Skiing in Japan
I have skied the north American rocky mountains, the Canadian rockies, the European alps and various other mountain ranges around the world but to my surprise and delight I came across….
New Year
As the Chinese New Year is celebrated and the ‘Year of the Horse’ gets underway I had the opportunity to launch a few lanterns myself, albeit from a beach in Thailand. Being an aviation buff I have a sense of excitement for all things that ‘go airborne’ in one fashion or another and….
HDR, Ambient or Flash Interiors
As you know I am a big fan of HDR landscape photography but I have also been experimenting with it indoors. I took three shots of this condo interior below. This first one is with ambient light only, the second is using a flash with a shoot through umbrella and the third is….
Donto Sai
Donto Sai or Matsutaki Matsuri is a bonfire festival to conclude New Year’s season, at Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, Sendai, Miyagi Pref. New Year’s decorations are burnt in holy fire in prayer for prosperity and good health. There are also a whole bunch of….
New Years Eve
It’s New Years Eve. I started this blog in 2013 and I am super excited to keep it going throughout the coming year. Thank you to those of you who have been following. Here are a few….
Bath House
Merry Christmas from the bath house. I am fortunate to reside in Japan and partake in the ‘Onsen’ culture. These types of bath houses can be found on all four islands that make up Japan. Of course the best ones are
HDR Photography
I am a huge fan of HDR photography and normally carry a tripod everywhere I go in order to help capture this particular style of imagery.
I was recently in….
Street Photography
Street photography is a whole different animal. As you can see from the few images I have posted so far portraiture and photographing people is something that I enjoy. Trying get the viewer to have some kind of emotional connection to the image is the goal. But today I want to touch on another aspect of photography and that is….