autumn eve and bridge 秋の夜と橋 (tokyo, japan)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 16 December 2008 in Plant & Nature.

Confession: I had basically butchered my attempt to capture this image by my lack of foresight: I had come to Rikugien park without a tripod. Why? A fair majority of the more beautiful Japanese gardens (and temples) prohibit the use of tripods. (And, true to the lawyer side of my heart, while I had successfully argued the use of a monopod a handful of times, I have noticed a growing number of signs saying "no camera support equipment"--or at least "no monopods". I'd have a bit of a laugh if they start adding "no bipods" to their list--perhaps you'll see the sign posted up here, if/when they do.)
However, at Rikugien, the use of tripods is only forbidden in two areas. Not knowing this, I had to get a bit creative in how/where I braced my camera. For this shot it was perilously poised--and for various reasons I couldn't end up bracketing.
Still, definitely worth a visit if you're taking night shots around Tokyo.

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Rikugien; 5 min. walk from Komagome Station (JR/Metro Namboku line); 300 yen entrance fee. Closes 5pm daily; open til 8:30pm in early December.

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