伊勢神宮と二見興玉神社

Had a fun trip to 伊勢神宮 and 二見興玉神社. Lots of people and heavy rain

Equipment:

Mostly 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L II

Green highway sign with white arrow pointing left to Ise-nishi EXIT, Central Ise, and Grand Shrine (Geku). 伊勢神宮へEXIF

Shot the signboard with 70-200 with 2x extender

Person in checkered raincoat holding black umbrella and handwritten sign near stone monument and silver car. ￥1000駐車場EXIF Smart way of making some money

Crowds ascend stone steps beneath a large tree canopy toward a distant torii gate. 伊勢神宮 1EXIF Queuing to get into the shrine

Towering tree trunk viewed from below, surrounded by green forest canopy and dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. 伊勢神宮 2EXIF One of the many gigantic trees

Black-and-white view of a wooden roof structure with Japanese calligraphy on a central beam. 伊勢神宮 3EXIF Smoking area hut

Colorful koi fish swim beneath overhanging green maple leaves in a dark pond framed by mossy rocks. 鯉EXIF Pond with carps. 2.8!

Wooden benches arranged under a covered structure with tall columns, overlooking green trees outside. 伊勢神宮にある休憩所EXIF Resting area near the shrine. No one was sitting there and decided to take a clean shot of it. Neat (I actually arranged one of the chairs)

Narrow paved alley between a pink corrugated building and a grey house with a dark fence under an overcast sky. Old & ModernEXIF The old on the left, and modern on the right. I had the right part desaturated to show the contrast of Japan buildings

Torii gate atop a sea stack connected by a sacred rope to a smaller rock, with ocean and overcast sky. 二見興玉神社EXIF Heavy rain. Heavier rain. Time to go back.

24-70mm Sharpness

The 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is really sharp. Real sharp. I like it and I bet it will serve me well in events.

伊勢神宮と二見興玉神社

24-70mm Sharpness

EF 24-70 f/2.8L II USM Inventory update

Smoke rings & photographing smoke