https://www.tropicalbleach.com/japan daily 0.75 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/8738bdbc-9be2-4b86-9bc6-900ac40ba5bc/Ota+Haneda+B.jpg Japan An empty street through a neighborhood in Haneda. This reminds me of a Goosebumps cover. I can't remember if this was early morning or late afternoon. The street was empty, but inviting. Haneda, Ota City, Tokyo, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/0adfe604-111a-45d6-a562-be0485a3714a/Anamori+Inari+Station.jpg Japan Morning sunshine on the tracks of Anamori Inari Station. I was on my way to Haneda Airport to begin my tour of Japan. Diagonals, baby! Anamori Inari Station, Ota, Tokyo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/624cee20-85f6-44b9-9544-3e80deafe52e/chitose-shikotsuko-onsen-1.jpg Japan The mountains of Lake Shikotsu in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, during the 2023 winter ice festival. Chitose, Shikotsuko Onsen, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/0e3adae6-c8e4-4b5e-9a25-317c7163f3ae/toyohira+sapporo.jpg Japan Driving through winter wonderlands. The repetitive element of this apartment building caught my attention. The green streaks are from the lights inside the bus, reflecting off of the bus windows. Toyohira, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/c4add5fd-941f-482b-919e-dd388795ac87/chitose-shikotsuko-onsen-5.jpg Japan A couple taking a picture at the annual ice festival in Chitose. Chitose, Shikotsuko Onsen, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/1dc4954e-5af0-47a8-86c4-ed56b7c4e7f5/sapporo-3.jpg Japan A high up view of the Chuo cityscape on a winter morning. Chuo, Sapporo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/139523b8-b083-4014-a7ec-914d16ede202/sapporo-1.jpg Japan Chuo, Sapporo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/934e3931-2901-4317-a14f-98ceb730d2a2/sapporo-olympic-ski-museum-1.jpg Japan A man and his dog visiting the Okurayama Ski Jump Museum. Sapporo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/17faa5b1-438f-4b19-8287-42aeb0c8f3e2/sapporo-olympic-ski-museum-6.jpg Japan Alex posing for a portrait at the Okurayama Ski Jump Museum. Sapporo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/f22c4ca5-b388-40cb-8414-d59f602a0041/sapporo-japan-1.jpg Japan A snow covered street in Sapporo. Sapporo, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/96738591-96e5-4e70-b520-3633a4383b9c/Minami+7+Jonishi+Chuo+Sapporo+Japan.jpg Japan Minami 7 Jonishi, Chuo, Sapporo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/ff890253-edc2-4b53-9c50-025d89472276/national-ainu-museum-shiraoi-japan-3.jpg Japan In Ainu culture, even their tools contain spirits. National Ainu Museum, Shiraoi, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/8637ce3f-92f1-4509-a757-6543313bd9b1/national-ainu-museum-shiraoi-japan-1.jpg Japan Pieces of fur coats, boots, and caps used by the Ainu people. National Ainu Museum, Shiraoi, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/313d87bf-a830-46ab-8d1e-c8d85c96a8bf/national-ainu-museum-shiraoi-japan-2.jpg Japan Various Ainu tools carved from wood. National Ainu Museum, Shiraoi, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/bb4f7124-6636-4cf5-875f-e8fbd16b45f7/Asahikawa+Tokiwakoen-1.jpg Japan Asahikawa Tokiwakoen, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/9ce9dfc7-f6eb-4b7e-b78a-ab58857cc2be/Asahikawa+Tokiwakoen-3.jpg Japan Asahikawa Tokiwakoen, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/f5c91d9e-fb23-4593-be80-9cdb60472b73/abashiri-hokkaido-japan-1B.jpg Japan The town of Abashiri seen from Aurora, the icebreaker ship located in the Bay of Okhotsk. Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/e9da05b0-3435-4c7c-a28f-0dc0bcbe1756/abashiri-hokkaido-japan-4.jpg Japan The waves in the Okhotsk Sea as they start to freeze. Abashiri Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/09da683b-729c-407e-95b8-4a3a08898b88/abashiri-hokkaido-japan-5.jpg Japan The expanse of the Okhotsk Sea. Abashiri Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/1bab1392-7991-467b-8cf7-8a9172f90820/abashiri-hokkaido-japan-3.jpg Japan Drift ice (Ryuhyo) floating in the Okhotsk Sea, seen from Aurora. Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/91fb51b5-ca05-47ca-b0a2-0196a30cb73d/lake-tofutsu-swan-1.jpg Japan Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/aeef2ce3-f469-4d59-9e60-c4ad97eb04c3/lake-tofutsu-swan-3.jpg Japan The Whooper Swans of Lake Tofutsu. Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/1140c8e4-3581-4248-a193-25f1ac28aaca/lake-tofutsu-swan-4.jpg Japan The Whooper Swans of Lake Tofutsu. Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/d359831c-e546-45fd-ba49-2051bc900b06/lake-tofutsu-swan-5.jpg Japan The Whooper Swans of Lake Tofutsu. Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/42b0cef0-082d-4b2c-9ada-d6ed42973783/lake-mashu-hokkaido-japan-1.jpg Japan Lake Mashu is a crater lake, and is known to have the clearest water in the world. Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/2daf5a21-134e-4bd2-81bd-4bc84aea6766/lake-mashu-hokkaido-japan-2.jpg Japan The island in the middle of Lake Mashu is actually a mini volcano. Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/9455fc01-99ab-407c-8a8f-f092b540a02d/lake-mashu-hokkaido-japan-3.jpg Japan The crater walls of Lake Mashu. Hokkaido, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/c66ce44b-8fc4-4a3f-8525-bfab929e0ba4/kawazu-seven-waterfalls-shizuoka-japan-1.jpg Japan A Camellia (ツバキ) flower from Kawazu Nanadaru Seven Waterfalls in Shizuoka, Japan. I wanted blue leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/b259ece9-8520-4c4f-a746-876b079b6d19/rainbow-bridge-japan-1.jpg Japan The Rainbow Bridge crosses Tokyo Bay, connecting Tokyo to the island of Odaiba. Tokyo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/e756c1ef-0edc-4636-b966-662194944f01/matsumoto-castle-1.jpg Japan The historic Matsumoto Castle surrounded by modern day Nagano. Nagano, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/b6868265-500e-4506-aa0a-3cf77eaae713/snow-monkey-park.jpg Japan The legendary Japanese Macaques at the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park. 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It's somewhere between New York and Albany. This composition offers a lot and I love how the power lines are just there. 35mm f/8 1/640 ISO 720 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/b49c1e09-4d75-4884-82a5-7a3becfd9cef/manhattan-4.jpg Alpha The timing and depth are why I think this scene is cool. The background being in shadow made it easier to color the background and the foreground. New York, NY 35mm f/4.5 1/640 ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/518f54cd-fa04-484f-b082-0555d6018256/manhattan-6.jpg Alpha The Oculus at the World Trade Center. New York, NY 35mm f/11 1/640 ISO 1800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/66334c1c-2d60-4556-b5b2-e2640256cb86/church-1.jpg Alpha The Church of St. Veronica. Bright red and cast in the late afternoon light. Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY 35mm f/4.5 1/640 ISO 110 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/58853e82-2975-49e9-a732-b7f41256de2a/Brooklyn+Long+Exposure+A.jpg Alpha A long exposure of Brooklyn as seen from Manhattan. New York, NY 35mm f/11 126 sec. ISO 500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/c4995e41-20bc-4553-a1f7-b455daa9120b/greenwich+village-3.jpg Alpha She laughed and said "No one's ever asked to take my picture before!" I was shocked considering her sense of style and the fact that we were standing in Manhattan. New York, NY 35mm f/4.5 1/1000 ISO 2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/5fd7dea9-2401-44bf-bfd4-a719f0e07d1f/greenwich+village-2.jpg Alpha Her story brought her to New York. My story brought me to New York. There's something magical when two strangers land on the same page. New York, NY 35mm f/4.5 1/640 ISO 1400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/373b3cb2-34fb-40ca-89d3-884355ccfd32/manhattan-1.jpg Alpha These workers were way up. One of the workers spotted me taking a picture. This is the moment when they gave me the "thumbs up." In the air or on the street, it's cool. New York, NY 35mm f/6.3 1/500 ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/90eebd32-3f98-4ddd-952d-27c8bcb147dc/manhattan-2.jpg Alpha Brooklyn as seen from the south side of Manhattan. This shot is cool because it made me reconsider contrast. If the man was brighter I think that would make the scene more harmonious, as if the man and the city are sitting together. As if Brooklyn itself is a character. Perhaps the scene would lose depth visually, but gain a deeper meaning. New York, NY 35mm f/6.3 1/1600 ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/c44e69c6-d3b0-4a08-b0e1-7e98f3b35935/Manhattan-2.jpg Alpha A train ride from Manhattan in low light. Reflections through noise. Whenever something reminds me of the Playstation 1 days, I go for it. New York, NY 35mm f/1.8 1/200 ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/65cdbb01-8a64-4a44-8412-dcc3e3198819/Color+Storm-1+b.jpg Alpha Phoenix, AZ X-T3 23mm f/4 1/125 ISO 80 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/1f69c9a8-9f15-406e-882e-8fb067645d9f/Downtown_Cinema-2+b.jpg Alpha Phoenix, AZ 35mm f/1.8 1/30 ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/18f4df25-798d-4ce2-b085-41b34cde8484/Downtown_Cinema-5.jpg Alpha Phoenix, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656a742810e0df03723a6d85/4fec2a8a-fe1c-41fb-8ed5-514261aa8e22/Downtown_Cinema-4.jpg Alpha Phoenix, AZ