Primary features of the coastline consist of rock formations jutting out into the ocean along the coast angled at about 30 degrees--a result of the stratum from the deep sea floor that was eventually pushed up and out of the water approximately 500,000 years ago.
Numerous fishing boats were going up and down the coast close to shore pulling in their catch as tanker ships and container ships were slowly sailing into and out of Tokyo Bay.
Most of the coastline is rocky with most of the stone having smooth top surfaces resulting from constant erosion. In fact, you have to be careful not to slip even if the stone is dry.
My primary goal for this photo shoot was to compose a landscape shot with the lighthouse that sits upon a ridge at the end of the park that covers the whole cape. However, fallen rocks and a mudslide from a super typhoon from last year had yet to be cleared. Plans may have been in place to have the trail to the lighthouse cleared by spring, but with the onslaught of the pandemic, sightseeing spot repairs are not an immediate priority of the prefecture who is responsible for this park's maintenance.
Many crows were flying in from the nearby woodland and catching fish or other sea life that had washed ashore. My border collie could not resist the opportunity to race after them in either a game of chase or a futile attempt at herding. Arriving so early in the morning ensures there are no other people on the beach or in the park at all. My dog and I had the whole place to ourselves!
My favorite feature of the landscape was the moss covered rocks. The color of the moss reminds me of the fresh, young leaves on trees at the start of spring. The moss is able to retain that same type of luminance throughout most of the year.
I hope to come back to this shore again once access to the lighthouse has been complete.
Location: Google Maps
Gear used in the photo shoot:
1. Camera: Pentax KP Body and Lens Kit
2. Standard zoom lens: smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL[IF] DC WR
3. Telephoto zoom lens: HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
4. Tripod: Manfrotto MT190CXPRO4 (carbon fiber legs with quick locking clamps)
5. Ball head: Manfrotto Cloud XPRO
6. Circular polarizer: Polarpro Quartzline CP
7. GPS unit: Pentax GPS Unit O-GPS1
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Mossy Shoreline
Kannonzaki Park offers a small beach and rocky coastline with unusual rock formations jutting out of the ocean.
Pentax KP 28 mm ISO 100 for 1.3 sec. at ƒ/14
#KannonzakiPark #beach #coastline #seascape #Yokosuka #Japan
#海岸 #海岸地方 #海の景色 #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Rocky Coast Landforms
This sandstone-like rock was once part of a stratum that formed on a deep sea floor millions of years ago, only reaching the surface about 500,000 years ago at an approx. 30-degree angle. This one stone reminds me of the sandstone cliffs of the southwestern U.S.
Pentax KP 28 mm ISO 100 for 1/6 sec. at ƒ/9.0
#KannonzakiPark #beach #coastline #seascape #Yokosuka #Japan
#海岸 #海岸地方 #海の景色 #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Border Collie on Cape Kannonzaki Coastline
Taking a rest on the cool, wet rocks after chasing crows for an hour after sunrise as they tried to scavenge for food along the coast.
Pentax KP 18 mm ISO 100 for 1/6 sec. at ƒ/11
#dog #pet #bordercollie #CapeKannonzaki #seascape #Japan
#犬 #愛犬 #ボーダーコリー #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Lighthouse on Cape Kannonzaki
Couldn't get any closer shots since the steps to the lighthouse got damaged by last year's super typhoon.
Pentax KP 300 mm ISO 100 for 1/8 sec. at ƒ/20
#lighthouse #coastline #CapeKannonzaki #seascape #Japan
#灯台 #海岸 #海岸地方 #海の景色 #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Lighthouse on Cape Kannonzaki
Originally built with bricks in 1869, the Cape Kannonzaki Lighthouse Japan’s first ever lighthouse. However, it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1922. Rebuilt using steel and concrete in the spring of 1923, it was cracked and damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake in September of the same year. The current version was restored in 1925 and has thus far endured for the past 95 years.
Pentax KP 260 mm ISO 100 for 1/8 sec. at ƒ/20
#lighthouse #coastline #CapeKannonzaki #seascape #Japan
#灯台 #海岸 #海岸地方 #海の景色 #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Break in Clouds
Long exposure of the sun breaking through the clouds over Tokyo Bay as viewed from Cape Kannonzaki.
Pentax KP 24 mm ISO 100 for 58 sec. at ƒ/18
#seascape #cloudy #coastline #seaside #Kannonzaki #TokyoBay #Japan
#海の景色 #曇 #海岸沿い #海岸地方 #沿岸 #海岸 #観音崎 #東京湾 #三浦半島
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Moss & Tanker Ship
Considering how much tanker traffic sails into Tokyo Bay, the coastline of Cape Kannonzaki seems quite clean. There were no signs of oil or pollutants along the shore that would normally kill off the moss that lives on these rock formations.
Pentax KP 68 mm ISO 100 for 1/8 sec. at ƒ/18
#KannonzakiPark #beach #coastline #seascape #Yokosuka #Japan
#海岸 #海岸地方 #海の景色 #横須賀市 #観音崎公園
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Going Home
We arrived at around 4:30 a.m., a few minutes before sunrise. Two hours later, it was time to go home. Dale-chan is looking in the direction of the car—maybe an indication that she is ready to go home or wants to drink some fresh water after playing in seawater all morning.
Pentax KP 100 mm ISO 400 for 1/80 sec. at ƒ/5.6
#dog #pet #bordercollie #seascape #CapeKannonzaki #Japan
#犬 #愛犬 #ボーダーコリー #観音崎公園 #横須賀市
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