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Hokkaido Big Buddha x Oppo Find X9 Pro
What: Big Buddha
Where: Hokkaido
When: October 2025, late morning
Camera: Oppo Find X9 Pro
Why (The Story): Hokkaido is really more about the surrounding nature, trails, and road trips, and the Buddha statue is one of the unplanned road-trip destinations. Quite a lot of people at this destination, but thankfully, it's not that crowded, and one has to wait until visitors clear out some areas.
How: Considering the statue's size and proximity, one really has to do this in ultrawide (0.5x in your camera or at least a 12mm lens for the camera) and use night mode to capture as many details of the skies and the internal cone that partially covers the Buddha statue.
Edit consideration: Leaving one visitor felt there was a story of being in awe and gave a sense of space. Removing him from the picture using the phone's AI erase was pretty simple, and the result is quite natural, too. Cutting down the highlights to get even more details of the clouds might work, but it can be a bit too much contrast if not careful. The key thing about editing is not to make the skies too heavy. Did general sharpening before posting.
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Hokkaido Big Buddha x Oppo Find X9 Pro
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