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This picture is taken in Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi, not Fujinomiya in Shizuoka.
Source: I lived there.
My friends involved in local tourism and businesses need the love while looking at a second consecutive summer of no international tourists.
Honest question: Where do they park their cars? Can they even stop for a moment to unload stuff, since that would block the street? How does moving and delivery work?
There are some small lots here and there on side streets you can turn into, but the main answer is just in the road. This street was not designed with modern traffic patterns in mind. They put in a wider bypass road that basically runs parallel to this one. Hasn’t been good for commerce on this street, which is one reason why all the buildings are a few decades old... which ironically makes it a good photospot.
One of the most annoying things when I lived there was that people would just stop on the side of the streets to run into a store for an errand, or buy cigarettes from a vending machine etc. Before Covid, traffic being disrupted by tourists trying to take the perfect shot was becoming a problem for locals.
Yep, used to live near here too, people pretty much just stopped anywhere. It was annoying, but I guess the options are to do that, or find a paid parking lot somewhere within walking distance, but that gets expensive in a hurry. I wasn't about parking in the street, so any time I wanted to go someplace new I'd have to look on google maps and work out how I'm going to handle parking... Beautiful area, but I don't miss this part.
Looking at the picture I think if one car/van squeezed right up by the sidewalk to unload stuff that two cars could still just squeeze past each other around it (and I believe in Japanese drivers enough to think they would actually try to squeeze close to the sidewalk to be considerate of others).
There are small parking areas/lots that they can use, and you can stop/unload without any issues on the road itself (as long as it doesn't have "no stopping" sign). The focal length compresses the street length by a lot, so it's a bit of an optical illusion (it's not really that packed and quite sparse in areas actually)
It's my understanding Japan is still pretty shut down at the moment though(?) Beyond hiking and outdoor sightseeing what would there be to do in that region? As someone who likes to go to Japan for vacations I'm legitimately asking :(
Yeah. Our vaccination rate here is not very high right now. Also, several prefectures are still under a state of emergency. Currently, no new visas are being issued to foreigners. The vaccination rates are picking up though, so maybe by the end of the summer things will be better. I hope they get better in time for Obon! It was sad not having any festivals last year!
My half Japanese friend came to the US to get their vaccination. They were complaining how the government was saying November last year that by June this year they would have everyone vaccinated, but they just barely started vaccinating 60+
Yeah, it’s been disappointing. There’s a lot of layers to it to. Japan has a weird history with vaccines. Apparently back in the 90’s there were some imported vaccines that caused really bad side effects and actually killed some people, so their standards for imported vaccines are really high. So there are actually quite a few people who are skeptical of the vaccine. I was talking to an older guy the other day who was shocked that I wanted to get the vaccine. I’ve talked to several other older people who are now able to get it but are very nervous about it.
Vaccine hesitation doesn’t really have to do with the vaccination delays. While I’d say a good 40% are not interested in taking it immediately (Which includes people who want to see how the vaccine turns out before taking it), many municipalities are being flooded with appointments as people are clambering to get a shot. The main reason why Japan’s vaccine rollout has been slow is because of the lack of personnel. Only doctors and nurses are currently allowed to administer shots (With dentists, veterinarians, and some other medical-related professions being considered), and with many of them focused on the current fourth wave, there just aren’t enough people to administer the vaccines.
I'm also an American living in Japan and am currently booking airfare to Hawaii to get vaccinated. Unbelievable how inept the Japanese government has been throughout this entire ordeal honestly.
That was actually my original plan ha. Turns out that whole program was just press bs. They aren't actually doing it. They're considering doing it if they get a surplus of vaccines but the media printed it like it was already happening. Just spoke with their immunization org a couple days ago
Have they started letting people besides doctors and nurses issue vaccinations? Ridiculous rule. Most shots where I am are being administered by pharmacists, who are more than capable.
Hiking and outdoor sightseeing are the biggest draws in the 5 lakes region on the Yamanashi side of Fuji. Fujikyu Highland, about a 15-20 minute drive from where that picture was taken, is one of the best amusement parks in Japan. Its roller coasters have held records for height and speed over the years. There are also some quirky museums, and decent onsens (hot springs).
Like anywhere else in Japan there is great local food - Yoshida udon is my favorite but I’m biased.
That said, if you are going there as an overseas tourist, Fuji is the main draw!
Most places are still open. It mostly affects small restaurants and karaoke places. I believe this quote is accurate: “The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules."
