#beatty #oregon #horses

Posted on February 28th, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: beatty, ellie, living things, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Five and a half years ago…

Once upon a time (2013 to be exact) I walked into a bar in Hiroshima and struck up a conversation with the guy next to me. He asked what I was doing in Hiroshima, and I told him I was there, in part, to see the Carp. He told me he was a cameraman for the Carp. Turns out he wasn’t lying as I saw him at the game the next day.

Posted on February 26th, 2019 under Japan. Tags: hiroshima, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Masanobu Houda!

Today’s photo is from Kyoto, Japan. The interesting thing (to me) about these buildings is that even though they are on the site of a Buddhist temple (Ninnaji), they are Shinto in design. These three buildings hold nine gods and have been doing so since 1644. The stone lanterns in front come from the 17th Century as well.

Posted on February 25th, 2019 under Japan. Tags: buildings, kyoto, landscape, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, shinto. Comments Off on Kusho Myojin @ Ninnaji

@nskbhachiman #bon #bonodori #tokyo #japan

A few days ago I watched The Barbarian and the Geisha. The opening scene is of a Bon Odori in 1856, and it reminded me of today’s photo, taken at the last Bon Odori I witnessed in 2013.

Posted on February 23rd, 2019 under Japan. Tags: bon odori, lanterns, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on Bon Odori

Posted on February 20th, 2019 under Korea. Tags: baekyangsa temple, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Naejangsan National Park (내장산)