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By: PoPBunka! (popbunka) on
April 29, 2009
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This panorama was made in the early hours, about 5.30m. The sun had just risen in the east and the green tea rows are tinged with sunlight. The location is Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (aka. The Home of Japanese Green Tea). The 2009 harvest season has begun with the first 'new tea' or 'shincha' cut been made on many of the rows in this panorama. The lightest colour rows have yet to be trimmed. The brown coloured rows have had all of the leaves cut in stages according to tea quality level. First cut leaves fetch the highest prices. Each row can be cut from 3~5 times. The final cut is often used in blended teas that have the lowest quality. One interesting point about this photo is that Mount Fuji is located off in the distance, however, weather conditions during harvest season hardly ever permit a clear shot. It's usually too hazy. Please have a look at my other panorama as it shows the leaves closer up.
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Date Taken: April 29, 2009
Date Added: April 29, 2009
Bookmarked: 2 times
Total Views: 1425 views
Gear: Canon G9
Snapshots: 3
Size: 0.67 gigapixels
Field of View: 147.9 degrees wide, 28.0 degrees high
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April 30, 2009 02:49 | Flag as inappropriate |
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I really love this panorama. I like the vibrant green and the texture and geometry of the tea plant rows along with the undulating hills. This is great. Thanks for sharing it with us : ) Posted by Castillonis |
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April 30, 2009 03:26 | Flag as inappropriate |
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The fans blow overnight and early morning to keep frost from developing on the plants. The air temperature about 5 metres up is actually significantly hotter than at ground level. The fans are used to blow that hotter air down onto the plants and keep frost from developing. Its quite simply amazing ingenuity. ____________________________ www.popbunka.com Posted by popbunka |
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May 1, 2009 10:10 | Flag as inappropriate |
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This is really beautiful, thanks for sharing. Posted by payam195r |
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