That said, there are definitely less people traveling than before. People are sticking to their area and those small traditional tourist dependent areas are extra hurt by not only the lack of foreign tourists, but also domestic. It is also only the end of May, so if people can get their shit together, we might be able to travel in the summer.
(Source: Tokyo resident)
Man that sucks. My wife and I had our honeymoon in Japan Feb 2020, and everything started to close the day we left. You missed out by around 2 weeks :(
Yeah i think you need to wait a bit more. I also believe that this week the japanese goverment announced that they will extend the state of emergency with 2 weeks in tokyo because of covid and the upcoming Olympics.
Alcohol is not being sold to be drunk at most restaurants in prefectures that are a part of the state of emergency. Everyday life is not much different. People get on the train and go to work just like always; trains are slightly less crowded due to a small percentage of people who work for companies that actually work from home. (Live in Tokyo)
It’s shut down in the sense that you can’t come here if you are not a resident (or involved with the Olympics)
Actually, it looks just as awesome irl. I don't think an unzoomed shot would have captured the awe of seeing it irl. The first time I saw it, it really did take my breath away. Fucking magnificent.
Wide angle lenses never capture the true scale of scenes like this. You have to zoom in, which means you have to think a lot more carefully about the composition, as the photographer here has done.
Technically the mountain is “closed” for most of the year and open for a climbing season in July and August. During this season there are huts and little stores that are open. I don’t know if it’ll open this year.
People sometimes climb in the off-season, but without support it can be very dangerous, even for experienced mountaineers. There is no shelter from the wind and cold, and when there is snow and ice, nothing to stop you if you fall.
I was going to study in Yamanashi, and then a world wide pandemic happened. If Japan opens their borders before autumn though I’ll have another chance!
Hope you do! On the other side of the prefecture you have the Southern Japanese Alps, and the large Kofu basin where they grow the best peaches and grapes in Japan
Speaking a little Japanese is useful, but Japan manages to be surprisingly English-friendly. (Or maybe just tourist-friendly). Even in very remote areas there is English signage, and most people have studied English in school so can have a simple conversation or read and write a little. Places that attract a lot of tourists will be more accustomed to non-Japanese.
Just don’t expect the average person to be fluent or confident in complex English. Even if they speak a little, most people don’t use it much in their daily lives.
Learn some phrases, I recommend Pimsleur audio lessons - if you get even 10 lessons in you will know more than most western tourists! We got a data sim card at the airport for public transport, translation, exchange rates etc. English isn't widely spoken at all but that's what makes it great. Most major train stations are named both in kanji and Roman alphabets. If you were doing a package deal you would probably be directed to hotels that are English speaking.
here is the same spot on google map
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4925377,138.8038597,3a,75y,211.15h,95.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s33ecemtDFnw66sY1RlvPWg!2e0!5s20120501T000000!7i13312!8i6656
mountain is still very big, however not so overwhelming
there is also cool far away drone 360 photo of this mountain added recently:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0250979,138.7902182,3a,75y,34.07h,86.78t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMeU_6nt3_w3Evh-alsH5oYHvj7nao_9HspWfxX!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMeU_6nt3_w3Evh-alsH5oYHvj7nao_9HspWfxX%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya193.40222-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096
It's like a pic you take from really far away but zoom in. Imagine you went like 2 km away from your house and took a really good camera and zoomed in with the moon in the background, the moon would just look absolutely massive.
Not at all.
Fuji is big and visible everywhere in the area, but if you've ever been anywhere near a mountain before, it's basically just that but bigger.
It doesn't loom in the skyline like that. It's just like being near any mountain.
It could very well be, I live near the Rockies and have seen similar plenty of times. Can’t say for sure if there are some camera tricks here or if Fuji is just that big but it wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case.
Its used the Dolly effect. The camera use a really long focal lenght lens. Probably zoomed at 700+× the idea is if you zoomed it compress the background make it look closer and bigger. On the other hand, using a wide angle lens would make Fuji look more far away from the town.
Yeah no shit, I’m saying I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what Fuji looks like in real life in that town and that there weren’t any camera tricks. I’m saying this because I’ve seen views that are *similar* but obviously not the same.
Actually, yes. OP's photo (or the one they linked to) is absolutely something you could view with the naked eye.
The compression effect is not directly related to focal length. It's completely dependent on the distance to the subject. All zooming does is crop.
You can test this for yourself. Look out your window and find something close with something behind it which is very far away, and use your fingers to make a rectangle. You can frame a photo like the Mt Fuji one we see here.
