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兵庫県ミニチュアナイアガラで有名になった三木市吉川町の黒滝（くろたき）

横長に広がる滝がライトアップされて幻想的な一枚ですね。

黒滝は兵庫県三木市にある落差4m、幅30mほどある美嚢川（みのうがわ）を流れ落ちる滝で、地元の方には「ミニナイアガラ」「吉川のナイアガラ」とも呼ばれています。
迫力のある絶景を眺めることができ、撮影スポットとしても人気の観光地です。また、厳寒期にしか見ることができない、凍った滝の自然美も魅力の一つとなっています。
三木市には『万八狸とお万狐』という民話があり、このお話に出てくるタヌキが住んでいるのもこの黒滝です。

周辺には観光スポットも充実、「吉川温泉よかたん」ではサウナや釜風呂、露天風呂がありかけ流し式の源泉風呂を楽しめます。道の駅「吉野路黒滝」では地元で採れた山菜や野菜などが販売されており、手作りこんにゃくはおすすめの逸品です。

緑豊かな丘陵地にある敷石のような一枚岩でできている黒滝、訪れたカップルは、幸せになれるとも言われています。

兵庫県神鍋高原の近くにある八反の滝
ここは滝の下がエメラルドグリーンになってて物凄く綺麗なのですが新緑を入れたかったので、あえて後ろから撮影してます。
ここも?熊要注意です?
観光名所の滝ですが、一人で撮影中一度だけ遠目で遭遇し即退散しました?

兵庫県三木市吉川の黒滝
定番構図になりますが、有名なる前にく訪れてました?

兵庫県ミニチュアナイアガラで有名になった三木市吉川の黒滝
ここもライトアップしてました。?

兵庫県淡路にある鮎屋の滝
過去によく夜中一人で滝を訪れてはライトアップしてました?

兵庫県で有名な新温泉町にある猿壷の滝
有名になる前ここはよく訪れ
日中の写真はよく見るのですが、夜の写真は見た事がなく人と違う事がしてみたくなり、仕事終わり夜中訪れライトアップして見ました。ここは熊が出るので要注意です?

静岡県の白糸の滝です。
夏に撮影したものですが、滝の近くは涼しくて気持ちよく、リフレッシュできました。滝の流れが感じられる1枚になったかと思います。

Breathtaking komadomewaterfall of nasu is one of the great options as an autumn viewing spot. It is less crowded and peaceful. This spectacularly blue waterfall is surrounded by red yellow orange fall trees and the sight is truly unforgettable

兵庫県豊岡市にある神鍋渓谷の中にある一ツ滝です。
落差22メートルだそうです。木々の隙間から光が射し込み神秘的に見えました。

岡山県美作市にある琴弾きの滝です。
天石門別（あめのいわとわけ）神社の境内の奥へすすむと、落差13メートル、幅5メートルの「琴弾の滝」があります。静かに流れる滝は周囲の緑にとけこみ清々しさに溢れています。水は透明で冷たくリフレッシュ効果抜群です。

岡山県津山市にある布滝です。
黒光りする岩の間をほとばしる水が心地よくマイナスイオンいっぱい浴びることができました。

I stopped by the Jujo Ginza Shopping Arcade over the obon weekend and managed to take these two photos.

The first one was taken at Nanushi no Taki Park (名主の滝公園).
It was kind of an interesting place to find in Tokyo. It felt really removed from the rest of the city and its surroundings and had a completely different atmosphere from even just a block away. Once you got inside the park itself it seemed a lot quieter and it was quite cool as well. It's completely surrounded by greenery and the water must help keep the area cool. There's a walking course around the inside of the park but I opted against walking it as there were a fair number of mosquitoes biting at me. The waterfall itself was quite nice though.

The next spot was just before the shopping arcade near a railroad crossing. Thought it was interesting so I took a quick photo of it.

