Japanese Winter
by Marsel van Oosten
Keywords: Japan, Japanese cranes, Grus Japonensis, winter, white, snow, ice, river, frost, mist, fog, haze, steam, water, birds, cold, freezing, trees
Nikon has chosen this image to feature in their ad in the december issue of National Geographic (Dutch Edition). The ad is about being able to trust your equipment in even the harshest conditions.
As this shot is more about the whole scene than about the cranes, I decided to post it here. If it needs to be moved to the Avian forum, please feel free to do so.
The shot was taken on Hokkaido, Japan. This river is where some of the local cranes spend the night. I visited the place a couple of times, hoping for optimal conditions, and on one morning I saw this. It was terribly cold and the relatively warm water caused this wonderful mist that immidiately froze the moment it came into contact with the surrounding trees.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchCaptive: No
