Mornings Rays

This photo was taken at the Yakuno Highland in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture. It is rare to see a morning with a mysterious scene where the rays of the morning sun penetrate the sea of clouds and the slanting light makes the shadows of countless trees. This is a rare sight that can only be seen during the fall to winter seasons when the temperature, humidity difference between the days are large enough, the morning is crystal clear, the wind is weak, and the morning sunlight enters the trees at a good angle. The most important part is the density of the sea of clouds, which must be in an exquisite state neither too thick nor too thin. It took me 10 attempts to finally succeed in capt...View all