Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto: Samsung NX10

Followings are user's images taken by Samsung NX10 camera.

In July, I’ve travelled to Japan with my girlfriend. On our three weeks trip we saw many amazing sights and experienced the Japanese way of living. It was a treat to our eyes and cameras. In this blog entry I would like to share with you some photos of the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto.SAM_4278Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


SAM_4284Samsung NX10 │ 1/250s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


SAM_4285Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


This annual festival is one of the many popular festivals in Japan. Beforehand, a lot of people warned us that it would be very very crowded, but due to all of our big music festivals in Belgium, we felt prepared.


SAM_4379Samsung NX10 │ 1/90s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4380Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4386Samsung NX10 │ 1/250s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4411Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4414Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4421Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4435Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4443Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


What we saw was something quite different though. The Japanese people who seemed (with all respect) quite modest, closed and calm turned into wild party animals during the consecutive celebration nights.


SAM_4445Samsung NX10 │ 1/250s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4447Samsung NX10 │ 1/350s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_4466Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5328Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5332Samsung NX10 │ 1/100s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5344 Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


A lot of them dressed up, most of them in traditional kimono, but we bumped into a lot of silly costumes as well.


SAM_4282Samsung NX10 │ 1/320s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


SAM_4392Samsung NX10 │ 1/160s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


SAM_4402Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100


SAM_4441Samsung NX10 │ 1/250s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


The main attraction of the nights we visited seemed to be a group of Shinto followers carrying a mikoshi (a portable shrine) on their shoulders, jumping up and down and shouting. It created a very energetic atmosphere.


SAM_5346Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5366Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5379Samsung NX10 │ 1/200s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600


SAM_5392Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 3200


Despite the beautiful decorations, the streets were dark. Too dark for most cameras perhaps, so I didn’t have to think long which camera to bring. I took the NX10 because of its ISO 1600 and 3200 setting in combination with the pancake f2 lens. The results were a bit grainy, but after all these are high ISO values. In my opinion, this grain doesn’t bother and I like the quality, especially when you think of the size and weight of this camera.


Sourced from http://www.samsungimaging.net/2010/08/24/gion-matsuri-festival-in-kyoto/


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