【写真日記#4】2018年春の茨城桜・野鳥・緑 | 【Photo Diary#4】Cherry Blossoms, Wild birds & Greenery in Ibaraki in the Second Quarter of 2018 : ゆっきー英語塾

2018年4月から6月の間にソニーのミラーレス一眼・α6000で撮影した写真をまとめて投稿します。
撮影場所は全て茨城県内です。
I am going to post the pictures that I took in the second quarter of 2018 with my mirrorless camera, Sony a6000. I took all of these pictures in Ibaraki.

使用しているレンズは、純正のE18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSSです。
I use the lens, Sony’s E18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS.

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満開の桜 | Cherry blossoms in full bloom

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 29mm, Exposure Time: 1/250, ISO: 100
今年は桜の開花が一気に進みました。咲いている期間も例年なら10日近くあるはずが、今年は一週間弱で散ってしまいました。
Once the cherry trees started opening their blossoms, they shedded their petals quickly. It usually takes about ten days before they shed all their petals, but the blossoms were all gone in a week this year.

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 103mm, Exposure Time: 1/400, ISO: 100

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/640, ISO: 100

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 200mm, Exposure Time: 1/320, ISO: 125

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 43mm, Exposure Time: 1/200, ISO: 100

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 83mm, Exposure Time: 1/160, ISO: 160
これはうちの庭に咲いていたニワザクラです。
Dwarf flowering almond in my yard.

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千波湖の鯉のぼり | Carpstreamers at Senba Lake

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/800, ISO: 100
茨城県水戸市にある千波湖では、鯉のぼりが泳いでいました。
Carp streamers were swimming in the air at Senba Lake in Mito in Ibaraki.

Aperture: ƒ/8, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/60, ISO: 100
好文カフェに映る鯉のぼり(と私)。
A reflection of the carp streamers (and me) on the Koubun cafe.

▼好文カフェ [外部リンク]
http://koubuncafe.com

Aperture: ƒ/4.5, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/640, ISO: 200
千波湖では白鳥、鵜、シロサギ、アオサギ、カモ、カモメ、セキレイなど野鳥の宝庫です。私は見たことがないのですが、カワセミもいるそうです。いつ行っても必ず野鳥写真の撮れる、鳥写真好きには最高の場所です。
There are many kinds of wild birds such as swans, cormorants, herons, egrets, ducks, seagulls and wagtails at Senba Lake. I have heard that there are kingfishers, too, though I haven't seen them myself yet.

千波湖の写真散歩は以前記事にしました>>秋の千波湖
Read an photo journal on Senba Lake>> Autumn Senba-Lake

Aperture: ƒ/4, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/640, ISO: 100
市民憩いの場。
People come here to relax.

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/640, ISO: 400

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散歩 | Walking

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 41mm, Exposure Time: 1/500, ISO: 100
散髪の帰りにハナミズキの綺麗な通りがあり、少し写真撮りました。
After a haircut, I was on the way home when I saw these beautiful flowering dogwoods

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/500, ISO: 100
雨上がりだったので、青空がとても眩しかったです。
The sky was clear because it was right after the rain.

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 52mm, Exposure Time: 1/400, ISO: 100

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 54mm, Exposure Time: 1/640, ISO: 100
5月27日撮影。だいぶ夏が近づいてきました。
I took this photo on May 27. The summer was coming.

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蝶とツバメ | Butterfly and swallows

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 200mm, Exposure Time: 1/50, ISO: 3200

家の近くのリサイクルショップの駐車場で、ツバメが子育てをしていました。

I saw a swallow raising its chicks at the parking lot of a recycle shop in my neighborhood.

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 181mm, Exposure Time: 1/50, ISO: 3200

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 52mm, Exposure Time: 1/2500, ISO: 500
関東で梅雨明けが発表されたこの日(6月29日)、気温は早くも34℃まで上がりました。でも蝶は涼しげ。
The temperature shot up to 34℃(93.2F) on the day that the meteorological agency announced that the rainy season had ended in the Kanto region.

Aperture: ƒ/7.1, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/500, ISO: 100

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水遊び | Playing with water

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 115mm, Exposure Time: 1/1600, ISO: 6400

雨粒クラウンの撮影に挑戦。シャッタースピードは速ければ速いほど良いと思っていましたが、1/1000秒前後が一番きれいに撮れました。

I tried taking pictures of raindrops. I initially thought that the faster the shutter speed the better to capture the crown, but I found out that around one thousandth of a second was the best to capture a moment of the ring.

Aperture: ƒ/6.3, Focal Length: 200mm, Exposure Time: 1/320, ISO: 3200

Aperture: ƒ/5.6, Focal Length: 18mm, Exposure Time: 1/800, ISO: 100
水たまりって撮ろうとすると意外とないもので、数か月狙ってようやく撮れた一枚。
足元にこんなきれいな世界があったなんて。
Several months after I started to seek for a picturesque puddle, I found one. It is a beautiful world that exists at your feet.

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まとめ | Conclusion

発売から4年以上経ったα6000のAFの性能の高さは、今でも全く不満のないレベル。軽量・小型で持ち運びしやすく、街中で気軽にスナップ写真を撮るには最高のカメラです。

It's been more than four years since the a6000 came out, but its AF is still fast, and I'm happy with it. The a6000 is light and compact, and that enables you to carry it around and take snapshots easily.

私は今年の6月でα6000を手に入れてから4年になり、バッテリーの減りは早くなったものの、まだまだ絶好調です。現在までに撮影枚数4万8千枚。

My a6000 turned four years old in June And the battery life has gotten shorter, however, it works brilliantly.

最近手に入れたスマホXperia XZ2と撮り比べをしたりして、もっと色々な写真を撮って楽しんでいきたいと思います。

I recently got a new smartphone, Xperia XZ2, so I would love to enjoy photography even more with my a6000 by comparing photos taken with respective cameras.

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