A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

Pintail Snipe Black-winged Cuckooshrike Ryukyu scops owl Purple Swamphen Asian Glossy Starling

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR

Go where the birds are. The SHIMASOBA Tour launches.

We'll drive you around Ishigaki Island to wherever the birds are showing best that day. Observation is mostly from inside the vehicle, and we keep it to a maximum of 3 guests so everyone can take their time.

Max. 3 guests 4 hours in the morning Beginners welcome
Check availability and book

ヤエヤマボタル

カメラ2台体制でヤエヤマボタルの撮影にのぞみました。7Dを久しぶりに使ったけど、高感度でノイズがおおいなー。ノイズリダクションをかければ、何とかなるけど…。

Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)
Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)

50mm, approximately 60-second exposure.

Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)
Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)

17–40mm, approximately 10-minute exposure. The lens is slow and wide-angle, so it takes a very long exposure to capture the fireflies….

Categories: 昆虫など / 風景