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Snowpocalypse

February 14, 2014 – 13:51

Tokyo is once again experiencing some unprecedented snowfall today, and it's expected to carry on at least overnight. Snow is still relatively exciting for me to see, and (as long as I'm appropriately dressed) I rather enjoy stomping through the drifts. 🙂

It was already snowing briskly when I left home around 6AM this morning, and these shots are just a few images I took on the way home early this evening. I knew I didn't want to lug the D800e around with me (snow + wind + umbrella + work bag does not make for a stable environment, which is a requirement for that camera), but I dug out my old X10 and had a bit of fun shooting on my way home.

Nothing too fancy, just scenes of today's snowstorm around Jiyugaoka 🙂

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Snow monks

February 13, 2014 – 22:36

This photo was actually taken last week , during the big snowstorm that buffeted Tokyo. If I recall what the news said – the most snow to hit Tokyo in almost half a century?

Regardless, I ventured out to the same location I went to last year – Meiji Jingu shrine, and shot around a little, joined later by +adithya anand and +Aaron Tang .

I hope to upload the rest of my images later (still struggling with website configuration as I mentioned forever ago), but thought it would be appropriate to post this today since we're experiencing another round of heavy snow in Tokyo this morning.

Stay warm, stay safe, and TGIF all.

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Japan Alps

March 18, 2013 – 15:25

Another view of the Japan Alps, shot from the observation deck of the Nishihotakaguchi mountain station. It provides quite a breathtaking view of the Japan Alps and despite the cold, we stayed up here until closing time taking as many shots as we could.

I've brightened this image considerably to bring out the snow, hopefully haven't overdone it too much… good night from Tokyo!

Settings: D800E / 24mm / ISO 100 / f8 / 1/400

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March 16, 2013 – 01:16

A little break from my street shots, this was taken earlier this year from a cable car on the Shinhotaka ropeway. I’m generally not one for shooting from a moving platform (let alone shooting through window smeared with handprints) but I couldn’t resist the patterns in the snow and this one turned out surprisingly clean.

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Lone Sentinel

March 14, 2013 – 23:06

A little break from my street shots, this was taken earlier this year from a cable car on the Shinhotaka ropeway. I'm generally not one for shooting from a moving platform (let alone shooting through window smeared with handprints) but I couldn't resist the patterns in the snow and this one turned out surprisingly clean.

I hope to revisit this area with some fellow G+ friends later this year 🙂

Have a good Friday folks!

Settings: D800E / f5 / 1/1250s / 70mm / ISO 100

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Tokyo's First Snow of 2013 – January 14

January 14, 2013 – 14:15

I hadn't planned to go out today at all… well, ok, I had made plans last week to meet up with a few G+ friends to shoot the "Coming of Age" activities today, but when I woke up, it was pouring rain so we canceled the photowalk.

I fully expected to stay home and go through my backlog when I got a call from +Claire SK , telling me that it was snowing! I jumped up and pulled open the curtains… only to find that it was still raining in my part of town. However, sure enough, an hour later I peeked out again and snow was coming down like the dickens.

I decided to revisit my earlier plan, and head out to Meiji Jingu shrine again to see what I could see.

Unfortunately, I only spotted a couple of ladies in the traditional kimono garb (and only got one of them in a photo because they were definitely NOT standing around in that weather), but it was still a pretty cool walk.

This much snow (almost 10cm!) in Tokyo is still unusual (at least for me), and it really changes the entire landscape. It was also rather dangerous because the weight of the snow caused many (including some very heavy) branches to crash down. Some people got hit (fortunately by smaller branches) but a pretty big one fell only 20 meters in front of me (you can see it in the picture where a couple men with chainsaws are preparing to break it up). So, protip for photographers shooting in the snow – don't stay under trees….

I only stayed out for a couple hours before coming back home due to the cold, but it was a great day nonetheless 🙂

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