Bi stream

Deadline

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:30:00 +0000

Luciola parvula was still flying and lighting in the higher forest at the foot of a mountain. Some meteor also flew and emitted the light among the band of stars in the dense Milky Way that rose on the forest. It may just be my imagination, but they seem like in a hurry. Time limit is approaching to pass on life to the next generation. It will be the last day to watch Luciola parvula in this year. Someday I will watch the beautiful blinking lights emitted by their following generation.

Downhiller

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:30:00 +0000

A Network of Lights

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 17:00:00 +0000

Field of Light Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:30:00 +0000

A grass field was filled with thousands of light flowers which bloom at midnight. I could not hear any sounds from the field but it must be hustle and bustle for Luciola parvula. The scene burned in my eyes during an hour. We may possibly be able to see the scene last time. The habitat will affected by artificial lighting, because a new house is being built nearby the habitat. You all! Survive!

Milky Way Arch

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Wed, 13 May 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Time-lapse movie: http://youtu.be/oc-KWH4tQpI

The Geminid Meteor Shower

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Time-lapse Movie
https://youtu.be/5ni9_HxXMhg

Winter Milky Way from Plateau Satomi

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:40:00 +0000

Time-lapse Movie
https://youtu.be/Ubxku6SChPk

Silent Glow in the Forest at Midnight

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:00:00 +0000

I was walking a mountain while blowing bear whistle occasionally in darkness at midnight.
There was the huge tree dedicated to the gods protecting the mountain. A few dozen
meters away from the sacred tree, there was decrepit tree which was thick with mushroom.
When eyes were adapted to darkness, it revealed beautiful weak glow from Omphalotus
japonicas. It is said that Omphalotus japonicas glows for a few days after opening the
umbrella to spread spores. The decrepit tree will return to the soil by mushroom and
microorganisms. The beautiful glow was generated by the energy from last breath of
decrepit tree. The next thing I knew, it was glowing in many places of the forest. When
I turned my attention to the sky, a lot of stars were twinkling. Bistream K.Ohtawara

Fly Across Forest Road

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:00:00 +0000

One Million Lights in the Mountains

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:30:00 +0000

Water streaks and Light streaks

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:00:00 +0000

Light stream from a bamboo forest

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:30:00 +0000

The Last Dance of Luciola Parvula

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:30:00 +0000

Sunny yellow light flashes to look for a partner in a forest far from town. The light flashes very strong although body length is only a few millimeters. Flashing at close to midnight must be way to live without being discovered. Male flies several dozen centimeters high from the ground but female can not fly. So that means they can not move their habitat with distance. The scene have been repeated several hundred years at same habitat. It could see many times in the past but they are absent recently. Their silent habitat is being lost by raze a forest and human being step into a forest. I am also one of human being step into habitat with camera. During last a few days, they emit luminescence without any eating by squeeze the remaining life to pass on life to the next generation. I feel drawn to such a beautiful and fugacious creature doing in a deep forest at midnight in early summer. K.Ohtawara Bistream

Time-lapse movie:
http://vimeo.com/user29129461/lastdance
http://youtu.be/v_57MdxeaEU

A Hill Luminous with Luciola parvula

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:00:00 +0000

Nagoya Castle Sotobori, Day 4

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Sat, 31 May 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Nagoya Castle Sotobori, Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Fri, 30 May 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Nagoya Castle Sotobori, Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Thu, 29 May 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Nagoya Castle Sotobori, Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (Bi stream) — Wed, 28 May 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Setoden train was running in outer moat of Nagoya Castle about 40 years ago. Shigenobu Takeuchi was station staff of Setoden. Mr. Takeuchi found several tens of thousands of luminescence from Luciola parvula in the outer moat after the last train going. However, Luciola parvula were reduced drastically in next year because many people who read in the newspaper came to the moat and captured. In addition, railway was removed from the outer moat. It was large influence of environmental changes. He acted to save for their life during remaining his life against lung tuberculosis. He explained importance of the Luciola parvula to the people who come to the outer moat. The act and his fervent sprit were well known to the people. One day, public highway corporation developed a new lighting apparatus for highway of beside the outer moat which does not have leakage the light to outside from road in order to have no impact on Luciola parvula. The conservation work of Luciola parvula has continued in "The People who assume Luciola parvula in Nagoya Castle Soto-bori (outer moat)* " after he is gone. Mr. Takeuchi is the father of Luciola parvula in Nagoya Castle.

*) http://sotobori.sp.land.to/ 名古屋城外堀ヒメボタルを受け継ぐ者たち　