currently under preparation. [Keywords: Japan Marsh walkway plankway HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-157 The suns rays broke through the cloud as we waited for the fiery sunset that never happened. This was taken from the Hoso-oka Viewpoint, near the Kushiro Shitsugen train station on the eastern side of the marsh. The contrast between the bright part of the sky and the marsh was very harsh. I used a gradual ND filter to lessen the gap, but the ground is still very dark. I quite like the streaks of light the rivers produce as they wind across the marsh though. [Keywords: Japan Marsh viewpoint HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-155 This is part of the Kushiro Marsh in Hokkaido, the north most island of Japan. The bright areas are simply breaks in the cloud. The photo was taken from the "number two viewpoint"; one of the few places from which to get a birds eye view of the marsh which covers 17km east to west, and 36km north to south. The biggest marsh in Japan. I should mention that I used a polarizer to remove the glare from the water and bring out the greens. [url=http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-185]Here is another version[/url] with the polarizer turned 90 degrees, with the water like a silver streak as opposed to black. [Keywords: Japan Marsh viewpoint HokkaidoAug2003-Travelogue landscape portfolio Martin_Bailey_Photography_Screen_Saver MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-154 This pleasure ship on Hakone's lake Ashinoko caught my eye with the brightly painted Union Jack. The red pillars are a Torii (Shinto Gate), and that's Mount Fuji in the background. The photo is a bit crowded, but I like the colours. I mounted P121 and P121L gradual grey Neutral Density filters together and lined them up with the line of the trees to enable me to stop the snow on Mount Fuji from blowing out and making the sky a little bluer. [Keywords: Japan Ashinoko Lake ship boat union-jack flag Mount-Fuji Fuji torii shintou-gate landscape MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-62 I spotted this couple enjoying the view from under a Torii (Shinto Gate) in the early morning near the summit of Mt. Fuji. This was the last shot on the last role of film I was carrying, and turned out to be the best shot I took on this trip. [Keywords: Japan Fuji buddhist gate couple clouds sunrise torii landscape portfolio Martin_Bailey_Photography_Screen_Saver MBP_Sunrises_Sunsets_Screen_Saver MBP_Landscapes_Japan_Screen_Saver] http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-15