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Carp in Pond in Japanese Garden in Spring

I always enjoy photographing Mt. Fuji. At the end of the day, the clouds actually hid the top of Mt. Fuji, but I decided to wait as long as I could,

It was early in the morning, and so the natural lighting made the background dark. I fiddled with the exposure compensation to be able to prevent the

Was walking around and felt I was being watched, and there was this deer sizing me up. I happened to have my Canon DSLR with me and took a few shots.

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Location

This photo was taken on the Shinkansen (Bullet train) to Tokyo. Recently, when traveling to Tokyo, I can't see Mt. Fuji, but this day, I was able to see in in all it's glory. Many times clouds cover all or most of Mt. Fuji. It was clear the day I shot the photo, and was lucky that all of Mt. Fuji could be seen. Also, I had to photograph very quickly since Mt. Fuji is visible for only a very short time, and had to worry about power lines in the photo as well.

Time

This was in the early afternoon.

Lighting

When shooting from a vehicle,be it train, automobile, train, boat or so on, one can't control the lighting. You just shoot with what light, shadows and so on there is.

Equipment

The best camera is the one you have with you at the time. I had my iPhone 6 Plus with me, and was able to take a few shots. If I had a choice, I would have preferred using my Nikon D800, but on this day, the only camera I had was my iPhone 6 Plus. I really wasn't planning to photograph anything that day, and was glad I had my iPhone with me.

Inspiration

I enjoy photographing nature, and taking photos of Mt. Fuji is challenging. I enjoy photographing Mt. Fuji whenever I have the opportunity, and someday, if possible, I would like to spend a few days near Mt. Fuji and photograph it from many angles.

Editing

The original photo of course was in color, but to me, it lacked impact and didn't stand out. Being photographed from a moving train, I also had to straighten the photo. The finished photograph was a result of using the Photogene app on my iPhone to straighten out the photo, then crop. The resulting photo still lacked "snap" so I decided to turn the photo into a black and white photo, and increased the contrast slightly. I prefer the finished black and white photograph to the original in color, as do many of my friends.

In my camera bag

I usually prefer carrying as little equipment as possible. I usually have just my Nikon D800 and Nikon 28-300 AF-S, but sometimes I also bring along my Nikon AF 20-35 2.8 lens. I do bring a tripod if I know I have to photograph groups. I rarely bring a flash since many times I can't use one depending on the location.

Feedback

As I mentioned earlier, the best camera is the one you have with you at the time you see something you want to photograph. Move around to get what you think is the best angle and take multiple shots so you can choose what you think is the best photograph. And above all, enjoy what you are doing.

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