I believe the first one is GeGeGe no Kitaro, a famous anime, and everyone knows Doraemon

A splash of water , slow wind and the buzzing noise of insects.... A perfect summer trip at Karuizawa gives only and only refreshment. Sitting in front of this falls calm the mind and peaceful too.

【瓜割の滝】
福井県若狭町にある、瓜割の滝です。
他にもアップしているので、別角度ですが、本当に素敵な場所で、避暑地に最適な所でした！

【瓜割の滝】
福井県若狭町にある瓜割の滝です。
瓜が割れるほど冷たい水という意味で、瓜割の滝と名前がついています。
夏に訪れたのですが、滝近辺は涼しくて、避暑地には最高な場所でした！

Went to Karuizawa for Golden Week!

We booked our shinkansen tickets well in advance so we were basically flipping a coin with the weather, but it still managed to be a really fun trip despite 2/3 days being rain.

We were able to do a lot of shopping at the outlet mall near the station and other places in the area on the first and third days when it rained so it worked out perfectly.

My girlfriend's friend was headed back home from Tokyo the same direction we were headed so she stayed one night with us and then we were able to all hang out and go shopping in Karuizawa for most of the day after which she hopped back on the shinkansen towards home.

The second day was really nice weather, despite being just a bit chilly, but it was still nice enough that we were able to rent some bicycles and ride around the area.
The place where we rented the bikes gave us a nice sightseeing route to go on and so we were able to see a bunch of different places and use our time effectively.

When we were headed into town we crossed a bridge and there was a nice view of Mt. Asama with a ton of fisherman fishing along the river below the bridge. It was a pretty cool sight. We even got to see someone catch a fish as well.

We obviously went to Shiraito Falls as well and it was really beautiful. There was a sign behind that described how the water took around 5 years to come out of the ground where the waterfall was or something to that effect as well. The path leading up the waterfall was quite neat as well, with the river running next to it and a giant fallen tree with more smaller waterfalls to go with it. There was also two wooden carvings of the characters from Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃) which was interesting.

The food in the area was delicious as well. We were staying at a pension and we only had breakfast with our stay, so we ended up going to another pension where they had yakiniku and we got a pretty good price for a massive platter of food. I was so full at the end I'm not sure how I made it back to where we were staying for the night lol.

The third day we did some shopping up at Harunire Terrace (ハルニレテラス) and we kind of just relaxed in the area. It was a pretty trendy place surrounded by nature and there was a hot spring up the road as well. We wanted to go in the hot spring but there was a pretty long line so we decided to pass.

We ate dinner at one of the restaurants at the terrace and while all of the indoor seats were taken, we were able to get some outdoor seating.
It was cold out so I didn't think it would be a good idea, but they had some heaters outside and blankets and it was actually quite enjoyable.

Had a lot of fun and it was a really great place. We might travel there again during the summer when it's warmer as well or maybe in autumn when the leaves change color. I definitely recommend giving it a visit!

那須烏山市の観光名所「龍門の滝」で撮影しました。先日初めてカメラを購入し（Nikon zfc）、撮影に挑みました！そこまで大きな滝ではないですが、近くまで行くと、滝の水しぶきが飛んできて、迫力を感じました。

撮影場所・北海道 知床国立公園 フレペの滝
フレペの滝は海に流れ落ちる小さな滝ですが、北風が強くなる冬本番を迎える時、流れ落ちる水が凍りつき、風に煽られながら捲れ上がる様に凍っていきます。
陽当たりが悪い場所にある日陰者のフレペの滝はいつでもアイスブルーが美しいのです。

山形県の酒田市にある玉簾の滝です。前景に植物をいれることで滝の大きさを表現してみました。

山形県尾花沢市にある銀山温泉の奥に進むとある｢白銀の滝｣
名前の通り雪景色に流れる滝は白銀のようでした！雪景色と滝を同時に見れるので観光にもオススメです！
撮影:2022/1/8
canon EOS 6Dmarkii
ss2.5 f16 iso100
レンズ:EF 24-105 F3.5-5.6 IS STM

