Apr 1

Apr 1 Ome Plum Tree Garden

My teams work very hard and sometimes you need to take a break. Last friday we head out of the center of Tokyo for a bit of rest and bonding. We started out at Akigawa Trout Fishing Park for a bit of river fishing and a BBQ. This place is a lot of fun. I spent most of my time taking photographs. Today’s configuration: Hasselblad 501cm with a Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm shot on Ektar 100.

Akigawa International Trout Fishing Park

It is hard to believe this is still Tokyo... Beautiful and peaceful.

Meet Ryota and Takuro. Two of the smartest people I know...

After a bit of fishing we headed to Ume no Koen Park...the Plum Garden.

We were a little out of the center of Tokyo. Starbucks hasn't found this part yet. Just this place...

Apparently there is a camera shop but I couldn't find it...

This couple had some really nice cameras...

I loved looking up and seeing the trees. I wish I had a wide angel lens for my Hasselblad...

Sadly the trees got diseased and after years of trying to cure they are going to have to cut them all down to kill the disease. You can see they have already cut the left half of this mountain.