月夜 / A Moonlit Night

Nikon D850, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
f/8, 30 sec., ISO 100

東京夜間写真部のグループ展に出展した写真の話を少し。

東京の夜を久しぶりにちゃんと撮るなら、最初に参加したグループ展、初の個展、そして次の個展にも出した、両国ジャンクションを改めて撮ろうと思った。子どものときの思い出もある、東京で一番好きな場所だ。

でも、どうせ撮るなら今度はシンプルに、今の僕自身がずっと見ていたい絵にしようと考えた。さらに1月2日の夜を選び、天頂に輝くスーパームーンを添えた。

自分のためだけに撮った「月夜」のストーリー。

I'll write a bit about the photo I exhibited at the Tokyo Night Photography Club's group photo exhibition.

I hadn't taken a photo seriously  in the nighttime Tokyo for more than a year. So I wanted to try the Ryogoku Junction of Metropolitan Expressway if I would take a photo for the exhibition.

I have exhibited photos I took there three times. The first time was at my first group exhibition about five years ago. The second was at my first solo exhibition, and the third at my second solo exhibition. This is my favorite expressway junction in Tokyo anyway.

This time, I just wanted to make a simple picture that I would feel like viewing for a long time. I chose January 2 this year to do my job. It was when the super full moon was shining in the zenith.

This is the story of the "Moonlit Night" that I captured only for myself.

ついでに写真をもう一枚。こちらは両国ジャンクションから分かれた６号小松川線。これまではもう一本隣の橋から撮っていたけれど、初めて隅田川に一番近い橋の上から撮った。運河岸の整備が終わって明るくなっていた。

Now that I've taken time to write this blog post, I'll show you another photo. This is the Route 6 Komatsugawa Line branching off from the Ryogoku Junction. The construction of the promenade on the both sides of the canal had finished, and it was brighter that before.

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東京夜間写真部グループ展2018「NIGHT VIEW EMOTION」開催 / The Tokyo Night Photography Club holds a group photo event

AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Nikon D850
f/5.6, 1/60秒, ISO3200

3月21日（水）より、わが東京夜間写真部がグループ展を開催する。タイトルの「NIGHT VIEW EMOTION」は、参加する33名の写真家の一人の発案によるもの。どんな写真展になるか楽しみだ（とはいえ、僕は全員の作品をすでに見ている数少ない人だから、どんな写真展になるか、多少は知っているのだが）。

さて、上の写真は六本木ヒルズの東京シティビューからの眺めで、昨年末に撮った。直前に大崎で開催された「首都高展」に参加して、しばらく忘れていた首都高熱に再び火が入ったときだった。

展望台にはNiSiのミディアムGNDフィルターを試しに行ったのだが、気がついてみたら、真下を走る３号渋谷線を構図に入れようと必死になっていた。

東京ミッドタウン、国立新美術館、青山墓地、遠くに新宿と写ってはいるが、作品名はもちろん「Route 3」。

上から見た街並みが最も立体的に見える日没直後の好きな時間帯。東京らしいし映える景色。一時、これをグループ展に出展することも考えた。

でも、やめた。理由は単純で、「写真家は地に足をつけて撮れ」というのが僕のモットーだから（笑）。

The Tokyo Night Photography Club will hold a group photo event starting this Wednesday, March 21. Its title is NIGHT VIEW EMOTION. The name was suggested by one of 33 photographers who are joining the event. What kind of event will it be? I can't wait to see it, though I, as one of the organizers, have already seen all the photos.

The photo above is the view from Tokyo City View, the observatory floor of the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills. I took it on December 30 last year. It was right after the event related with the Metropolitan Expressway, and I really wanted to restart taking photos of the expressway at the time.

My original intention was to try NiSi's brand-new Medium GND filter but I realized I was trying so hard to capture one of the expressway routes running just at the foot of the tower.

In the photo, you can see Tokyo Midtown, the National Art Center and the Aoyama Cemetery. The high-rises in Shinjuku are also visible. But the title of this photo definitely is "Route Three," which is the name of the route itself.

It was right after the sunset when the buildings look most three-dimensional. I thought I would print this one for the group event for a short time.

But I didn't. "A photographer has to stand on the ground to take photos" is my motto :p

ミディアムGNDを使ったのはこのときだけか…。
This was the only time I used the medium GND filter ...

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