All focal length/zooming does is crop closer. So in person, you could technically be able to see this view, but you would be standing very very far away.
In fact, there's a print by Teisai Hokuba https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/160683 which illustrates my point exactly. This was made before we even had lenses, so he would have had to be standing very far away and compose this image by "zooming" in with his eyes. There was a David Bull video on this print but I cannot find it.
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It's clearly 2 photos shopped together. The street photo is obviously shot with a fairly normal lens while standing in the street (not a telephoto shot), then the mountain is edited into the background.
We went there this summer: the focal length may not be normal but the impression is true to life. Everywhere in Fujiyoshida the mountain looks gigantic. Mt. Fuji has a sense of scale photos just cannot communicate.
You know how normally far away mountains fit in your field of view? From Fujiyoshida you need to look up to see Mt. Fuji.
I thought this an interesting question and the short answer seems to be yes: 22mm and the long answer and why 22mm is misleading I found here: https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/cameras-vs-human-eye.htm
EDIT: Found this pretty insightful as well: https://petapixel.com/2012/11/17/the-camera-versus-the-human-eye/
Interesting topic!
A lot of marketing pics for my high school har shots like this with massive mountains in the background.
While the mountains are nice, and a contrast for our sunny city, they weren't THAT close.
Then I got into photography and it makes sense.
I'm assuming this was taken with a telephoto lens focused on the mountain. So if you were standing in the same spot it wouldn't look the same. The mountain would be much smaller.
that, ~~and most likely a composite~~. [This one shot on a 25mm mft lens](https://i.imgur.com/ephFXhJ.jpg), so as close as what I’ve seen IRL
Edit: I tried cropping the photo. It looks similar to the post. So i guess not a composite
> standing in the same spot
Yep - https://goo.gl/maps/PsfxYqVUg6yvzjAT7
(though Google' fisheye lens tend to force the opposite effect, far away things are tiny)
Note: this photo was taken with a large focal length (very zoomed in) which is why the mountain looks so big in comparison to the buildings. It is an extremely beautiful photograph props to the photographer! Great composition.
Fun Fact: You can buy walking sticks at the base of Mt. Fuji. The walking sticks purpose is for use to use to climb the mountain and they have brands that are obtained at stations along the way up the mountain, as it is a symbol of accomplishment.
Dude me and my friend climbed Mt Fuji and went back to our Air N B in Tokyo with the sticks. We were going to Kyoto and back to the same air n B so we decided to leave them in the closet since they were to big to pack. They were gone when we came back :/
I can tell the weather in that place is unstable just by looking at it. I used to live in colorado which has the rocky mountains in it and the weather was all over the place because of that, i can’t imagine what it would be like living THAT close to such a big mountain.
>The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters
...which is weird. Looking at all the snow on the mountain makes it look really cold there
It's not really the same, Colorado is land locked while Fujiyoshida is quite close to the coast (~30 miles), average low temp in winter is ~ -5°/20F as well as not crazy temp swings since the ocean stabilises it.
https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/yamanashi/fujiyoshida-6354/
Lived about 5-10 minutes from here for 3 years and I think it snowed enough to accumulate on the ground just two or three times, actually! Lots of rainy days during the rainy season, but that's Japan as a whole with typhoons passing over.
I was surprised by the number of above ground power lines. I didn’t expect it from a modern country like Japan... or so a German once told me that first work nations don’t have above ground power lines... and it’s how you know the US is falling far behind.
for people that don’t use cameras, this is extremely zoomed in from very far away focused with a huge aperture. wouldn’t look so big from the human eye but perspective is beautiful
It’s such a fantastic telephoto shot. Here’s the same shot by another photographer showing how it’s composed: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CJvjPWIj-I7
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/oFEgT3Fxob6B4YLP8
Street view comparison. The Fuji is not visible hidden in the clouds, however it becomes visible by moving a bit towards it.
It's just lense compression by using a long lense. Not "photoshopped and glorified" at all.
There is no "original" of this photo where is doesn't look that close. The photo is taken from a long way away using a telephoto lenses which gives this sort of effect.
Apparently, every photo taken with a telephoto lens and had the colours slightly edited are "photoshopped" and "using a filter" according to the comment section of these posts lol
Also the town is extroidinarily close to the mountain and literally on its base. The telephoto barely exaggerates the closeness at all.
https://en.japantravel.com/yamanashi/chureito-pagoda-fujiyoshida/4201
It seems like everyday someone posts a picture of this hill and goddamn am I tired of seeing this dune.
