Visiting Kyoto'S Bamboo Forest during harsh weather conditions.
Lucky me, gets to travel the world. Of course, most of my travels are on halt because of Covid.
Here I want to share one of the coolest locations I got to Light Paint in the past years. Looking back I should have done more. But I guess I have one excuse and that was the rain. I am sure I will get to go to Kyoto once again and then I can realize a few more ideas that are still stuck in my head. So many ideas so little time.
Going to Japan is already exciting no matter where you go. Once I knew my itinerary and Kyoto was on it, with a few nights, I knew I want to get at least something done in the Bamboo forest that is all so famous.
Zum Glück komme ich ganz gut rum, überall in die Welt. Selbstverständlich sind die meisten meiner Reisen derzeitig wegen Covid "on hold". Heute möchte ich einen der coolsten Orte teilen, an denen ich in den letzten Jahren zum Light Painting gekommen bin. Rückblickend denke ich, da war noch mehr drin. Aber ich denke, ich habe eine Ausrede; es hat immer stärker geregnet und das war dann wirklich nicht mehr schön. Ganz sicher geht es noch mal nach Kyoto und dann kann ich noch ein paar Ideen verwirklichen, die mir im Kopf rum schwirren. Japan ist schon super spannend. Als ich wusste es geht nach Kyoto , wusste ich, dass ich zumindest etwas im berühmten Bambuswald lightpainten muss.
What were the settings?
What you see is a featured Light Painting is a single 77 second exposure time photograph. The camera was always set to ISO 50 and the Lens to F4.5
Was Ihr als Cover Light Painting seht ist eine einzige Aufnahme mit 77s Belichtungszeit. Die Kamera war auf ISO 50 und das Objektiv auf F4.5 eingestellt.
You do see once again one the final Light Paintings first. Then I shared with you two Lighting tests of the path ways.
Hier seht Ihr zuerst eines der finalen Light Paintings. Dies nächsten Bilder zeigt den einfachen Beleuchtungstests, um zu sehen, wie stark die Bäume reflektieren.
The image below I have shared some years ago is still one of my favorites of all time. The simplicity and the colors as well as my colleague's silhouette. It just works so nicely. The difference here is posture. Slightly different. In the main shot he is much more relaxed and today I think it works better
Das Bild unten, das ich vor einigen Jahren geteilt habe, ist immer noch einer meiner Lieblingsbilder. Was ich mag ist die Schlichtheit und die Farben sowie die Silhouette meines Kollegen. Es funktioniert einfach so schön. Der Unterschied liegt hier in der Körperhaltung. Etwas anders. In der Hauptaufnahme ist er viel entspannter und heute finde ich, dass es besser funktioniert
What does it look like during the day?
There are millions of photos of the Kyoto Bambooforest on the web so I am not going to share the famous view. Looking to the side of the forest gives you an idea of the scenery.
Es gibt Millionen von Fotos des Kyoto-Bambuswaldes im Internet, daher werde ich die berühmte Aussicht nicht teilen. Ein Blick zur die Seite des Waldes gibt Ihnen eine gute Vorstellung von der Scene.
I hope you found these images inspirational. If you have more questions please do not hesitate. I am happy to share my knowledge.
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Thank you so much!
I had the chance to go there 7 years ago. This forest is definitely worth the visit. The weirdest thing to me with those photos is that the forest is mostly empty. I remember being in a super-crowded place back in the days.
Thanks for this share!
Thank you so much. Glad you like it.
I guess rain and night helped me. Not many people take photos after the sun sets. Often i come to places and i get started when everyone is leaving... People asking what iam going to do ... Waiting for the blue hour and unpack lights ... There it goes. 😖😎
Sehr spannender Ort und coole Bilder.
Mein kleiner Baumtunnel gleich bei meinem Büro is nicht ganz so spannend. 🤩
Danke fürs Kompliment.
Great photos… it has a special atmosphere. Mesmerising some home 😎
I like all the lines… up and towards the horizon… it seems to go on forever.
Glad you like it so much. Happy to feed you with more exciting Light Paintings 🤩
You are welcome… @gunnarheilmann can’t wait 😉
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Super cool set buddy. What a place to shoot!
It is absolutely amazing to see. Apart from the rain, it was nice and warm in summer. so Ideal weather if it wasn't for the rain. Glad you like them too.
Wow, what a piece! 77 seconds exposure? Mehn, I must finish that your introductory article on light photography.
Although, my progress has been hampered cos of ny exams, but i'd still strive to get it done. @gunnarheilmann
Looking forward to what you come up with. Let's get excited about longer exposures. 🤩
Yeeees
Thanks,man. I really do appreciate what you do!
Keep up the good work.
Hatte da ja ein paar Anime Szenen versucht nachzustellen ;)
Ja das wäre ne Idee - Hatte auch versucht bei einem regulären Anime-Treffen Kontakte zu knüpfen. Dann ist das aber wohl ausgefallen und naja nix Anime und Models war dann Nachts im Regen auch nicht drin ... schlecht geplant 😤
Aber wie gesagt beim nächsten Mal nochmal recherchieren und länger vorher planen. Dann geht da bestimmt noch was.
Very good atmosphere, so beautiful 🙏🙏🙏
Thanx so much mate. Thank you for your support 🙏
Beautiful forest .....🤗
And a great play of light ... @gunnarheilmann 🥰
I love Japan and I would love to visit it ....
It is a fascinating place. I have been many times and can't get enough of it. Not that I would like to live there but to visit it offers so many captivating aspects. Landscape, culture, and history are very very interesting. Also, Japan got much more tourist-friendly, and traveling there as a tourist got much more affordable than 10 years ago. I think it's a good time after covid.
It must be a fascinating place. I read a little about culture, a little about the Japanese themselves, and the country is fascinating to me ....
I hope that when this is over, I will be able to visit Japan ....
I believe that you enjoyed it and that you want to visit it a few more times ... You are happy that you managed to travel before the covid .....