Another year of stumbling through ups and downs, thick and thin, and not having a clue. A couple more scars on me but a few battles well fought. Thankful for all those remarkable moments, people, conversations, path-crossings and little adventures. Those are the things that I’ll always carry without being weighted down.
Note to myself for 2026:
- keep head down
- keep moving forward
Shooting while on a bike ride is not always as straightforward as it seems. Apart from the outdoors elements one is faced with riding a bike, there’re the fast-changing conditions of light, and thus, aperture, and shutter speed a photographer has to consider. At times I would regret having my camera set in a specific way that’s not right for a certain scene. But often times I get nice surprises from the bunch of photos. ATM I’m enjoying blurry on-bike photos that denote a sense of speed and a contrast of lights.
Riders: @shirleyleeeeee@anteresa_chen@hcy_reus
![[Manza | Karuizawa] Perfect full stop to this year’s assembly. New friendships made, old bonds grew stronger.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6764457120164873545252_0_06a972ee80cba1db0a8e9af3887bb477.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1waGwyLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS43MTg3OC0xNS81NTQ4NzExNThfMTEyMTgxNTI4OTkyNzI0NF8yMDc0NjgyMzk0ODc0ODQyOTZfbi5qcGc/c3RwPWMwLjI0OC42NDAuNjQwYV9kc3QtanBnX2UxNV90dDYmX25jX2h0PXNjb250ZW50LXBobDItMS5jZG5pbnN0YWdyYW0uY29tJl9uY19jYXQ9MTAwJl9uY19vYz1RNmNaMmdFRmozcWZvV0E4YTNwRGIteDdOa21MUC0yT3cza0VuMU4tZ1RwUTM4MlBuRjhnX1U2UVF3S2tKWGFpNWxtOVc3UUMyaG9ycFEyZnZ0N1MtYzF1VTZQZiZfbmNfb2hjPUlnNlZ4VGVFRjFJUTdrTnZ3SF9oQWxhJl9uY19naWQ9RmVBdHR6RUczaGVCNC1xQUV1Rl83QSZlZG09QVBVODlGQUJBQUFBJmNjYj03LTUmb2g9MDBfQWY0VVBJZnZiUEppbG1obEIwdnJZTjZjMkF4b19jU0M0MHJ6V21ockR4cDNSdyZvZT02QTBGMzcwOCZfbmNfc2lkPWJjMGMyYw==&h=18a6640449f8c10b153bb27d848c18bb)
![[Echigotanaka | Manza] The sea of clouds on 2172m elevation with a golden sunset. So happy that I lived.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6764162922134773276967_0_14831d865225a15fbc81c2726d104a6b.jpg?o=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&h=bbe8b8caa97b4664df3f3d8e8a0bfdda)
![[Day 5] Okutadami | Echigotanaka](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6764376054575973301836_0_d0fb304ababe69f3058346ebce7e595b.jpg?o=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&h=ef5c2d1a047ed3296630c588cc88bb7c)
![[Day 4] Showa Onsen | Okutadami](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6721705926515913201637_0_4f82b14e4a49e2b3f0ca3d3372b43e0f.jpg?o=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&h=0ca2612b82a3378df04d225dd01f765c)
![[Sendai | Karuizawa] Day 2Iizaka to Urabandai offers a really long climb 20k with 1500m elevation gained. A test of everyone’s stamina.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6721655315363213274029_0_3a0a58547d8f51ea27f8c38607d0c161.jpg?o=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&h=93bf238eb41745abbbaa328ce5691ebb)