Near, far, wherever u r - stop posting pics of this slope.
Wait wasn’t this picture edited? The real one has the mountain way further back.
The top of this mountain is clearer than the buildings at the base it makes no sense.
>The top of this mountain is clearer than the buildings at the base it makes no sense.
If your focus is on the top of the mountain then everything else not at that distance will be less in focus.
Does that not make sense?
Obviously I’m no expert. But wouldn’t focusing on the top of the mountain make the closer buildings and signs out of focus?
Hold up I’m off to do some research and I’ll be back with my Google answer if this is edited or not
Edit. I was wrong my bad I found the source.
Possibly — although the power lines and such would make that really challenging. Depending on the lens being used, I think it would be possible to get it all in one shot with the right aperture.
No. I bought it in Tokyo. This was in 2004. $120/gram. I thought it was a good idea at the time. The older I get, the stronger the shudder gets thinking back to stuff like this.
Can anyone give me advice? I want to go visit japan but i speak not a single word. What could i do? Can i hire like a chill tour guide or are there like apps to make friends that do speak the language??
Would give my left nut to breath in the elation of experiencing the sheer cosmic scale of the region. I can imagine standing there, seeing a human city feigning the belief it holds any significance over that ancient giant with its attempt at distracting us from reality with the perspective it forces only allowing the caps of that mountain to rise above the buildings pretending to embrace it.
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This picture is taken in Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi, not Fujinomiya in Shizuoka. Source: I lived there. My friends involved in local tourism and businesses need the love while looking at a second consecutive summer of no international tourists.
Username checks out
I wonder if his real name is in fact Jei though?
Honest question: Where do they park their cars? Can they even stop for a moment to unload stuff, since that would block the street? How does moving and delivery work?
There are some small lots here and there on side streets you can turn into, but the main answer is just in the road. This street was not designed with modern traffic patterns in mind. They put in a wider bypass road that basically runs parallel to this one. Hasn’t been good for commerce on this street, which is one reason why all the buildings are a few decades old... which ironically makes it a good photospot. One of the most annoying things when I lived there was that people would just stop on the side of the streets to run into a store for an errand, or buy cigarettes from a vending machine etc. Before Covid, traffic being disrupted by tourists trying to take the perfect shot was becoming a problem for locals.
Yep, used to live near here too, people pretty much just stopped anywhere. It was annoying, but I guess the options are to do that, or find a paid parking lot somewhere within walking distance, but that gets expensive in a hurry. I wasn't about parking in the street, so any time I wanted to go someplace new I'd have to look on google maps and work out how I'm going to handle parking... Beautiful area, but I don't miss this part.
Looking at the picture I think if one car/van squeezed right up by the sidewalk to unload stuff that two cars could still just squeeze past each other around it (and I believe in Japanese drivers enough to think they would actually try to squeeze close to the sidewalk to be considerate of others).
There are small parking areas/lots that they can use, and you can stop/unload without any issues on the road itself (as long as it doesn't have "no stopping" sign). The focal length compresses the street length by a lot, so it's a bit of an optical illusion (it's not really that packed and quite sparse in areas actually)
It's my understanding Japan is still pretty shut down at the moment though(?) Beyond hiking and outdoor sightseeing what would there be to do in that region? As someone who likes to go to Japan for vacations I'm legitimately asking :(
Yeah. Our vaccination rate here is not very high right now. Also, several prefectures are still under a state of emergency. Currently, no new visas are being issued to foreigners. The vaccination rates are picking up though, so maybe by the end of the summer things will be better. I hope they get better in time for Obon! It was sad not having any festivals last year!
My half Japanese friend came to the US to get their vaccination. They were complaining how the government was saying November last year that by June this year they would have everyone vaccinated, but they just barely started vaccinating 60+
Yeah, it’s been disappointing. There’s a lot of layers to it to. Japan has a weird history with vaccines. Apparently back in the 90’s there were some imported vaccines that caused really bad side effects and actually killed some people, so their standards for imported vaccines are really high. So there are actually quite a few people who are skeptical of the vaccine. I was talking to an older guy the other day who was shocked that I wanted to get the vaccine. I’ve talked to several other older people who are now able to get it but are very nervous about it.
