On a windy morning in late May, 2008, with an icy wind blowing, I braced myself against the onslaught of blasting air and attempted to capture some photographs of the morning light. The wind was too strong for large or medium format photography and even using a tripod was almost impossible without cover. So, I managed some hand held shots, one of the better ones including this one. This photo appears in my book The Japan Alps, available at blurb.com. You can view the book in its entirety there too.