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Awaodori performance

Don't usually do video, but came across this sudden performance by this group yesterday (I believe they are called "maichoren" (???????)) and managed to get most of their show.

Even though I wasn't in the best location (behind instead of in front), it was still really fun to watch!

#awaodori   #koenji   #dance   #Japan   #cooljapan  ?

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Controlled chaos

Fireworks (hanabi) season is starting in Japan now, so you will be seeing a bunch of fireworks photos uploaded by folks in Japan over the next couple of months 🙂

This was taken at the Adachi fireworks on Saturday – the event proceeded despite a downpour that had all of us totally drenched (we're a little more water-resistant than our cameras, so all rain protection went into keep our gear as dry as possible)

 Fortunately not much lightning, and the rains started to taper off just as the fireworks began.  Big thanks to +Agustin Rafael Reyes and DJ for finding this great spot and holding it, as well as +Giovanni Piliarvu and +Nithin Selva for the pleasure of their company.  

Off to work now, have a good day all!

#Japan   #cooljapan   #100tokyo   #adachifireworks   #fireworks   #Tokyo  ?

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Lightning strikes more than once

Did anyone get caught in today's thunderstorm?  I went out for a jog this afternoon, and literally 30 seconds after I got back home, it started pouring buckets.  Then… the power went out.  It was only out for about a minute, but was the first time that I've experienced a power outage in Tokyo!  

I then decided to grab my camera and try to capture some lightning shots.  Unfortunately, the view from my window is not really ideal since I'm level with the power lines.. 🙁
But still, it's the first time I've captured lightning shots, and it was fun.  Nature's scary, but also awesome 🙂

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Traveler

Not sure why I didn't include this together with the other images in my first post, but here's one more from the #gplus3yearanniversary  photowalk at Haneda.  After this, I'll go back to my Europe shots 🙂

Good night from Tokyo!

#gplus3yearpw_tokyo   #gplusphotowalkjapan   #100tokyo   #cooljapan   #hanedaairport   #Tokyo   #Japan  ?

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Rainbow Bridge, Reflected

This was actually shot during the G+ 3 year anniversary photowalk, but I wanted to put it in its own post, rather than lumping it together with my other shots from that day (^^;

I almost didn't get this shot – just as I was preparing to shoot, it started raining, ruining the reflection in the water.  I started walking away, but after a few seconds, I noticed the rain was already starting to taper off, so I retraced my steps, set my camera as low as I could (without actually dipping it in the water), and fired off a couple frames.  Kinda like how it turned out 🙂

Goodnight from Tokyo!

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G+ 3 Year Anniversary Photowalk #2

As mentioned in my earlier post, this is the second batch of images, post-Haneda.  And now, I'm off to bed – good night from Tokyo!  🙂

#Tokyo   #Japan   #100tokyo   #cooljapan   #Gplus3yearAnniversary  
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G+ 3 Year Anniversary Photowalk

Hard to believe that it's already been 3 years since G+ was launched.  I've met some great folks on here, people that have educated and inspired my little photography hobby, people that I have come to meet in real life and been glad to call friends.

Yesterday a large group of us in Tokyo gathered to celebrate the 3rd year anniversary of G+ by spending the day shooting at various locations around Tokyo.  Despite the bad weather, a very large group assembled and we all had a great time thanks to the super organizational efforts of  +kyoko doi , +mica nagami , +masanobu tanzawa , +Y?ki Sakurai +N Koizumi +Takahiro Yanai , +Takafumi Ooshio , and +ei takeuchi  – thanks guys!  🙂

We started off at Haneda airport, which turned out to be a pretty cool location to shoot in.  An airport is like a condensed city in a way, with cool structures and people of all kinds bustling to and fro – lots of things to see.

As I'm still going through my images, I'll upload them in 2 batches: Haneda and post-Haneda.  Have a good weekend all!  🙂

#cooljapan   #100tokyo   #hanedaairport   #GPlusPhotoWalkJapan    
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Up, up, and away!

Caught the elusive +Trey Ratcliff just before takeoff in Asakusa today 😀

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Spiritual Cleansing

A small group wafting incense over themselves in #Asakusa for purification.

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