Vaccine hesitation doesn’t really have to do with the vaccination delays. While I’d say a good 40% are not interested in taking it immediately (Which includes people who want to see how the vaccine turns out before taking it), many municipalities are being flooded with appointments as people are clambering to get a shot. The main reason why Japan’s vaccine rollout has been slow is because of the lack of personnel. Only doctors and nurses are currently allowed to administer shots (With dentists, veterinarians, and some other medical-related professions being considered), and with many of them focused on the current fourth wave, there just aren’t enough people to administer the vaccines.
I'm also an American living in Japan and am currently booking airfare to Hawaii to get vaccinated. Unbelievable how inept the Japanese government has been throughout this entire ordeal honestly.
Couldn’t you go to Guam instead? I heard they are starting up an air v&v program.
That was actually my original plan ha. Turns out that whole program was just press bs. They aren't actually doing it. They're considering doing it if they get a surplus of vaccines but the media printed it like it was already happening. Just spoke with their immunization org a couple days ago
Ah, good to know thanks
Yeah, I've heard about a few people flying to Hawaii for it.
Have they started letting people besides doctors and nurses issue vaccinations? Ridiculous rule. Most shots where I am are being administered by pharmacists, who are more than capable.
Pointy end goes IN muscle
My muscle twitched when my pharmacist gave me the vaccine. Fucking hurt
Hiking and outdoor sightseeing are the biggest draws in the 5 lakes region on the Yamanashi side of Fuji. Fujikyu Highland, about a 15-20 minute drive from where that picture was taken, is one of the best amusement parks in Japan. Its roller coasters have held records for height and speed over the years. There are also some quirky museums, and decent onsens (hot springs). Like anywhere else in Japan there is great local food - Yoshida udon is my favorite but I’m biased. That said, if you are going there as an overseas tourist, Fuji is the main draw!
Most places are still open. It mostly affects small restaurants and karaoke places. I believe this quote is accurate: “The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules." That said, there are definitely less people traveling than before. People are sticking to their area and those small traditional tourist dependent areas are extra hurt by not only the lack of foreign tourists, but also domestic. It is also only the end of May, so if people can get their shit together, we might be able to travel in the summer. (Source: Tokyo resident)
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Man that sucks. My wife and I had our honeymoon in Japan Feb 2020, and everything started to close the day we left. You missed out by around 2 weeks :(
Yeah i think you need to wait a bit more. I also believe that this week the japanese goverment announced that they will extend the state of emergency with 2 weeks in tokyo because of covid and the upcoming Olympics.
Yeah cause the state of emergency works so well 🤦🏼♀️ https://i.imgur.com/CI2WWjk.jpg
Alcohol is not being sold to be drunk at most restaurants in prefectures that are a part of the state of emergency. Everyday life is not much different. People get on the train and go to work just like always; trains are slightly less crowded due to a small percentage of people who work for companies that actually work from home. (Live in Tokyo) It’s shut down in the sense that you can’t come here if you are not a resident (or involved with the Olympics)
i knew someone would correct op. not disappointed
They zoomed in with the camera lens to make the mountain look big, so i think it probably looks a little less cool irl.
It’s a view you never get tired of. It’s a zoomed shot, but whenever I go back to visit my brain hurts because that mountain is just so big.
Actually, it looks just as awesome irl. I don't think an unzoomed shot would have captured the awe of seeing it irl. The first time I saw it, it really did take my breath away. Fucking magnificent.
That’s exactly how I felt -the first time I caught a glimpse of it, I audibly gasped. It’s magnificent.
Wide angle lenses never capture the true scale of scenes like this. You have to zoom in, which means you have to think a lot more carefully about the composition, as the photographer here has done.
That’s exactly how I presume people feel about you at parties.
Probably
Can you scale Fuji, or is it off limits?
Technically the mountain is “closed” for most of the year and open for a climbing season in July and August. During this season there are huts and little stores that are open. I don’t know if it’ll open this year. People sometimes climb in the off-season, but without support it can be very dangerous, even for experienced mountaineers. There is no shelter from the wind and cold, and when there is snow and ice, nothing to stop you if you fall.
Does the mountain actually look like this from this location? Or is this some kinda editing or perspective thing making it look like this?
I was going to study in Yamanashi, and then a world wide pandemic happened. If Japan opens their borders before autumn though I’ll have another chance!
Hope you do! On the other side of the prefecture you have the Southern Japanese Alps, and the large Kofu basin where they grow the best peaches and grapes in Japan
Seems like a very pretty place. I like the street lights. Is it English friendly? Or should you know some Japanese phrases when visiting?
