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Nikkor AIS 50/1.8 AIS 24/2.8 in Nikko, Japan
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:52 pm    Post subject: Nikkor AIS 50/1.8 AIS 24/2.8 in Nikko, Japan Reply with quote
I went to Nikko with a couple of Nikkors a few weeks ago. Here are a few images. All shot on a D3000.















PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely.

Can you tell us about the white pieces of cloth attached to the trees ? Or are they paper ?


PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
sichko wrote:
Lovely.

Can you tell us about the white pieces of cloth attached to the trees ? Or are they paper ?


Sure. They are called "shide" They mark pure/holy areas in Shinto shrines in Japan. Sometimes a bunch of them are used like a brush or wand) to symbolically purify something or somebody. The brush/wand is called a "nusa" or "onusa" I think. Hope this helps. Very Happy

Here's a link to the wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shide_%28Shinto%29

edit: yes, they are made out of folded paper.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Stunning images


patrickh


PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great series, Yebisu!


PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful series, indeed, congrats!


PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
So there's a Nikonian with Nikon camera and Nikkor lenses went to Nikko..
There's must be something connection between Nikon and Nikko !
nice green pictures.


PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, very nice series, and what better lens to use in Nikko than a Nikkor? Very Happy


PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks everyone

IAZA wrote:
So there's a Nikonian with Nikon camera and Nikkor lenses went to Nikko..
There's must be something connection between Nikon and Nikko !
nice green pictures.


Actually Nikkor used to called Nikko according to wikipedia. And The Japanese kanji (pictograms) are the same. But I think they came about from a different meaning. I'll try to explain. Very Happy

In Nikko (the place I visited) the "Ni" means sun and the "kko" means light. So literally "sunlight"

Nikko (Nikon's lens brand) is actually shortened from "Nipon Kogaku" The Ni from Nipon (Japan) and the Ko from Kogaku (optics). So Nikko basically means Japan optics.

The confusion comes from the fact that the kanji (pictogram) for sun, day, and first part of the country name Japan are same （日）

I hope it wasn't too boring an explanation. I do bore myself sometimes Embarassed

If anyone on here visits Japan, Nikko is defintely worth going to. I didn't take any pictures of the famous temples as it was too busy but they are very beautiful.


PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for explanation, really appriciate. what a nice forum here Smile
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