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Stewartia Monadelpha This is the second stewartia tree I discovered on the way down Mt. Banjirodake. Don't know how I missed this tree on the way up! Was probably too focused trying to secure sure footing on the washed out trail. Hope to visit another old growth forest if I can. License downloads and order prints at: pix4japan.picfair.com Pentax KP 48 mm ISO 1600 for 1/30 sec. at ƒ/8.0 smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
Stewartia Monadelpha On the climb down Mt. Banjirodake, came across a few very tall and unusual trees known as tall stewartia (Species: Stewartia monadelpha) that are native to the tropical mountain regions of Japan. The smooth, cinnamon colored trunks reach far above the canopy and stand in stark contrast to the surrounding cedar and beech woods. Portfolio: pix4japan.myportfolio.com Pentax KP 21mm ISO 400 for 1/50 sec. at ƒ/5.6
Tired We had driven all night and reached the trailhead at about 5:00 in the morning. Four hours later we reached the peak of Mt. Banjirodake. She seemed exhausted and quickly found a huge, cool boulder to rest on while I was taking photos. Portfolio: pix4japan.myportfolio.com Pentax KP 135mm ISO 1600 for 1/200 sec. at ƒ/5.6
Moss This shot was taken at about 1,200 meters (3,937 ft) where you can see many species of moss creating new life from dead trees in an old growth forest that was spared the destruction of cedar tree plantations found at lower elevations. Portfolio: pix4japan.myportfolio.com Pentax KP 68mm ISO 800 for 1/200 sec. at ƒ/5.6
Happy to Go Home＜ お二人（僕とワンちゃん）はとても最高でした！ Halfway down Mt. Banjirodake, she jumped up onto this boulder and waited for me to catch up with her. On the way up the mountain, we both kept about the same pace. But on the way down, I with my backpack full of gear and my careful navigation of muddy rocks on the trail were no match for a spry border collie! Portfolio: pix4japan.myportfolio.com Pentax KP 36 mm ISO 1600 for 1/60 sec. at ƒ/4.5
Beechwood tree on peak of Mt. Banjirodake (at elevation of 1,299 m/4,262 ft). This peak is located on the Amagi Mountain Range, which is located on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture (approx. a 3.5 hour drive southwest of Tokyo). Portfolio: pix4japan.myportfolio.com Pentax KP 31mm ISO 100 for 1/40 sec. at ƒ/4.5