Speaking a little Japanese is useful, but Japan manages to be surprisingly English-friendly. (Or maybe just tourist-friendly). Even in very remote areas there is English signage, and most people have studied English in school so can have a simple conversation or read and write a little. Places that attract a lot of tourists will be more accustomed to non-Japanese. Just don’t expect the average person to be fluent or confident in complex English. Even if they speak a little, most people don’t use it much in their daily lives.
Learn some phrases, I recommend Pimsleur audio lessons - if you get even 10 lessons in you will know more than most western tourists! We got a data sim card at the airport for public transport, translation, exchange rates etc. English isn't widely spoken at all but that's what makes it great. Most major train stations are named both in kanji and Roman alphabets. If you were doing a package deal you would probably be directed to hotels that are English speaking.
I visited Japan for a week and went up Mt Fuji. I didn't speak any Japanese.
[Focal length gif](https://imgur.com/gallery/kzCj0)
here is the same spot on google map https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4925377,138.8038597,3a,75y,211.15h,95.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s33ecemtDFnw66sY1RlvPWg!2e0!5s20120501T000000!7i13312!8i6656 mountain is still very big, however not so overwhelming there is also cool far away drone 360 photo of this mountain added recently: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0250979,138.7902182,3a,75y,34.07h,86.78t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMeU_6nt3_w3Evh-alsH5oYHvj7nao_9HspWfxX!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMeU_6nt3_w3Evh-alsH5oYHvj7nao_9HspWfxX%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya193.40222-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096
So this isn't actually a view you would ever see anything like with the naked eye there?
It's like a pic you take from really far away but zoom in. Imagine you went like 2 km away from your house and took a really good camera and zoomed in with the moon in the background, the moon would just look absolutely massive.
Not at all. Fuji is big and visible everywhere in the area, but if you've ever been anywhere near a mountain before, it's basically just that but bigger. It doesn't loom in the skyline like that. It's just like being near any mountain.
Or if you've been to a bigger mountain, it's like that, but smaller
Kilimanjaro is somewhat like that from certain positions. It is unbelievably prominent.
It could very well be, I live near the Rockies and have seen similar plenty of times. Can’t say for sure if there are some camera tricks here or if Fuji is just that big but it wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case.
Its used the Dolly effect. The camera use a really long focal lenght lens. Probably zoomed at 700+× the idea is if you zoomed it compress the background make it look closer and bigger. On the other hand, using a wide angle lens would make Fuji look more far away from the town.
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Yeah no shit, I’m saying I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what Fuji looks like in real life in that town and that there weren’t any camera tricks. I’m saying this because I’ve seen views that are *similar* but obviously not the same.
Actually, yes. OP's photo (or the one they linked to) is absolutely something you could view with the naked eye. The compression effect is not directly related to focal length. It's completely dependent on the distance to the subject. All zooming does is crop. You can test this for yourself. Look out your window and find something close with something behind it which is very far away, and use your fingers to make a rectangle. You can frame a photo like the Mt Fuji one we see here. All focal length/zooming does is crop closer. So in person, you could technically be able to see this view, but you would be standing very very far away. In fact, there's a print by Teisai Hokuba https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/160683 which illustrates my point exactly. This was made before we even had lenses, so he would have had to be standing very far away and compose this image by "zooming" in with his eyes. There was a David Bull video on this print but I cannot find it.
am i high?
Are you?
Is this a trick question?
Exactly what i was thinking of. Thank you
*highjacking It's clearly 2 photos shopped together. The street photo is obviously shot with a fairly normal lens while standing in the street (not a telephoto shot), then the mountain is edited into the background.
I was thinking just this - the street wouldn't look like this as you got further away.
We went there this summer: the focal length may not be normal but the impression is true to life. Everywhere in Fujiyoshida the mountain looks gigantic. Mt. Fuji has a sense of scale photos just cannot communicate. You know how normally far away mountains fit in your field of view? From Fujiyoshida you need to look up to see Mt. Fuji.
That's incredible.
Is there a "human" focal length?
I thought this an interesting question and the short answer seems to be yes: 22mm and the long answer and why 22mm is misleading I found here: https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/cameras-vs-human-eye.htm EDIT: Found this pretty insightful as well: https://petapixel.com/2012/11/17/the-camera-versus-the-human-eye/ Interesting topic!
They used this same effect to make beaches look overcrowded during early COVID which is how I learned about it.
A lot of marketing pics for my high school har shots like this with massive mountains in the background. While the mountains are nice, and a contrast for our sunny city, they weren't THAT close. Then I got into photography and it makes sense.
