Nikko, Japan in the snow

Posted on March 15th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: nikko, snow. Comments Off on Snowy Nikko scene

himawari (ひまわり) houses

While riding my bike back from Kofu to the onsen I was staying at in Kai (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) I came upon these houses in the dark. The street was somewhat busy for that time of night as it is the main thoroughfare (yamanotedoori or 山の手通り). I took a long exposure and let the headlights of the passing motorists light the scene for me.

Posted on March 14th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: buildings, flowers, kofu, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, sunflowers. Comments Off on Japanese Sunflower Houses

Plaza between Fukuoka Dome and Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk Hotel

Sculptures like this serve as a meeting place when tens of thousands of people are trying to find each other on game day. Things seemed eerily quiet on this day as the team wasn’t playing. Around this location there were lots of bronzed player hands that kids could “shake” or at least compare to their own hands.

Posted on March 10th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Dante no hiroba @ Fukuoka Dome (暖手の広場@福岡ドーム)

Stone Torii @ Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine (太宰府天満宮)

Posted on March 7th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: Dazaifu Tenman-gu 太宰府天満宮, fukuoka, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, people, torii. Comments Off on Transitioning from the profane to the sacred

Shinjuku (Tokyo, Japan) after dark

Posted on March 6th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinjuku, signs. Comments Off on Kabukicho (歌舞伎町) at night