Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice to hav you back love the blossom snow ric > On Dec 11, 2015, at 5:30 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > Hello Luggers, > I?m back!! After over a six month break - where did the summer go??? - I > have signed back on to the LUG. > From time to time over the summer I have delved into the archives to catch > up and enjoy the many excellent > posted photos as well as to chuckle over the occasional squabble. > > When I left off I was cruising on the Crystal Symphony from Tokyo to > Vancouver with several stops along the way. > It was an 18 day cruise and the damage done to my waist line still has not > been completely repaired although > there has been some progress. > > Our first stop out of Tokyo was Aomori Japan and we visited Hirosaki > Castle to take in the Sakura. I have been chasing the > Cherry Blossoms in Japan for years and have either arrived too late or two > early but this time - late April - we hit the height of the blossom > season right on: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Cruising2015/2PanHiroMoat.jpg.html> > > Hirosaki Castle was constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru > clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimy? clan who ruled over Hirosaki Domain, > Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. > > From Aomori we continued out into the Sea of Japan and I caught this > sunset with a seagull in the frame. You can see why the rising sun (0r in > this case the setting sun) is such a symbol of Japan. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Cruising2015/2panseagullsunset.jpg.html> > > Both pictures were taken with a Nikon D4 and the big but useful 80 - 400 > VR zoom which I hauled along in anticipation of the wild life photo > opportunities in Alaska. For on board photos I tended to use the Fuji XT 1 > and (mostly) the wonderful 35mm f1.4. > > Please view the photos enlarged and enjoy. > > Cheers > > Howard (now in Hong Kong for the holidays). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information