先日の日曜に河津桜を見に伊豆へ

途中、修善寺方面から天城越えをして浄蓮の滝を上から眺めてから河津町へ

ちょうど満開の河津桜

更に足を伸ばして久しぶりの伊豆白浜海岸にも

帰りは西伊豆を周って海越しの富士山をゲット

河津桜の記事も紹介

兵庫県で有名な猿壷の滝夜中ライトアップし撮影したのですが新温泉町熊が出るので警戒しながら撮影してました。

兵庫県三木市吉川にあるミニチュアナイアガラと呼ばれる黒滝勝手にライトアップしました。

兵庫県丹波にある浄丸神社の姫ホタル
丹波はホタルの撮影スポットがたくさんあるのですが、水の上を姫ホタルはあまり見た事がなく他のカメラマンさん達もたくさんいたのですが、私は滝の前で撮影したくて、一人川を越え近くまで来たのですが、帰りは真っ暗闇の中手探りで来た道をライトは一切使用出来ないので引き返すの大変でした。
そして何とか元来た道に戻れたもののヒルに噛まれ血まみれに大変でした。

Took a trip out to Nikko, Tochigi over the three day weekend and had an incredible time.
The purpose of the trip was to celebrate my girlfriend's sister's college graduation so we wanted to make it as memorable as possible.
I don't have enough room to fit this into one post so I'll post the rest throughout the week.

We started out from Tokyo and had lunch somewhere Nikko Toshogu Shrine.
I'm not sure if Yuba is a local specialty but it seemed like literally every single restaurant in the area was selling it so I'm assuming that was the case.
It was my first time trying it and it was pretty interesting I guess you could say.
It tasted alright with the soy sauce and radish but I think I prefer normal tofu instead. Either way it was a nice experience.

After eating we headed out to Nikko Toshogu Shrine nearby and man was it amazing.
Everything was so lavishly decorated that I couldn't stop taking photos.
The pagoda was incredibly beautiful as well and the snow covering the Nikko area made everything even more beautiful.

I was lucky enough to get a really nice shot of the corridor full of lanterns while no one was walking through the area as well.
I also took a photo of the torii gate at the top of the steps as it had a very strong presence and signaled the end of the long journey up the steps to reach the inner shrine.

Unfortunately the main gate was undergoing repairs so it was completely covered in tarp and surrounded by staging so I wasn't able to get a photo of it, but I did get some really cool shots of the main shrine.

I tried as hard as I could to get some good photos of the grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and while I think the photo of the gate isn't bad, I think I'd need a better camera to get a good shot of the crane and his tomb.
That being said it was still really awesome to see.

After checking out the shrine we headed out to Kegon Falls and I managed to get some really nice videos and some decent photos as well.
I can't post the videos or I would.
It was really awesome seeing the icicles surrounding the waterfall and all of the frozen scenery as well.
Even just taking the lift down to the waterfall was an experience.
After we left the waterfall observation deck and went back up the elevator we got some suiton (水団, flour dumplings in soup) and shared it between the three of us as a light snack before dinner later that evening.
We also visited Lake Chuzenji and admired the scenery there for a bit as well.
We didn't spend a ton of time here so this photo was the best I could do.
I like that I was able to get the sign in the shot though so I can't complain.

After enjoying the view of the lake we headed to our hotel and ate dinner and had some wine.
The place we stayed at was called "Lamb Chop" (ペンション・ラムチャップ日光).
The food was great and service provided by the the owners was top notch, so I definitely recommend checking it out if you're looking for a place to stay in the area.

After dinner we headed back to our room and I was so exhausted I fell asleep almost instantly.

And that was the end of day 1! I'll post day two tomorrow since this post is getting quite long now!

熊本県
鍋ヶ滝
冬は氷柱のカーテン

熊本県
鍋ヶ滝
冬は氷柱のカーテン