Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社)

Posted on January 21st, 2014 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, kushida jinja, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社) – Fukuoka, Japan

above the clouds somewhere between South Korea and Japan

June, July, and August in South Korea and Japan feature intense humidity. The skies are usually white, not with fluffy, moving, picturesque clouds like you see in Copenhagen this time of year but with hazy clouds that seldom seem to move or dissipate. Such were the conditions when my plane departed from Gwangju. Soon, I realized, the clouds were far more interesting on the other side where they were quite lovely, especially next to the blues that I had so rarely seen in the prior months.

Posted on January 18th, 2014 under Japan, Korea. Tags: aerial photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Above the humidity

Posted on January 15th, 2014 under Other. Tags: bikes, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, seattle, washington. Comments Off on Bike parking @ Pike Place Market

Daito (大塔) The Great Stupa @ Koyasan’s Danjo Garan

Posted on January 11th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: Danjo Garan 壇場伽藍, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pagoda. Comments Off on The Great Stupa

Roof of Senjokaku (千畳閣) on left
5-story pagoda (五重塔) at night in light rain

I intended to use my tripod a lot this past summer in Japan and Korea. However, it was a cheap tripod and a piece broke off in my luggage on the way over. I couldn’t fix it and ended up leaving it in Korea. I did still use it a few times as it still worked if I was very careful. Today’s photo was one such occasion. This image was a 30-second exposure.

Posted on January 7th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: miyajima, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pagoda, rain, Senjokaku (千畳閣). Comments Off on Miyajima’s 5-story pagoda (五重塔) at night in the rain