Left home at around midnight and drove for about 3 hours non-stop to reach Satta-Toge Pass in Shizuoka Prefecture. I took the Tomei Expressway to reach this location and was able to arrive about 30 minutes before sunrise.
By the time I reached the outlook spot where you have the best view of Mt. Fuji, several other photographers had already shown up and had their tripods out waiting for the sun to rise.
As usual, I brought my border collie with me. Since it gets so hot so quickly, it's safer and more bearable for her if we travel at night and let her rest in the car with the A/C on as we drive back home in the morning or early afternoon.
The first shot I took was pretty straightforward. Both of the photos in this blog post were shot in RAW, so there was some post processing required. For both shots, very little editing was applied in Lightroom.
Mt. Fuji at Sunrise
Pentax KP 18 mm ISO 100 for 1/40 sec. at ƒ/8
#mountain #Japan #landscape #mountains #MtFuji #SurugaBay #sunrise #GoldenHour #scenic #ScenicLandscape #summer #TravelDestination #volcano
#富士山 #風景写真 #静岡県 #薩埵峠 #駿河湾 #日の出
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For the first shot, exposure was increased slightly to +0.10 to bring out the features of Mt. Fuji, while the contrast was increased by +22 for the colors in the sky. To compensate for overexposure of the sun, highlights were drawn down by -41 and shadows were raised to +86. Furthermore, texture was increased to +12, clarity to +24, and dehaze to +6.
No virtual graduation filter was applied in Lightroom. Warmer hues were slightly increased, while cooler saturations were increased.
The second shot (below) required a little bit more work because I used an ND64 (6-stop) filter with a longer exposure.
Mt. Fuji right after Sunrise
Pentax KP 21 mm ISO 100 for 5.0 sec. at ƒ/8
#mountain #Japan #landscape #mountains #MtFuji #SurugaBay #sunrise #GoldenHour #scenic #ScenicLandscape #summer #TravelDestination #volcano
#富士山 #風景写真 #静岡県 #薩埵峠 #駿河湾 #日の出
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I applied two graduation filters in Lightroom for this shot. One from the top of the frame down to the horizon. The second filter was from the right of the scene up to the highway on the left. This edit gave me more definition and contrast in the upper half of the composition, and allowed me to maintain max light from the sun without overexposure, and gave me greater control for increasing exposure of the coastline without washing out the sunlight.
I am sure there must be better ways to achieve the same results with a greater amount of finesse. If anyone reading this post has some suggestions or ideas, please leave me a comment in the section below.
Finally, here is the vlog post at Pix4Japan from this photo shoot:
"Landscape Photography in Japan: Satta Toge Pass & Tokoku-ji Temple"
Google Maps Links:
Satta-toge Pass Observation Deck
JR Okitsu Station:
Japanese address to observation deck:
〒421-3115
静岡県静岡市清水区由比西倉澤937-13
English Address:
Satta-toge Pass
937-13 Yuinishikurasawa, Shimizu Ward,
Shizuoka, 421-3115 Japan
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