For the first in a 173 year event for Tokyo, I decided to give my first solar photography a try. With clouds passing by and covering up the sun periodiaclly, it was difficult to control the exposure through the whole shoot. I guess I did okay though. The photo set below.
Actually, I like the silght offset...
May 5 is said to be a day of the "Super-Moon", so I took some shots at it from my balcony.
Here's the best shot, with a little re-touching done.
The original, uploaded to Flickr.
An explanation of a "Super-Moon", by NASA :
Two weeks before Golden Week, some of Cycle Tokyo! members went out riding along the Tone River located north of Tokyo, started from Kurihashi and headed for Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture.
A one way ride just around 90Km total, was a very smooth one thanks to light follow wind. We packed our bikes and took them on the train to Kurihashi, and on the way back home from Takasaki.
A continuous carpet of very bright yellow Cole Flower (Celery cabbage) spreads along the cycling road, in full bloom just about now.
View 2012/04/21 Kurihashi to Takasaki Cycling in a larger map
April to May is a very good time to cycle here in the Kanto area.
