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Lost In The Woods – A7r

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  • December 16, 2024
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As I’ve been getting ready to leave for Japan next week, I was sifting through some of my old photos from last year that I’ve never published and found this shot.

My wife and I found this cool little bamboo forest growing naturally near Magaribuchi Dam Park in nowhere. It was very peaceful and undisturbed, except in one place deep in the forest where I found a discarded toilet. I’m still not exactly sure how that happened.

The cool thing about Japan is there are so many places like this. These cool parks or temples almost feel abandoned, yet they have so much history. Some places will even have an almost haunted, eerie feeling to them. It’s hard to explain, but we were at this one temple once, which was just creepy. It felt like someone was standing over your shoulder while you were there.

Lost In The Woods – Shot on the Sony A7r

This shot is a single exposure taken as a JPEG. I went through most of the day shooting JPEGs by accident. It’s not the end of the world because I bracketed most shots, but I still hate it when stuff like that happens.

I pulled out my old Canon 24-70mm for this shot. Surprisingly, I’m still using my Canon lenses on my Sony. I never really invested in Sony lenses because a part of me was always hoping Canon would release a camera that would compete with the Sony A7r. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon. But now I’m shooting Fuji, so it doesn’t matter. 🙂

Japanese Bamboo Forest

Camera: Sony A7r
Lens: Canon 24-70mm f2.8L @ 34mm
ISO 100, f/16, 4.0sec

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A professional video editor, and photographer with a Bachelors in Film studies from UCSD. Based in Los Angeles, I have created commercials, trailers, and other video content for various clients and platforms since 2005. I also love to write about my passions and share my insights on my blog.

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