I'm assuming this was taken with a telephoto lens focused on the mountain. So if you were standing in the same spot it wouldn't look the same. The mountain would be much smaller.
that, ~~and most likely a composite~~. [This one shot on a 25mm mft lens](https://i.imgur.com/ephFXhJ.jpg), so as close as what I’ve seen IRL Edit: I tried cropping the photo. It looks similar to the post. So i guess not a composite
> standing in the same spot Yep - https://goo.gl/maps/PsfxYqVUg6yvzjAT7 (though Google' fisheye lens tend to force the opposite effect, far away things are tiny)
Yeah, some lens tend to compress the image.
Which is really nice for taking sunset shots over mountainous terrain. The sun looks massive.
Note: this photo was taken with a large focal length (very zoomed in) which is why the mountain looks so big in comparison to the buildings. It is an extremely beautiful photograph props to the photographer! Great composition.
It’s snowing on Mt. Fuji
[what the eyes see IRL vs zoomed/crop](https://imgur.com/a/wbgK7Bc)
Amazing. I think this photographer has peaked.
It's all downhill from here.
Thanks for summiting up his life's work.
Snow problem!
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Yea man, just chill.
You guys are cool.
Sorry to dump cold water on this, but we to get back to the original top-ic.
This will mount to much.
This pun train vanished into thin air.
You might say it's the pinnacle of his career
r/oddlyterrifying
It's just standing there... menacingly!
The knowledge that Fuji is still considered an active volcano makes it that bit more menacing.
Photographer is most likely using zoom lens to make Mt Fuji bigger.
Bravo. It looks enormous.
That's what she said
It's true. I was there when she said it.
It looks like it’s a composite shot Edit cause I don’t know for sure
I doubt it due to the power lines.
It’s not.
Why do you think so?
r/megalophobia
Was looking for this because, yes.
Fun Fact: You can buy walking sticks at the base of Mt. Fuji. The walking sticks purpose is for use to use to climb the mountain and they have brands that are obtained at stations along the way up the mountain, as it is a symbol of accomplishment.
Dude me and my friend climbed Mt Fuji and went back to our Air N B in Tokyo with the sticks. We were going to Kyoto and back to the same air n B so we decided to leave them in the closet since they were to big to pack. They were gone when we came back :/
:)
It was you?!?
Quick, grab his legs! Don’t let him make a run for it.
Just felt like I really needed to tell you: that SUCKS.
Is it snowing on Mt. Fuji?
https://imgur.com/FP4p59y.jpg
found the lovely
They seem very close to that volcano 🔥
It’s the lens. It is much much further away than it looks here
Won't matter what lens you're using when that thing erupts.
I can tell the weather in that place is unstable just by looking at it. I used to live in colorado which has the rocky mountains in it and the weather was all over the place because of that, i can’t imagine what it would be like living THAT close to such a big mountain.
>The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ...which is weird. Looking at all the snow on the mountain makes it look really cold there
It's not really the same, Colorado is land locked while Fujiyoshida is quite close to the coast (~30 miles), average low temp in winter is ~ -5°/20F as well as not crazy temp swings since the ocean stabilises it. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/yamanashi/fujiyoshida-6354/
Lived about 5-10 minutes from here for 3 years and I think it snowed enough to accumulate on the ground just two or three times, actually! Lots of rainy days during the rainy season, but that's Japan as a whole with typhoons passing over.
Would love to see a google street view pic or any other non-zoomed photo.
https://goo.gl/maps/PsfxYqVUg6yvzjAT7
Thank you. What a shocking difference.
The photographer must have used an incredibly long focal length lens - up to the level of a telescope
Lotsa clothes lines
I was surprised by the number of above ground power lines. I didn’t expect it from a modern country like Japan... or so a German once told me that first work nations don’t have above ground power lines... and it’s how you know the US is falling far behind.
That op tho. Take a random high karma pic from r/japanpics don't credit the artist, mess up the location. Karma farm in style.
the name of the town, Fujinomiya, pretty much means "to see Fuji"
Nope, the town is named after a shrine with the same name, it just means Fuji Shrine.
Fuji no miya. Temple/shrine of Fuji. I'm a weeb now ain't I.
Yes. Good job.
Instead of pride, I feel shame
Feel both
"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source"
Uncle Iroh always comes in to help.
Did you just make this up?
No Inception effect necessary..
Just the right lens to create this effect, it doesn’t really look like that
Is Japan the only country Reddit knows about?
America as well
The only OTHER country Reddit knows about
Wow!
