Other Views of Mount Fuji, Part 2

Posted by Daryl (Amagasaki, Japan) on 22 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

If you take the shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka, this is the view you get of Mount Fuji. It is a spectacular volcano, but people often comment on the industrial foreground, which doesn't often feature in most beauty shots!

I've made it up to 500 images! I've now decided to drop 'Daroru' and go with 'Daryl'. Because that's my name.

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Comments (6)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Awesome, really

22 Mar 2008 4:45am

@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine!

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Well, here the shape of Fuji-san gives the illusion of being perfect......which we know it is not! And the feeling that the shot was taken from a vehicle in movement is more noticeable! As I said yesterday....it works, at least for me!

22 Mar 2008 6:19am

@Japanalia: Thank you Gabriela!

maivju:z from kyoto, Japan

these are coming out well...(but what mean 'shinkansen'?)

22 Mar 2008 7:53am

@maivju:z: Cheers H. Oh, sir, I think you are having a little game with me... Shinkansen is an Edo-period expression, and literally means 'horse that moves as if on fire', but today it can refer to any kind of four-legged animal.

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Great shot of a majestic mountain!

22 Mar 2008 3:35pm

@Michael: Thanks Michael!

maivju:z from kyoto, Japan

no, no, no! You missed the point. What I really liked about these pictures is that you used one Japanese icon as a medium to take pictures of another Japanese icon...I was just wondering how many people that have commented really know what the "Shinkansen" is...what I mean is that you and I both know that the Shinkansen means Bullet train, so what I really enjoyed about these pics is that you played around with icons...kind of like Mick Jaggar taking a picture of Paul McCartney...see what I mean? That's why these really work for me......so, my question was: what mean "Shinkansen"? the answer for me should have been "Bullet Train"...I just thought that a little more context might have improved the frames of reference...

24 Mar 2008 1:21pm

@maivju:z: Ahh.... wakatta.

"Shinkansen means bullet train"