Last year I got to make my second visit to Yakushima, a small island in Kagoshima Prefecture just south of the main island. My timing was not great as about a month before my arrival a typhoon damaged much of the island including one of the trails that I really wanted to return to. The upside was that it forced to me to explore other parts of the island and I still came away with some images I enjoy.
amazing set of pictures; looks like a place that has a rich variety of picture opportunities; like the waterfall pictures and the one of the bridge; i hope you enjoyed your time there; thanks for sharing your pictures.
volhoosier wrote:
amazing set of pictures; looks like a place that has a rich variety of picture opportunities; like the waterfall pictures and the one of the bridge; i hope you enjoyed your time there; thanks for sharing your pictures.
Thank you so much, there truly is a lot packed into a relatively small island.
Ketan, you had some tough light especially for the first fall image but you managed it so well Also, I like the shutter speed for the falls. Enjoyed viewing your set from location that's seldom seen on FM. Thanks for sharing.
keepclicking wrote:
Ketan, you had some tough light especially for the first fall image but you managed it so well Also, I like the shutter speed for the falls. Enjoyed viewing your set from location that's seldom seen on FM. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, thank you for commenting on that. A few challenges with that first waterfall: you mentioned the light, which was harsh that day (somewhat unusual for this island) and so I had to wait until the falls were in mostly in shade/side light which makes for a difficult color match with anything in the sun. Moreover, the big challenge was that these falls are massive and it is impossible to point a camera at them for more than a few seconds before the front element is soaked. This precluded setting up my tripod, dialing in the framing, and focus stacking for the depth of field or stacking a longer shutter speed image for the falls with a shorter one for the plants in the foreground. As such, I had to handhold at a lower shutter and very small aperture and take "bursts" of images. I think the end result is a mix of two images taken back to back in order to reduce some of the motion blur on the plants.
Also, I like the shutter speed for the falls. Enjoyed viewing your set from location that's seldom seen on FM. Thanks for sharing.