Came back from my first WWOOF journey in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Here are some of my better shots taken during the trip.

Please feel free to C&C, I would love to hear from you, thanks.


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Paddy field in Shin-Shimashima (新島々) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Norikura Kogen (乗鞍高原) Plum Blossoms Festival by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Norikura-dake (乗鞍岳) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Norikura-dake (乗鞍岳) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Norikura-dake (乗鞍岳) Snow Corridor by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Dandelion by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Bandokoro-daki (番所大滝) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Matsumoto-jo (松本城) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Kawaii obachan in Kamikochi (上高地) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Wedding in Kamikochi (上高地) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Kamikochi (上高地) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Mt.Hotaka (穂高岳) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Sanbon-daki (三本滝) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Maimeno-ike (まいめの池) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Stars in Norikura Kogen (乗鞍高原) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Milky way in Norikura Kogen (乗鞍高原) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Star trails in Norikura Kogen (乗鞍高原) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Boy waiting in Nawate-tori (縄手通り) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Boy playing water in Hanadokei Koen (花時計公園) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Wheat field in Hotaka (穂高) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Suwa Lake (諏訪湖) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Nagoya City Science Museum (名古屋市科学館) by gsuraki, on Flickr

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Nagoya TV Tower night view by gsuraki, on Flickr

Well done mate

Love shots 2,6,9 and 14 especially

Thanks. Glad you like them.
Shot number 2 is one of my favourite too.

Very awesome pictures mate, enjoyed them!

NIce!

awesome

nice series

Thanks guys!
Can you point out which shots you like the most?

absolutely number THREE (3)

Number 7 and 8

Thanks for the feedback guys.

No.13 and 14, shot with the stock 16-50mm on the NEX-5R, correct? That's stunning stuff there. Good exposure balance.

Thanks for the compliment.
Yes, both 13 and 14 taken with NEX-5R + SELP1650.
No. 14 is with CPL filter equipped.

Nicely taken. Good job pal!

you make me miss Japan.... lovely

Wowowow! Fantastic shots. Love ém Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comments guys.
I recently setup my own website, please pay a visit, jasonooi.com

Cool, bro! Nice photo! U always go solo for photography?

Thanks for liking the photos.
I went solo travel twice only so far.

I love photos 7, 8 and the stars.

What setting u take for the stars? And for the startrails, care to share how to do it?

Thanks!

The setting for 7 and 8: F2.8, ISO 1600, 20-25 sec.

As for star trails, it is basically the same as photographing stars, but stacked 150 shots into one image.

Thanks for the share! Will try!

Actually i've never tried stacking 150 shots into one. Last time I did star trail was opening the shutter for half an hour. The trails I got was not this long though

so nice bro
love #5 #8 so much

Thanks for letting me know, glad you like them.

ur pics are really nice!
feel like wanna visit nagano one day cuz of ur pics
what camera are u using?

You should, there're lots of beautiful places to visit in Nagano.
All the photos are taken with Sony NEX-5R.

Do visit my site jasonooi.com for more photos (mostly taken in Japan) if you're interested.

wow! i did visit ur site. u are very talented mate! nice photos!
yes i will visit nagano one day!
may i know how much is ur budget when u go to nagano?

Thanks for visiting my website.
I did not spend much during my last trip to Nagano Prefecture because I was WWOOF-ing there.

But I spent around RM4300 during my 11 days trip in Januaray with a rent car (Tokyo, Nagano, Matsumoto, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Nagoya, Hakone).

welcome. ur photo is really nice. keep up the good work mate
wah quite expensive pun ya
seems like u love japan so much and often visited japan

Thanks for your kind words, very encouraging!
Yes, I do love Japanese cultural therefore visited Japan few times.

my pleasure. cuz u are very talented
yeah. will share to u once i have visited japan

Master, please teach me how you achieve such sharpness ? I can never get that sharp eventho the best cam is used

I'm not master la
Well, I set sharpness+2 in my camera and all photos uploaded to flickrs gets auto sharpen too.