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笠戸島 / Kasado island
There is a place on Kasado Island in Shunan City, Yamaguchi prefecture that is said to be a famous place for watching the sunset over the Setouchi Sea. I visited there during the Bon vacation.
Since it was August and the observation point was much bushier than I had imagined, I decided to mainly use a telephoto lens. In such a situation, the AF-P DX 70-300mm was surprisingly useful. This lens is light, compact, and inexpensive, but it has a fast AF function, and I like it (although I don’t use it as often as I would like) because of its unbelievably good image quality considering its price.
![笠戸島からの眺め a view from Kasado island](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200814-DSC_0011-3.jpg)
I heard that if you choose the right season, you can take a picture of this tunnel and the setting sun.
![笠戸島からの眺め a view from Kasado island](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200814-DSC_0013-2.jpg)
The wreck of a concrete ship. It is said that this ship was built with concrete due to the extreme shortage of supplies during the war. If the tide were lower, you could get a closer look, but I have yet to see one.
![沈んだコンクリ船 a sunken concrete ship](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200814-DSC_0012-4.jpg)
Just before sunset. I managed to compose the shot by framing some of the bushes and the trees that covered them. I wore an insect repellent parka, but the mosquitoes were terrible. Unfortunately, the evening view was not as dramatic as I had expected.
![笠戸島の夕景 sunset landscape from Kasado island, Yamaguchi](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200814-750_8162.jpg)
After sunset, I looked toward Shin-Nanyo from the telephoto side. The chimneys of the factories are faintly visible.
![笠戸島から新南陽方面の眺め a view from Kasado island to Shin-nanyo](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200814-DSC_0037-4.jpg)