Nagano prefecture (Chuubu area)
October Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) | The Natural Flow of the Falls Captured Through Standard Photography
This photo was taken at Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) using the standard shooting mode to capture the natural flow of the waterfall.
October Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) | A Beautiful View of the Entire Waterfall Captured in a Standard Shot
This photo was taken at Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) using the standard shooting mode to capture the entire width of the waterfall.
October Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) | Capturing the Enchanting Flow of the Falls with a Slow Shutter Speed
This photo was taken at Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) using a slow shutter speed to capture the beautiful flow of the waterfall.
October Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) | A Panoramic View of the Waterfall Captured with a Slow Shutter Speed in a Horizontal Composition
This photo was taken at Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) using a horizontal composition and a slow shutter speed to capture the entire waterfall.
October Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) | The Abundant Flow of the Falls Captured with a Slow Shutter Speed
This photo was taken at Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) using a slow shutter speed to capture the sight of the abundant water cascading down the falls.
October The Village of Red Soba | Red Soba Fields and the "Village of Red Soba" Sign
This photo was taken from a low angle at the "Aka Soba no Sato" in Nagano Prefecture, capturing the "Aka Soba no Sato" sign—set up in the middle of a field of red buckwheat—along with the surrounding red buckwheat flowers.
October Alps Azumino National Park | A Vast Field of Autumn Cosmos Flowers
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and captures a vibrant, autumnal scene featuring a field of beautiful cosmos flowers blooming across the flower garden.
October Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District) | Blue Maple Leaves and a Quaint Shrine Hall
This photo was taken at Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District). By focusing on the blue maple leaves bathed in sunlight at the back of the shrine and blurring the shrine buildings in the background, the photographer captured a striking image of the blue maple leaves.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Flower Cart Amid the Salvia
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park; it shows a flower cart and yellow “Lemon Bright” cosmos together, framed by the vibrant salvia flowers blooming in the foreground.
October Aka Soba no Sato | The Aka Soba no Sato sign, surrounded by pink
This photo was taken at Akasoba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture, looking up from a low angle at the “Akasoba no Sato” sign located in the middle of a field of red buckwheat, so that the entire image is enveloped in the pink hue of the red buckwheat.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Cosmos Flowers Viewed from the Side
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park, capturing the many beautiful cosmos flowers in bloom from the side to show how they overlap and spread out.
October Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District) | Komainu Guarding the Shrine
This photo was taken at Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District) to capture the expressions and poses of the komainu statues placed there to guard the shrine.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Autumn Flower Fields Viewed from Below
This photo was taken at the National Alps Azumino Park, using a composition that makes it look as though I were looking up at the sky from a low vantage point, with a profusion of flowers such as salvia, cosmos, and gomphrena.
October The Village of Red Soba | Red soba fields stretching as far as the eye can see
This photo was taken at Aka Soba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture. To convey the sense of depth in the vast field of red buckwheat, I framed the shot so that it extends all the way to the back of the field while still just barely capturing the sky.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Colorful Sensation Cosmos
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows a side view of the vibrant pink, white, and other colorful “Sensation” cosmos blooming across the field.
October Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District) | A Striking Shadow Cast on the Banner
This photograph, taken at Yahiko Shrine (Kamiina District), captures the combination of a banner hanging at the shrine and the striking shadow cast upon it.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Field of Red and Purple Salvia Flowers
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and captures a vibrant flower field stretching into the distance, with red and purple salvias taking center stage.
October The Village of Red Soba | Red Soba Fields and the Blue Sky
This photo was taken at Aka Soba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture. It captures a wide view of the entire red buckwheat field from a slight distance, showing both the pink flower field and the blue sky.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Fields of Pink and White Cosmos
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows a beautiful field of cosmos flowers, mostly pink and white, blooming across the landscape.
October Alps Azumino National Park | Colorful Kochia and Autumn Flowers
This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park, where I focused on the kochia plants that were just beginning to turn red, while also capturing the cosmos and gomphrena blooming nearby.
