Tag: photography
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Coffee call.

Camera: Fujifilm XT5 Again, very happy with this photo. I love the overall composition and the balance between the light & the life on the left side, with the darkness and mystery on the right. OK, maybe not mystery….its just a coffee shop. Nevertheless…. 8.5/10.
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I have so many questions.

Cameras: Fujifilm XT5 & iPhone 17 proMax. One thing I notice about Japan is the number of bespoke, independent shops. Sure there are plenty of homogenized super-chain stores if you want ‘em (…I don’t). But there is also a refreshingly large number of funky, quirky, utilitarian, vintage, and artisanal type stores. And sometimes there are…
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Matsumoto castle.

The steep, narrow, , sock-worn wooden staircases of Matsumoto castle are no joke. Inclines of 60 degrees as you juggle your shoe-holding bag, your camera bag, and your holding-on-for-dear-life bag. A queue of schoolkids leads the climbing pack, with a group of eighty-somethings in hot pursuit. 5 levels up. No photos on the stairs! But…






