Photography

I took up photography a year or so ago because it looked like fun. Amazingly, it is!

Click any of the thumbnails below. Most of the shots in there were taken in Japan or Australia with a sprinkling of China in there too. Most of the time I shoot with a pretty basic setup: Canon 40D with the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8.

Reflectiony 40D

People

  • Four years old, Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Old lady selling vegetables, Naha, Okinawa.
  • My shakuhachi sensei.
  • Sato-land, Hokkaido, Japan.
  • Rockstar hobo, Ginza, Tokyo.
  • An all too common site, Akihabara, Tokyo.
  • Bride at Meiji jingu, Tokyo.
  • The suspense is killing me. Haru basho, Osaka, Japan.
  • Sumo watching.
  • Old man at the Hounen matsuri, near Nagoya.
  • I can assure you, right after this photo he broke into hysterical laughter.
  • Near the gates to the Forbidden City, Beijing.
  • This Tiananmen square guard had a momentary pokerface malfunction.
  • A waitress at a Tibetan restaurant in Beijing. One of the best dining experiences ever.
  • Dancers in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
  • Friendly bag man, Beijing, China.
  • A more little Peking opera.
  • Starting to get sick of Peking opera.
  • A little Peking opera.
  • Prayers at the Lama Temple, Beijing, China. A dangerous place for flamable clothing. The smell of incense was unbelievable.
  • A priest looks on at the Lama Temple, Beijing, China.
  • This photo turned out ok, but could have been so much better. I got in close to shoot her face and cut off her outstretched hand. And yes, I gave her some money.
  • A pair of old men, Xian.
  • A pair of old friends, Muslim quarter, Xian, China.
  • You scream, then I scream.
  • Junior ninja, Iga, Japan.
  • Its hard to find cameras that fit my big hands. The 400D was way too small.
  • When I was younger, my dad once shaved off his moustache. My mother threatened to leave him if he ever did it again.
  • My gorgeous girl looking super unimpressed, near our place in Sakura, Mie.
  • Creepy.
  • On the shoulders - Kambe matsuri, Suzuka, Japan.
  • Admiring Sakura-jima from the shores of Kagoshima.
  • You talkin to me!?

Places

  • Bridge at the Summer Palace, Beijing, China. A very brief moment in the day when it was clear of tourists.
  • Looking up at Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Is.
  • Boat on the shores, Summer Palace, Beijing.
  • Summer Palace, Beijing, China.
  • Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing. For all its horribleness, the pollution creates some amazing lighting.
  • Later that day. Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing.
  • A shot from the worlds longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world, Hong Kong.
  • Outside the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium for day one of the Haru Basho Sumo tournament.
  • Fukatani Ryuchin Valley, Nara ken, Japan.
  • Tall timber, Fukatani Ryuchin Valley, Nara ken, Japan.
  • Single footprints, Nagano, Japan.
  • Nagano, Japan.
  • Take grove, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Cherry blossoms, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Daylight, Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture, Japan.
  • Astor House, Shanghai, China. One of the oldest hotels in Shanghai, Bertrand Russell (room 310), Charlie Chaplin (304) and Albert Einstein (404) have all stayed here.
  • You cant beat the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong.
  • One of the lesser-travelled sections of the Great Wall, China.
  • Sunset over Beijing.
  • Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Cherry blossoms, Heian shrine, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Mt Gozaisho, Mie ken, Japan.
  • Malibu beach, Okinawa.
  • Koya-san, Japan.
  • Autumn leaves, Koya-san, Japan.
  • A bridge somewhere in Japan.
  • Highest point in Japan.
  • Top of Fuji-san.
  • Fuji-san lurking in the background.
  • Omaezaki, Japan.
  • The smog in Beijing makes it look like the edge of the world.
  • Graffiti, Beijing.
  • Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
  • Hong Kong traffic.
  • Tsukiji markets, Tokyo.
  • Lama Temple, Beijing, China.
  • Closed gate. Seki, Japan.
  • Sakura, Mie, Japan.
  • An all-too-common sight. Japan.
  • Right after the typhoon, Kagoshima.
  • Shipwrecked, Kyushu.
  • Little helicoper. Kagoshima, Japan.
  • The famous floating tori at Miyajima.
  • Nara-ken, Japan.
  • Waterfall and tori in Nara-ken, Japan.
  • Paper cranes, Peace Park, Hiroshima.

Things

  • Vase, Xian, China.
  • Xian, China.
  • Incense sticks, Lama Temple, Beijing.
  • Tsukiji Markets, Tokyo
  • Akihabara, Tokyo.
  • Patiently waiting to become shakuhachi. The different letters on the ends indicate the base note of each piece, based on their length.
  • Jellyfish, Osaka Aquarium.
  • A random store somewhere in Okinawa. I think.
  • Lonley geta, Nara, Japan.
  • Small dolls hanging around, Nara, Japan.
  • だるい犬, Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Gotta love ducks. Kyoto, Japan.
  • Koi carp, Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Umbrella, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Slippers at the ready, Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Koya-san, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
  • Solitary snowman, Yuki matsuri, Hokkaido, Japan.
  • Trail of lights, Candlelight shakuhachi concert, Yokkaichi, Japan.
  • One a gusty day, the flags of Tiananmen Square are a sight to be seen.
  • One funky chandelier, Forbidden City, Beijing.
  • This little guy kept following us, outside the Forbidden City, Beijing.
  • Curious deer, path to Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan.
  • Inside the tent, Hounen matsuri, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Somewhere in Shanghai.
  • Sunbaking, Muslim quarter, Xian, China.
  • Mmmm. Tsukiji fish markets, Tokyo.
  • Osaka-jo, Japan.
  • Ready, set, go!
  • Yuki matsuri, Hokkaido, Japan.
  • Nozawa Onsen, Nagano, Japan.
  • Flower power.
  • Under my um-ber-ell-a.
  • Spring in Kyoto.
  • Sweet.
  • Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
  • Ming Tombs, outside of Beijing China.
  • Streamers, Hounen matsuri, Japan.
  • A fresh cup of macha.
  • Birds at Kakegawa.
  • Toucan Sam is in the house.
  • Flamingo yo.
  • Tweet.
  • Birds at Kakegawa
  • Tsukiji fish markets, Tokyo.
  • Bamboo Inn, Beijing, China
  • Rice fields, Mie, Japan.
  • Kangaroo at dusk, Canberra, Australia.
  • Lonely deer, Miyajima, Japan.
  • Long grassy stuff.