蝴蝶、電車、桜　ー　Butterflies, Trains and Cherry Blossoms –

Posted on April 10, 2017

小川町埼玉　ー八高線 Watching Train of JR Hachiko-line make it through Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – It goes from Hachioji to Kuragano over a distance of 93 Kilometers. ©Hans Nagl

Here are some of photos of a cherry blossom viewing filled weekend. It included, sake tasting, and plenty of photo opportunities around Ogawamachi’s surrounding nature. The town is located in Saitama, little more than aone hour away from Tokyo’s Ikebukuro via Tobu Tojo Line.

Please feel free to send me your comments at the end of this blog. I am always happy about feedback.

Thank you very much,

Hans

小川町埼玉- 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – Small Butterfly, about the size of a finger nail is making its way through flowers along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – These two small fingernail size butterflies are dancing in the sunlight between flowers along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – Small butterfly enjoying a nice, warm spring day along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – きじ　ー　 Pheasant spotted along the Tsuki River running through Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – Beautiful Tsuki River running through Ogawamachi, Saitama offers many scenes like this one. The water is very clear home to many species of water animals – ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング – everything is blooming this spring along a hiking path towards Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama　©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 桜　- Cherry Blossoms along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉　ー八高線 Watching Train of JR Hachiko-line make it through Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング – Mountain view seen from Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama towards Chichibu. The weather could not decide if it should be sunny or rainy. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング　- Observation Tower on Mount Sengen offers beautiful views ofOgawamachi, Saitama. This time it was better to make its way back the mountain because weather was unpredictable. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング　- Wonderful patchwork of pinks, greens and whites with Ogawamachi, Saitama in the background. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 酒 – Sake tasting event in Ogawamachi Saitama. This sake is based on locally grown, organic ingredients. Sake master is watching his customers’ reactions to this year’s sake. The one I tasted was crisp, clear and perfect. ©Hans Nagl

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Photo Opportunities – Hiking in Ogawamachi, Saitama – 小川町埼玉ハイキング

Posted on April 6, 2017

Just moved to Ogawamachi, Saitama prefecture in Japan a couple of weeks ago and immediately started to explore the area with my usual partner, my camera.

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仙元山見晴らしの丘公園　ー小川町埼玉Sengenyamamiharashinooka Park – View of Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan

Ogawamachi, in Saitama Prefecture close to Tokyo, offers many opportunities to explore nature, especially with a camera of any kind. It is also kids friendly with a mountain rollercoaster, observatory and playground located at Mount Sengen Park relatively close to the station (also reachable via taxi if the walk from the station is too long). Various hiking paths lead to nearby mountain tops of Mount Sengen (~280m) accessible within few hours round trip from Ogawamachi Station. This place is at the end of the Tobu Tojo Train line from Ikebukuro, Tokyo, (~1 hour 15 mins express train),  or, Hajiko Line starting at Hachioji.

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Almost at Ogawamachi Station at the end of Tobu Tojo Line, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

Hikes feature many kinds of flowers, insects, wildlife, a mountain roller coaster, playgrounds, shrines, historic sites and much more. Best of all, Ogawamachi has 2 Hot Springs, 3 Sake Breweries, One Winery and one Micro Brewery just in case if a hike calls for a food or drink break. It also has a supermarket close to the station including various stores such as a wonderful bakery, (going there almost every day), groceries, and a Dollar (100yen) store. The area is also not overrun by hikers such as more popular areas around Tokyo offering an opportunity to discover a more unseen Japan. Best of all everybody here is friendly and helpful.

For sure try some of the local foods in one of the restaurants in town. Ogawamachi is known for growing food organically including rice. Macrobiotic food is a common goal of people living here. This is one of the reasons why I moved here, besides the kids friendly environment. What is not available here, fortunately, are common fast-food chain stores. Food here is an important matter and gets prepared very carefully on an individual basis in most restaurants. There are Chinese ramen, Indian curry, and, of course, Japanese restaurants of many kinds, and, Izakaya peppered throughout town.

If biking then Ogawamachi is a good place to take a break before moving on to Chichibu close by.

Here are some photos from my most recent outings mostly at Mount Sengen and the town of Ogawamachi.

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Ogawamachi town center with the train station, Hajiko and Tobu Tojo Lines, Yaoko Supermarket featuring a wonderful bakery, 100en (Dollar) Store and Groceries – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ー八高線 Watching Train of JR Hachiko-line make it through Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – It goes from Hachioji to Kuragano over a distance of 93 Kilometers. ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – River running through Ogawamachi with playground. River is a popular bass fishing spot also including Carp and other fish. ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – View of the Japanese Paper Factory – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Ogawamachi’s wonderful jumble of houses ©Hans Nagl

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仙元山 小川町埼玉 – View of Ogawamachi from the hiking path to Mount Sengen (~280m)

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – ©Hans Nagl

       

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – View Towards Kawagoe and Tokyo from Mount Sengen, Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

 

 Along hiking paths on Mount Sengen

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Forest along hiking path to Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング- Taking a break underneath some mighty cedar trees – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ー Violets along a hiking path in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ーThis bird seems to enjoy spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉 ー Cherry Blossoms in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ーThe first butterfly of the season who almost escaped my lens in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – Taking a break at a shrine – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Mysterious place on Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Mysterious place on Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, dense bamboo forests, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – One of the many butterflies along the hiking path to Mount Sengen ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉 – Bird enjoying spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉 – If you are lucky you might even see a real tanuki in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ーCarp  enjoying warm sunshine in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ーPlum blossoms in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　ーThis bird seems to enjoy spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

