Tag: photography
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Ginkgo Avenue disappoints.
Of course it is Autumn. But not all Autumns are equal, and the peak autumnal blush rises and falls across Japan at different times according to location and altitude. You have to chase it. Tokyo boasts the Icho Namiki or “Ginkgo Avenue” in the Meiji-jingu Gaien Park as a spectacular wash of gold foliage down…
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That person.
Camera: Fujifilm XT5 Snapped this photo at an underpass in Tokyo. The torn poster caught my eye and as I was composing the shot this dude walked into shot. I am happy with both these photos: 7/10. —ooOoo— I just don’t want to be that person. I have been pretty diligent about wearing a mask in Japan.…
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Getting it down.
If you enjoy my photography, you can always help fuel my mojo and shout me a coffee.
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Torii gate.
Not a barrier, but a welcoming. Ive walked through a few Torii gates this trip. At first I just strolled through, looking up ahead at the temple or shrine or whatnot. But I learned. It is a gateway. A liminal space. A threshold. Intended to separate the sacred from the mundane. A portal to mix…
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The door of carriage 9.
Catching the local train from Gora to Hakone Yumoto. We pull up at a tiny station and the doors open, and there is this amazing shrine cut right into the face of the rock right outside the door. Complete with stone dragon and steps leading up into the murky darkness. I mean you could reach…
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Koi II.
So I’m going to give myself a 9.9/10 for this one. Shot late in the afternoon just after arriving in Hakone. It was like 3.30 pm but the sun was just setting behind the tall mountains that cusp this town. Nothing special, just a pool of fish in front of an old hotel. But that…
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