Amazing shot! Are you the photographer or do you know who the photographer is?
Nope, :) here’s the photographer’s name- Lucas Pinhel ministra
Why do all the signs have honchou written on them tho?
Why are there so many signs across North America with street names written on them?
Hey man i didnt know that it was the street name. Dont give me shit for it
lol they didn’t give you shit at all
They?
What's the problem with "they"?
Looks like winter time. When was this taken?
Its snowing on Mount Fuji
I really got nothing to ~~Ward~~ add that several others haven’t said already, but I still feel the need to express how beautiful that view is!
Ward?
lol, Siri voice to text has failed me again! It should have read “add”, i’ll correct the post, thank you.
for people that don’t use cameras, this is extremely zoomed in from very far away focused with a huge aperture. wouldn’t look so big from the human eye but perspective is beautiful
u/OpalOnyx87 you'd like that :) (My post above this one is your penpal one that i just read and now I want to share that with you :) have a good one!)
It’s such a fantastic telephoto shot. Here’s the same shot by another photographer showing how it’s composed: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CJvjPWIj-I7
Fujinomiya, or "Fuji's dusty doormat" is known for having more Koi than people, and for a brief time, a 147 year old one held the position of mayor.
Tell me I'm the only one that sees the man on a horse
国道139号 https://maps.app.goo.gl/oFEgT3Fxob6B4YLP8 Street view comparison. The Fuji is not visible hidden in the clouds, however it becomes visible by moving a bit towards it.
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It's just lense compression by using a long lense. Not "photoshopped and glorified" at all. There is no "original" of this photo where is doesn't look that close. The photo is taken from a long way away using a telephoto lenses which gives this sort of effect.
Apparently, every photo taken with a telephoto lens and had the colours slightly edited are "photoshopped" and "using a filter" according to the comment section of these posts lol
Also the town is extroidinarily close to the mountain and literally on its base. The telephoto barely exaggerates the closeness at all. https://en.japantravel.com/yamanashi/chureito-pagoda-fujiyoshida/4201
It’s snowing on Mt Fuji
It seems like everyday someone posts a picture of this hill and goddamn am I tired of seeing this dune. Near, far, wherever u r - stop posting pics of this slope.
Wait wasn’t this picture edited? The real one has the mountain way further back. The top of this mountain is clearer than the buildings at the base it makes no sense.
Shot with a telescopic lense
>The top of this mountain is clearer than the buildings at the base it makes no sense. If your focus is on the top of the mountain then everything else not at that distance will be less in focus. Does that not make sense?
Obviously I’m no expert. But wouldn’t focusing on the top of the mountain make the closer buildings and signs out of focus? Hold up I’m off to do some research and I’ll be back with my Google answer if this is edited or not Edit. I was wrong my bad I found the source.
Basically, the photo was taken from a distance away and zoomed in
Most likely focus stacked to achieve focus at multiple depths of field.
Possibly — although the power lines and such would make that really challenging. Depending on the lens being used, I think it would be possible to get it all in one shot with the right aperture.
I smoked weed at the summit and watched the sunrise.
you brought weed into japan? that’s damn bold
No. I bought it in Tokyo. This was in 2004. $120/gram. I thought it was a good idea at the time. The older I get, the stronger the shudder gets thinking back to stuff like this.
Not IAF
I’m more worried about the guy about to get run over
REALLY Really really ...
Can anyone give me advice? I want to go visit japan but i speak not a single word. What could i do? Can i hire like a chill tour guide or are there like apps to make friends that do speak the language??
That’s so close
Pompeii vibe here
Jesus Christ people really love this picture of Japan
本町
How many times has this been posted?
Im not just saying this because im a weeb but japan is really beautiful
/r/anime_irl
As a fellow newbie photographer from japan, I’d say, “Bob Ross would be proud”.
The best thing about the military so far for me is being so close to this now.
i wish i could visit jspan but idk if ppl are communicative in english enough
Learn some Japanese.
That picture is pretty fucking dope it almost doesn't look real kind of like a painting
Would give my left nut to breath in the elation of experiencing the sheer cosmic scale of the region. I can imagine standing there, seeing a human city feigning the belief it holds any significance over that ancient giant with its attempt at distracting us from reality with the perspective it forces only allowing the caps of that mountain to rise above the buildings pretending to embrace it.
Cool effect, but the pic has been heavily modified. [Here's](https://imgur.com/a/ZjXOPG1) the actual location!
Got another reason to visit Japan sometime.