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The 2015 Young-Adult Archery Event at the Sanjusangendo Temple

The 2015 Young-Adult Archery Event at the Sanjusangendo Temple
Archery Bows as far as the eye can see at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂), Kyoto Japan -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://ift.tt/1faivrI (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 160mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

Archery Bows

as far as the eye can see

at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂), Kyoto Japan

Today was the annual toshiya archery event for new adults at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) here in Kyoto. I blogged about it extensively three years ago starting with “Traditional Archery Like a Boss ”.


I then followed up with what turned into one of my most popular series of posts, starting with “Total Discipline: Anatomy of a Japanese Archer’s Shot”, followed by a note about the crowds and the hubub outside and the instructors taking their turn (“More Badass Japanese Archery”) and then a look at the colorful wardrobes of the ladies and then perhaps my favorite post on the subject: “Badass Japanese Archery: Now It’s The Ladies’ Turn” (followed by more and more ladies) and then finally more instructors. Phew!


Posing Behind a Veil of Bows -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

Posing Behind a Veil of Bows

I'll post more about the day later, but for now just a few photos...


Camaraderie -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2000 sec, f/2, ISO 160 — map & image data — nearby photos

Camaraderie

Juggling phone, lunch, purse -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://ift.tt/1faivrI (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/640 sec, f/2, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos

Juggling

phone, lunch, purse

Nervous Anticipation one lifetime, 60 seconds, two arrows -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/1600 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nervous Anticipation

one lifetime, 60 seconds, two arrows

Celebration (they perhaps think it's of youth or of archery, but it's really of friendship) -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/640 sec, f/2, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos

Celebration

(they perhaps think it's of youth or of archery, but it's really of friendship)

A Single Hair was apparently out of place (I love the juxtaposition of the rough thick masculine archery glove, and everything else) -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/1250 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

A Single Hair

was apparently out of place

(I love the juxtaposition of the rough thick masculine archery glove, and everything else)

Wonderfully Colorful men traditionally wear just black and white, but I for one appreciate the bold color -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://ift.tt/1faivrI (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

Wonderfully Colorful

men traditionally wear just black and white, but I for one appreciate the bold color

Silk, Leather, Feathers, and Wood -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://ift.tt/1faivrI (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/800 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Silk, Leather, Feathers, and Wood

At Full Draw yet, something just isn't quite right... -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://ift.tt/1faivrI (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — 1/2000 sec, f/2, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos

At Full Draw

yet, something just isn't quite right...

To be continued...