Northern Star of Mt Fuji

Almost forgot to post my photo for the day. As with all the previous photos, most of the involve Mt. Fuji. Probably this will be the last Mt. Fuji picture for this month because it's really getting stale. So, I will try to dig up more pictures from other places and see if my post processing skills have improved.

This shot had to be taken because I saw the cute ducks in the area. I could get near because it was very muddy. I sank when I tried to come closer. Also, the Sun was aligned with the mountain making me think the it's the northern star guiding the wise men towards the mountain. (LOL) Also, the sun rays bursting from the clouds made the shot a lot more interesting.

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Boats of Kawaguchiko

Can you find Mt. Fuji? It somewhere there hidden in the clouds. You can see at least part of its famous snow cap. Although the clouds are amazing, I'd rather prefer a good clean shot of Mt Fuji as the sun came down. I can get beautiful sunsets at my place back in Kanagawa but never a shot with Mt. Fuji and a sunset

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When Fuji Was A Little Shy

Shot in the middle of the day. Not really the perfect time for HDR however the sky was really blown out so I needed the extra exposure for the sky.

This is one of many pictures that I was trying to include Mt. Fuji in the frame. The mountain was already a little shy as half of it were already covered in clouds. It was such an unlucky day for us to visit the mountain on such a cloudy day. I wanna go back here again on spring to properly capture its beauty

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Abandoned

I find the grungy HDR look on abandoned structures really suitable because it brings out the contrast and details of the image. Obviously, I am no so versed with the kind of HDR so here is my half baked attempt on trying to add some grunge to the image. For interior shots with bright windows, -3 to +3 with 1 stop increments is necessary to capture all the detail inside and outside the house. Unfortunately, I forgot to do that. I could have brought more detail outside the window and on the corners of the image.

This was shot near the Momiji Tunnel in Kawaguchiko. It was my friend's dream to shoot an abandoned structure so we definitely had to check out the place. Good thing here were no scary animals or insects near the area so I was safe to shoot around the place

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Forget Mt Fuji Just Shoot the Sunset

When I was in Kawaguchiko, all my compositions tried to include the glorious Mt. Fuji. When the iconic mountain became shy, I had no choice but to completely ignore it's presence and just compose the photo like a normal sunset.

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Cloudy Mt. Fuji Sunset

A slightly disappointing sunset from Kawaguchiko. I was expecting the iconic mountain of Japan standing tall with all its glory as the sun comes down. Unfortunately, the clouds suddenly came and covered almost all of the mountain. Only part of the foot can be seen from the mountain =( Good thing the clouds were interesting enough for me to take the shot and enjoy the moment as the sun sets.

Dark Clouds Approaching

Normally, when the sun is coming down, the camera is always pointed to the sun. But this time, I saw awesome dark clouds approaching at the back so I just had to take a shot. Evidently, it revealed me and my friend's shadows.

Most photographers stay at one spot until the sun comes down. I, however, try to move a round a little, trying to find better angles as the sun comes down. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes I wished I just stayed at the same spot I started with. Nevertheless with sunset shots, you can never go wrong as you have your tripod and you plan to do HDR.