Evening in Ogawamachi

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小川町埼玉　ー Evening along the River in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉　- catching fish in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉, Spring in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

 

          Mountain Rollercoaster and fun

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – ©Hans Nagl

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小川町埼玉仙元山ハイキング – Rollercoaster at Mount Sengen ©Hans Nagl

 

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Autumn, Seagulls, Sand and Stars

Posted on October 4, 2014

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Summer came and went so quickly. Now, and I still really can’t believe it, fall arrived. To adequately welcome this season with all its colors and changes in weather, I decided to take my camera and spend an afternoon in Onset, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod. The place I usually visit is the perfect spot to forget the day, enjoying the events the shore has to offer. This could be rain, fog, wind, or the mellow, warm glow of the setting autumn sun. Seagulls and other shorebirds seemed to be having a good time watching a guy with a tripod and a camera, mesmerized by the early autumn spectacle performed by the many shorebirds. Not with words, however, with this entire scenery, the owner of this season clearly made a statement. Fall is surely here.

As usual, without too many words, here are some of my photos. Hopefully, you will enjoy these.

Where did these birds learn how to fly? It was funny to watch these seagulls realizing that even they are not perfect. Nobody got hurt and everybody kept on flying. - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Where did these birds learn how to fly? Nobody got hurt, and everybody kept on flying. – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Seagulls moving together and very quickly - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Seagulls decorating the sky, moving together and very quickly – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Staying together, flying high - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Staying together, flying high – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of colder days still made this afternoon near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding visit. Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Beach Flowers - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Beach Flowers – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Just beyond the Horizon this light tower and houses can be seen. - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Just beyond the Horizon, this light tower and houses can be seen. – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

This was a fortunate photo of this Long-billed Curlew preparing for landing - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

This was a fortunate photo of this Long-billed Curlew preparing for landing – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Watching all kinds of birds enjoy this fall days - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Watching all kinds of birds enjoy these fall days – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of colder days still made this afternoon near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding visit. Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Dreaming while watching these seagulls playing in the sky. It - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

I dream while watching these seagulls playing in the sky. It – Onset Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Long-billed Curlew - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Long-billed Curlew – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of colder days still made this afternoon near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding visit. Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Wondering if this could be Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Wondering if this could be Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Onset Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Silently flying together, listening to the wind and the sea - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Silently flying together, listening to the wind and the sea – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Wind, Sand and Stars. A reminder what one of my favorite authors Antoine de Saint Exupery enjoyed and frequently wrote about. The Little Prince also does not seem to be too far away. Evenings are becoming cooler. ©HansNagl.com

Wind, Sand and Stars. A reminder of what one of my favorite authors, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, enjoyed and frequently wrote about. The Little Prince also does not seem to be too far away. Evenings are becoming cooler. ©HansNagl.com

 

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A walk at the beach

Posted on March 16, 2014

Most of the time I lived not very close to the sea. From the Philadelphia area it was of course easy to plan a quick 2 hour ride to the Jersey shore mostly in the summer. Now, that I live relatively close to Cape Cod it is easy to pick up my camera and head out to the shore whenever the possibility exists. Sometimes it is already later in the day. The type of weather does not really matter either taking advantage of another opportunity to experience mother nature and learn a new practical aspect about the camera and how to handle it under various conditions.

Head of the Meadow BeachTruro - Cape Cod - - An interesting Winter afternoon at the beach.

Head of the Meadow BeachTruro – Cape Cod – – An interesting Winter afternoon at the beach.

Head of the Meadow Beach - Truro - Cape Cod - -It was a very interesting day at the beach

Head of the Meadow Beach – Truro – Cape Cod – -It was a very interesting day at the beach

Cape Cod Light - Truro - Cape Cod, Catching the last rays of light

Cape Cod Light – Truro – Cape Cod, Catching the last rays of light to take a few photos

These photos are the result of a visit to Head of the Meadows Beach in Truro, Cape Cod, a couple of days ago. In brief, 19F (-7C), strong winds, flying sand, occasional snow, rough seas, later in the afternoon, fading daylight. Taking a glove off for a few minutes to adjust camera controls was almost impossible.

Beach photos: 80mm, ISO 200, 1/20s, f/14. I wanted to bring out some of the details capturing the flying sand still providing some contrast above snow patches while not washing out the surface.

Light House: I took the photo of Cape Cod Light right after sunset. Trying to get a few photos in before returning home I rushed to the light house from the nearby parking lot. The small red stripe on the horizon left by the setting sun complemented by the lights of Provincetown was a peasant surprise when I turned around to position the camera. It was already mounted on a tripod and just needed to be pointed into the desired direction cutting down on adjustment time without gloves. Despite the freezing wind operating in almost complete darkness, a couple of somewhat decent photos resulted. 31mm, ISO 200, 1.3s, f/5. The high winds were not particularly helpful in keeping the camera still even on my very stable tripod.

Why this effort? Taking photos at very cold conditions yields sharp and clear images especially when shooting across long distances. Winter also offers opportunities to observe a different type of nature which can be challenging, however, very enjoyable. It feels very rewarding having the opportunity to develop a photo surrounded by a rough, greenish-grey sea with roaring waves, winds and snow-covered dunes on the other. I guess in three to four months this place will be home of sun bathers and vacationers. Most of them completely unaware of the annual shore rejuvenating winter drama erasing traces of a previous year.

Your thoughts and comments would be very appreciated. Thank you very much.

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