Saturday, March 9, 2019

Skylum AI photo processing app for drone photos; AirMagic pre-order until March 20

Skylum anounced drone photo editing app AirMagic release March 21. It is automatic editable app like Photolemur. If you are interested in it, check the website,https://skylum.com/l/airmagic-checkout
I think the sky enhance effect and haze removal effect are useful for landscape photography, too.


Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Plum Garden in Nakayama Temple, Takaradzuka City, Hyogo, Japan


 Nakayama Temple in Takaradzuka is well known as devotion to safe childbirth since ancient times.
Many pregnant women and their families come a long way, my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother did, too. There are always visitors one after another, especially massive visitors thronged there on ceremonial days "Inu-no-hi"(dog day in chinese zodiac).
However, my purpose is not doevotion to easy birth, but looking plum blossoms there this time. The plum garden in Nakayama Temple is well known, too.



  There are 1k apricot trees on the temple. Each tree and is maintained very well. Of course garden, too. I couldn't find any over grown apricots nor gabage.

 The another future is gorgeous buidings. They can be seen through the year differently plum blossoms. hehe...





Thursday, February 28, 2019

Mysterious flagellates of Temple Gayain. Miki City, Hyogo, Japan




 Sparkle flagellates are often found in small ponds or caves all over the Main Island of Japan. They are called "Hikari-mo".  I was suddenly reminded the memory my father took me to see them in Miki City when I was a child. Unfortunately we couldn't see any visions at that time. It is said the best season is January to Feburary, so I was trying to find again.
 There are two locations known well in Kinki(Kansai) Region, one is a cave, "Sijimi no Ishimuro" in the Miki Disaster Prevention Park (Miki Bōsai Kōen). The another is a pond in Temple Gayain. Both are adjacent area in Miki City. I went to Temple Gayain this time.



The first image was processed color contrust with AuroraHDR. Actually it was a bit vaguer with the naked eye like this. Reflection of sun light looks like raibow color by flagellates. They say it looks clearer depending upon climate condition like coldness and strong sunshine. I guess it is a kind of structural coloration, but is rare flagellate's effect at least in Japan. BTW this pond is always white cloudy in the other seasons.

Here are some other shots.






 Temple Gayain has many features for beautiful nature, ancient buddhism and Satoyama contents. It is one of my favorite location.