Minatoura Bay at night ＋詩

Minatoura Bay at night

I set myself up a Flickr account and ever. so. s-l-o-w-l-y uploaded a couple pictures.

This is a particularly poor picture, I know, but it was one of the first I took, so I feel that I should properly present it first.

My town is on a long, snaking peninsula. There are bays and inlets abound, and I live at the lip of one. I was extremely bored one night, so I took a ride around town on my brand new bike, well after all the shops were closed and the people asleep (or just at home watching TV).

The bay at night is quite a sight to behold. It cuts fairly deep into the peninsula, so you don’t actually see the open ocean; from most angles, the bay looks completely surrounded by mountains, more like a lake than anything else. This night the mountains were shrouded by mist, the moon was out and bright and almost full; the whole scene had a kind of majesty that is best appreciated after living in Tokyo for a year.

I tried to take a picture, but my phone just wasn’t up to it. No amount of finagling could wring more than a few points of light from the inky sky.

The good news is that such a picture compresses quite well, and was quick to upload.

佐田岬半島にある湊浦という地域の港景色。夜景がとても綺麗で、携帯で写真を撮ろうとしたらまったく写らなかった。そこで詠んでみた、

月てらす夜のみなとうら影あおしナイトモードでもケイタイ写らず