In June 2009, Cafe Absinthe in Osaka was gracious enough to allow me to hold a photo exhibition on the Nihon Hyakumeizan, which I finished climbing in October 2008. Below is the on-line version of the show, for those who weren’t able to attend. Choosing just 9 photos to display was a formidable challenge, but the Cafe owner was complacent and the response from the visitors was overwhelmingly positive.
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Maestro! Many thanks for posting these great photos on line – they really do capture the character of the high Japanese mountains at their best. Your Fuji photos are up there with the works of photographers who dedicate their whole lives to imaging the mountain ….
Magnificent pictures and a great acheivement. I know how hard those walks are from my dedicated mountain-climber students. For those of us who could never do it, how wonderful a record. Thanks!
Project Hyakumeizan – You’re welcome. I’ve never considered myself to be a ‘pro’ photographer. Just lucky with the timing. I guess my design background helps as well, nice I studied about foregrounding and use of positive/negative space. I never crop my photos, choosing to use my viewfinder for that when I snap a picture. Btw, your comment was #100 on my site – very fitting indeed.
vegetablej – Thanks for the kind words and comment. I had a chance to check out your blog – your recipes look mighty tasty and have inspired me to experiment a little more with my cooking.
Hi Wes,
Thanks for posting these. I would have loved to see the prints in person, but I can see what a spectacular job you’ve done – particularly like Kashima-yari… What a great way to celebrate the hyakumeizan, otsukare sama!!
PS. That’s interesting about the cropping, or lack of it 🙂
The Mt. Houhou photo is incredible. Wish I could be sitting right there with a cup of hot chocolate.
Thanks Hamilton. It was a beautiful morning on that ridge and I beat the crowds by setting off before sunrise. Too bad Houou isn’t over 3000m eh? Still, you should get comparable views when you traverse over Kita-dake.