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Busy Day at the Doctor’s Office
We had a busy day today. I woke up early and took the 5:18 a.m. subway to the Imperial Palace to try and find great light for dawn photographs. I got a few – nothing earth shattering. Came home by 7:30. Yumiko was a little sick with fever and cough and stomach ache. Not…
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Cloudy Sky
Late in the afternoon today as I was walking back from the grocery store I noticed that the sky was quite dark and brooding. The light was great. So I grabbed my camera and took the steps up to the roof top and got a few pictures. Here they are:
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Nezu
This morning I took the train from Omotesando Station to Nezu with Ken’s brother Tokuya San. It was rush hour – about 8:00 and the train was packed solid. Tokuya, knowing that I wanted to find new places to photograph, introduced me to his friend Kimiko Takahasi. Takahasi San is a wonderfully warm kind…
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Tokyo at Dawn
I got up early this morning determined to find my way to the Imperial Palace before dawn. I took the subway and got there just in time as the sun was rising. Tokyo is such a beautiful city in the early morning light. Here are a few photos including Tokyo at Dawn; the Stone…
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Mt. Asama – Volcano that Erupted Last Week
Last Thursday Ken and I got up early and took the bullet train to Sakudaira near Nagano in Central Japan. When we walked out of the train station, right there in front of us was Mt. Asama, the same volcanic mountain that erupted last week spewing volcanic ash and molten rock high into…
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Yumiko’s Savings Account
Ken has mostly only good things to say about Japan and its culture, and I would agree. However after yesterday’s little incident at the bank, he may have changed his tune just a bit. Let me give you the background which began a few weeks ago. Yumiko, as she did in the U.S.,…
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Yumiko Backlit in Japan
Last weekend Yumiko posed for a few backlighting photographs on the windowsill in our hotel room at the Maza Prince Hotel in Northern Japan. She is a true sport.
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Almost Arrested at the Meiji Shrine
Yesterday I walked to the Meiji Shrine to see if I could get a good photograph of one of the interior hallways within the shrine itself. My photo school assignment this week is “Window Light” and I remembered seeing good “window light” at the Meiji Shrine. I took my camera and my tripod and…