DirtyGlassEye
View from the Alps
Ok, perhaps I should clarify, this photo isn't really of the Japanese Alps. Rather, it was taken on the slopes of it. The Japanese Alps, are a mountain range east of Fuji and stretches all the way north to Nagano, and boasts many wonders like reflective lakes, mountain rope courses and of course, the thermal springs used by macaques.
When I was on my way out here Fuji finally opened up and the sky looked just perfect. I initially had a list of shots I would get facing the slopes of the alps itself, but obviously I would be taking this advantage instead now that it was here.
Somehow, when I went cycling through my camera roll, this particular angle had no people walking through it, I don't know how fortunate I was to get that. A winding path with 2 thatched roof houses and Fuji on full display in the back. The grass looked nearly dead and the moss on the roof looked a little too organic cause other plant life was growing off it. The other roof wasn't nearly as colorful but I figured it could help with a clarity fix to bring more details out, and it was alright to say the least. In-between the two buildings were some construction material and cars in the back, so of course I had to get rid of it all and make it the dry grass.
In editing, there was light pollution in the sky to deal with, and having brownish grass in the back felt fine but up close, even for a volcanic area, did not look good enough. So I gave both of them separate color adjustments. There was a random concrete slab on the right that I got rid of as well.
Iyashi specialized in forestry, charcoal, dairy, and silk farming and was fortunate to have diverse seasons to allow that. 2 separate typhoons in the 1960s brought the high waters in from Lake Saito and destroyed nearly all of the village. The abandoned site waited 4 decades to be half-restored into a history center (half as in the amount of houses, not the quality).
View from the Alps
Ok, perhaps I should clarify, this photo isn't really of the Japanese Alps. Rather, it was taken on the slopes of it. The Japanese Alps, are a mountain range east of Fuji and stretches all the way north to Nagano, and boasts many wonders like reflective lakes, mountain rope courses and of course, the thermal springs used by macaques.
When I was on my way out here Fuji finally opened up and the sky looked just perfect. I initially had a list of shots I would get facing the slopes of the alps itself, but obviously I would be taking this advantage instead now that it was here.
Somehow, when I went cycling through my camera roll, this particular angle had no people walking through it, I don't know how fortunate I was to get that. A winding path with 2 thatched roof houses and Fuji on full display in the back. The grass looked nearly dead and the moss on the roof looked a little too organic cause other plant life was growing off it. The other roof wasn't nearly as colorful but I figured it could help with a clarity fix to bring more details out, and it was alright to say the least. In-between the two buildings were some construction material and cars in the back, so of course I had to get rid of it all and make it the dry grass.
In editing, there was light pollution in the sky to deal with, and having brownish grass in the back felt fine but up close, even for a volcanic area, did not look good enough. So I gave both of them separate color adjustments. There was a random concrete slab on the right that I got rid of as well.
Iyashi specialized in forestry, charcoal, dairy, and silk farming and was fortunate to have diverse seasons to allow that. 2 separate typhoons in the 1960s brought the high waters in from Lake Saito and destroyed nearly all of the village. The abandoned site waited 4 decades to be half-restored into a history center (half as in the amount of houses, not the quality).