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It’s a wet and rainy Monday… so something featuring water seemed appropriate. #Waterfall #Nature #Shikoku #Japan

April 4, 2016 – 01:00

It's a wet and rainy Monday... so something featuring water seemed appropriate. #Waterfall #Nature #Shikoku #Japan

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#Spring is pretty awesome (aside from the $%¿&@! allergies), not just because of the sakura but all the other #flowers and trees that come back to life after winter. These little flowers may not be as well known as their sakura kindred, but they’re every bit as lovely. #Nature #Japan #Flora

April 1, 2016 – 22:15

#Spring is pretty awesome (aside from the $%¿&@! allergies), not just because of the sakura but all the other #flowers and trees that come back to life after winter. These little flowers may not be as well known as their sakura kindred, but they're every bit as lovely. #Nature #Japan #Flora

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#Spring is pretty awesome (aside from the $%¿&@! allergies), not just because of the sakura but all the other #flowers and trees that come back to life after winter. These little flowers may not be as well known as their sakura kindred, but they’re every bit as lovely.

#Nature #Japan #Flora

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Awaodori performance

August 30, 2015 – 02:02
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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The show's about to start

August 29, 2015 – 14:32
Took this yesterday evening in Koenji – these dancers were standing down a small side road getting ready to perform.  

The Koenji Awaodori takes place every year at the end of August, and features a weekend where dozens of performing groups dance in the streets for hours.  The street dances officially start at 5PM, but I highly recommend going there earlier in the day as there are often impromptu shows popping up all around the town (I managed to film  brief video of one which I'll upload to Youtube soon).  
There are also theater performances, but I have yet to catch one of these – next year for sure! 

If you're in Tokyo, you can still catch the last day of performances tomorrow – definitely an experience worth trying!
For better images, check out +Jason Arney 's stream – he's been shooting these for a couple years now and knows more about them than I ever will.

#koenji   #awaodori   #japan   #dance  ?

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A bit of silliness

August 10, 2014 – 13:51
SodidyouhearaboutLydia,shestartedtheSouthBeachDietandOMGsheislookingtotallyfab,andidyouknowthatDavidandMichellearedatingagainbut,like,thatissototallynotgonnalast,andbythewayI'mtryingoutthisnewglossinggelwhichmakesmyfeathers,like,literallyglowand…

would you just shut UP already…

😛

I'd taken this some time ago, not sure what made me remember it today.  Good night all, hope you have a good week!

#silliness   #Japan   #gulls  ?

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Deliberately blurred

August 5, 2014 – 13:29
Had the chance to see the Edogawa fireworks last Saturday with some friends from work – the weather was ever so much more accommodating compared to the Adachi fireworks 2 weeks ago!

Since I've already taken lots of "normal" fireworks photos, I thought I'd play around with focus blur, just for fun.  It was my first time, and a little harder than I thought since it's hard to focus manually in the dark!  Still, I enjoyed it – though I think overall I still prefer "normal" fireworks since it's less hit-and-miss, especially in regards to composition (most of those shots are greatly cropped)

I'll post the a few "normal" shots later as well, but for now, goodnight from Tokyo 🙂

#hanabi   #fireworks   #Edogawa   #Tokyo   #Japan  ?


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Philosopher's Tree

July 28, 2014 – 23:40
I had the chance to go to Hokkaido last weekend, hoping to catch some sunrise and sunset shots, but unfortunately the weather chose to be very uncooperative.  (well, weather and smog).  Still, got a few shots that were interesting, including a couple of long exposures.

As you can see from this album, I rarely shoot LE, so I'm still working out the best way to get rid of the color casting caused by the filter, which tends to make everything a very deep blue.  Still need to experiment and practice a bit more obviously..

Despite the bad weather, I still had a good time – thanks to +Jason Arney , +Agustin Rafael Reyes , +Aaron Tang , +Nithin Selva , and +Kanna Nishimura for the pleasure of their company!

#hokkaido     #japan     #longexposure   #philosopherstree   ?


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Controlled chaos

July 21, 2014 – 23:46
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

July 20, 2014 – 12:47
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 🙂

#Japan   #Tokyo   #lightning   #cooljapan   #thunderstorm  ?


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