Travel Photo: Nakijin Castle Wall from Above

No Aircraft Used in Composing this Image

 

 

 

 

 

It was one of those days where the sky didn't want to cooperate with the camera.

The best thing to do, was get up high and, eliminate the clouds from the scene.

Not all that crazy about flying, I figured out another way to get elevation.

Climb up on another wall, where the camera could be pointed down, to take the shot.

Equipment: Pentax KD10, Pentax 10-250mm lens and tripod

Focal Length: 65mm

Exposure:  f/16   1/10   ISO 100

 Date and Time: October 7, 2008  12:12PM

UNESCO Nakijin Castle Late Afternoon Wide and Low (Photo)

This photo of Nakijin-jo was taken Sunday June 2, 2013.

For rainy season, it was a beautiful day, hot and steamy.  I was afraid it wouldn't last long.

The light was right for the shot I wanted to make.

Not wanting to disassemble a tripod to get the camera down low, I made a plan.

Rip the camera off the tripod and use a yellow flip-flop to steady it.

People look at you as if you were some kind of nut when you're lying on your belly with the camera.

But, it gets you an image like no one else has.

Camera: Pentax KD 10

Lens: Sigma 10-20mm  

Focal Length:  14mm

f/11   1/90   ISO 100

A Night at the Nakijin Castle Cherry Blossom Festival (Photos)

The photography at Nakijin Castle's Cherry Blossom Festival last night was a blast.

From the first photo, taken on the way in, until closing time at 9PM, it was like nothing I had ever seen, anywhere, on the island of Okinawa, Japan.

Candles were burning on the stone stairways leading to the top of the castle.

Floodlights pointed up at the cherry blossoms, illuminating everything around them.

Inside the upper courtyards, there aren't any cherry trees but, the multi-colored lighting.....

......turned this centuries-old fortress into a psychedelic journey.

As far as I know, this is the only time of the year Nakijin Castle puts on a show like this.

So, if you happen to be in the neighborhood, you might want to hurry and get on up there.

Less fortunate souls, who live somewhere else, should start saving up for the trip next year.

And, don't forget to pack your cameras.

NOTE TO LOCALS:  THIS YEAR'S NAKIJIN SAKURA FESTIVAL ENDS SUNDAY NIGHT AT 9PM.  GET UP THERE AND SHOOT THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS EARLY !

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