Tag: Japan
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A Perfect Day In Southern Japan
We finally had a break in the weather. It’s been stormy and windy because of the typhoon, but yesterday it cleared up for a perfect day. I’m not exactly sure where these rice terraces are on a map, but they were amazing. They extend down into the bay, and to the right, out of frame,…
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Shooting Japan From Inside A Car
This trip to Japan has had me in the car a lot. Driving, driving, driving. Especially in Hokkaido, where I had the flu. That was not fun. Two days with a fever and some bronchitis sprinkled on top. I’ve also learned a new meaning of pain. Descending from 36,000 feet in an airplane with congested sinuses. Anyway, something…
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Exploring Japan’s Countryside
You don’t get to see much of the countryside in Japan, but it is my favorite place to visit. It’s a lot slower paced, restaurants are even more ma and pa, and everyone is usually so friendly. Photography with the Fuji X100T and XT1 These photos were shot in the mountains of Kumamoto, Japan. I…
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Ishibashi Bridge And HDR With The X-T1
I’ve been excited to return to Southern Japan to shoot with that Funinon 10-24mm f4 lens. The time of day and weather haven’t been great, but HDR photography fixes everything. It blows my mind sometimes the software and technology available to us today. Some of the scenes I’ve been shooting have been so bright with…
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Exploring Dazaifu Japan
Street photography is that mysterious style of photography that can mean so much while showing so little. I can only look at the masters, wondering what magic they possess. I have to be honest. It’s hard. Before really getting into it a year ago, I thought it was just going around, taking pictures of people…
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Lost In The Woods – A7r
As I’ve been getting ready to leave for Japan next week, I was sifting through some of my old photos from last year that I’ve never published and found this shot. My wife and I found this cool little bamboo forest growing naturally near Magaribuchi Dam Park in nowhere. It was very peaceful and undisturbed,…