maddoc
... likes film again.
... with my wife and the trusty M4-P, accompanied by the 21/3.4 Super-Angulon-M and the 90mm Summicron-M pre-ASPH.
Shiretoko national park, the most northern peninsula of Hokkaido, became world heritage in July 2005. To protect the wildlife and fauna, access into areas inside the peninsula is only possible by hiking but one can stay in a small town called Utoro, the "entrance" to Shiretoko national park.
Hiking there is not recommended for beginner, especially for somebody not experienced "meeting" brown bears (higuma). These guys can easily reach a weight of 270 kg and albeit bears being afraid of humans such a confrontation can be fatal. Other than brown bears, lots of deers (shika) and foxes (kitsune) live in Shiretoko.
Shiretoko is a pure mountain range, with the highest mountains up to 1600m.
We went there the last weekend of August, and while the daytime temperatures were still about 25 degrees celsius with lots of sunshine, at night the temperatures dropped down to about 5 degrees.
A sunset from the camping site where we stayed:
21/3.4 (Velvia 100F)
Rolleiflex 3.5E (Velvia 50)
The "Five Lakes" (Go-Ko), five small lakes in the mountain:
21/3.4 (Kodak 125PX)
Roots of a fallen (toppled ?) dead tree near one of the five lakes:
21/3.4 (Kodak 125PX)
Kamuiwakka, a water fall sourced by a hot spring. Until some years ago one could go up all four steps of this waterfall but since the last mayor earth quake in Hokkaido, rocks fall down in the upper part and now only the first step is accessible. One can buy special socks with rubber sole and walk through the warm water:
90mm Summicron-M (Fuji Trebi 100C)
Flowers nearby:
90mm Summicron-M (Fuji Trebi 100C)
On our way back to Sapporo, we stopped by at Lake Mashu. It is a lake inside a vulcano, the only water supply is from rain. We were very lucky being able to see the lake without fog and mist, it is usually covered by a layer of fog.
Dusk at Mashu-ko, 21/3.4 (Fuji Neopan ACROS 100)
I brought the 35mm Summilux with me but didn't use it (except for the last two photos on the 7th and last film). The combination of 21 and 90 was quite useful, 21 used most of the time. In total, I had shot 6 rolls of 135 and 4 of 120 in two days...
Cheers,
Gabor
Shiretoko national park, the most northern peninsula of Hokkaido, became world heritage in July 2005. To protect the wildlife and fauna, access into areas inside the peninsula is only possible by hiking but one can stay in a small town called Utoro, the "entrance" to Shiretoko national park.
Hiking there is not recommended for beginner, especially for somebody not experienced "meeting" brown bears (higuma). These guys can easily reach a weight of 270 kg and albeit bears being afraid of humans such a confrontation can be fatal. Other than brown bears, lots of deers (shika) and foxes (kitsune) live in Shiretoko.
Shiretoko is a pure mountain range, with the highest mountains up to 1600m.
We went there the last weekend of August, and while the daytime temperatures were still about 25 degrees celsius with lots of sunshine, at night the temperatures dropped down to about 5 degrees.
A sunset from the camping site where we stayed:
21/3.4 (Velvia 100F)
Rolleiflex 3.5E (Velvia 50)
The "Five Lakes" (Go-Ko), five small lakes in the mountain:
21/3.4 (Kodak 125PX)
Roots of a fallen (toppled ?) dead tree near one of the five lakes:
21/3.4 (Kodak 125PX)
Kamuiwakka, a water fall sourced by a hot spring. Until some years ago one could go up all four steps of this waterfall but since the last mayor earth quake in Hokkaido, rocks fall down in the upper part and now only the first step is accessible. One can buy special socks with rubber sole and walk through the warm water:
90mm Summicron-M (Fuji Trebi 100C)
Flowers nearby:
90mm Summicron-M (Fuji Trebi 100C)
On our way back to Sapporo, we stopped by at Lake Mashu. It is a lake inside a vulcano, the only water supply is from rain. We were very lucky being able to see the lake without fog and mist, it is usually covered by a layer of fog.
Dusk at Mashu-ko, 21/3.4 (Fuji Neopan ACROS 100)
I brought the 35mm Summilux with me but didn't use it (except for the last two photos on the 7th and last film). The combination of 21 and 90 was quite useful, 21 used most of the time. In total, I had shot 6 rolls of 135 and 4 of 120 in two days...
Cheers,
Gabor
