Sagami River Koinobori

On Friday, we were at the Sagamigawa River to check out the Koinobori. It was the day before the Sagami-no-Oodako Matsuri (Sagami Big Kite Festival), but the carp (or koi) streamers were already hung and blowing in the breeze.

Nikon D700 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f8 ISO 200, 1/500 sec.

Here's a poster for this year's Big Kite Festival.

Nikon D700 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f8, ISO 200, 1/400 sec.

A close-up of the streamers.

Nikon D700 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f8, ISO 200, 1/1250 sec.

We were lucky to have such great weather during Golden Week this year.

Nikon D700 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f8, ISO 200, 1/500 sec.