I love bacon. I love a good pulled-pork sandwich. However, I don’t like to see where these items came from. I like to buy my bacon sliced and wrapped in a refrigerated section of a grocery store, not outside in a plastic basket (for who knows how long) on a hot and humid day with bugs swarming and smells so intense that your nostrils are singed. Marketing is a bit different depending on the culture I suppose.

Posted on May 21st, 2014 under Korea. Tags: food, jeju, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Pig parts in Jeju (South Korea)

Momijidani River

I took a short walk in the rain behind my ryokan (Iwaso) on Miyajima while I waited for my room to be ready and found this spot.

Posted on May 20th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, waterfalls. Comments Off on 紅葉谷川

11 Ducks a Leaping

The #1 ranked Ducks danced for joy this past weekend as they defeated #25 Wisconsin twice to move on to the next round of the 2014 College Softball World Series.

Posted on May 19th, 2014 under Oregon. Tags: eugene, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 EDIF AF-S VR, Nikon D600, Oregon, softball, sports photography. Comments Off on Ducks go 3-0 to advance to Super Regionals

May 18th National Cemetery

Posted on May 18th, 2014 under Korea. Tags: gwangju, May 18 5.18, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on In Remembrance of May 18, 1980

HEP Five ferris wheel along with Ippudo (ramen) and Matsuya (gyudon) – Osaka, Japan

What better way to draw attention to your shopping center than to put a giant ferris wheel on top? Ferris wheels weren’t my destination on this evening. Nor were Ippudo or Matsuya (for once). Instead, I was heading to BAR MiDiAN. If you can’t find something of interest in this part of Osaka, well, let’s just say, you may not have any interests.

Posted on May 16th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: night photography, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, osaka, ramen. Comments Off on Umeda, Osaka after dark