muikabochi 208 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Well at last I managed to get to Zao, and timing was good too - there was some fresh snow, the weather was good for the most part and the monsters were in decent condition. So I took a ton of photos and was left wanting more. (Apparently, it rained again soon after I had left and the snow monsters soon deteriorated). I agree with a lot of what has been said in BagOfCrisps thread and the Zao 08/09 thread. Zao is very different from anything in the Minamiuonuma area and a really new experience for me. I will hopefully go back next year again to enjoy it more. The place is certainly up there in my favourites. Worth a visit! Anyway here's a selection of pics (with more in my galleries if you are interested). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Excellent as always Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Superb. Would prefer being there than here! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Great stuff mate/ So glad the weather co-operated when you went. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 wow, great photos. just have to love zao. Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Phantastic photos. They actually do start to look like monsters the longer you look at 'em. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Quote: This one looks like a monster parot Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 ^^That's exactly the one I was thinking of too. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 No, a big scary insect monster. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Old woman piggy back child T-rex roaring Link to post Share on other sites
Pete the Shoemaker 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Superb photos! Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for that. Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks. I took nearly 600 photos in 2 days up there. Admittedly lots were at night time with me working out how to use my camera properly - never really done night shots before. Hands were frozen too with my gloves off up there! Good place. Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I like your photos very much muikabochi. Great. (I will post a photo of recent monster now in the Zao thread, don't want to spoil this one!) Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm glad the weather was good for you too! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Love the dark sill-oo-ette ones. Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Best ones yet! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How long were you there for muikabochi? How far is it from where you are. Questions, questions. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I stayed 2 nights. The journey took about 4 hours - Muikamachi > Shibata on the expressway then cross country into Yamagata and north to Zao. Any others? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Thanks. I took nearly 600 photos in 2 days up there. Admittedly lots were at night time with me working out how to use my camera properly - never really done night shots before. Hands were frozen too with my gloves off up there! Good place. 600 photos in 2 days anytime left for boarding? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 ah, muika, that reminds me. The D700 has auto ISO if needed. With it turned on, it can up the ISO if there is insufficient light for a shake free shot (only thing is, you won't notice). The noise is quite impressively low at high high settings. Good job we no longer need to develope and print them 600 shots. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm not into all the tech of cameras, but do my lenses work ok on the D700? I am sure I read somewhere that I am best sticking with the 200 due to the lenses I have. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Plenty time stemik. I'm real quick at taking my pics, no messing and fiddling about for the most part. Just press the button! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Cheers mate Link to post Share on other sites
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