Archive for the ‘Japan’ Category
Some “B” Sides
Been going through the restored files on my old hard drive today and found some pictures i had totally forgotten about. They are all from my Asia trip last year, mostly in Japan though.
Its a nice finding old pictures you’d forgotten about 
08
Well yep, it’s 2008 now… Where did 2007 go?
I hope everyone had a good time over the Christmas/New Year period. Mine was really good, and i’m now looking forward to all the surprises and challenges the new year will bring. I have quite a few personal goals that i hope i get though. I also hope this new year can allow me to take more/better photos. I have a few little projects i will be pursuing, so hopefully they turn out ok!
Oh, and i had a good end to 2007 when i found out one of my photos won a monthly challenge at Australian Photography.net
It was a really big surprise for me as i’ve never won anything (big or small) when it comes to photography. What was also more of a surprise was the fact my picture actually had the highest votes. As usually the most popular photographic subjects on the forum are landscapes and wildlife. Street photography isn’t very abundant.
Well below is the photo that won the November challenge for “slow shutter speed”. For a prize i’ll be getting an A1 photo print of my choice, just have to figure out what i want printed though!
Yet Another Shinjuku Streetscape
Did this when i found my Kyoto photos the other day.. Similar style to my Shibuya street series.
Revisiting Kyoto
Just stumbled on some pics i took when i was in Kyoto so thought i’d muck around with them a bit. I quite like how they turned out.
Cross Processing Shibuya
I still have heaps of photos from my asia trip i havent really gone through yet.
These are some i took in Shibuya in Tokyo. Its a crazy place, so many aspects of it seem like you’re in the movie Bladerunner. There is so much activity goign on. People everywhere, TV screen flashing at you, the sound of seizure inducing Pachinko Parlors, and the alleys filled with “Love hotels”. Its a sensory overload and i thought it was fantastic
I tried out a Cross Processed effect with these. I found a Cross Processing action which worked ok, but i still did a fair bit of my own fine tuning..
I quite like how they turned out, hope you like some of them too.
I think they look considerably better in a larger size, but i just used the automated flickr resizing to post them up here.
These first 2 photos were taken from Starbucks above the intersection. It has the best view, but unfortunately alot of people bumping the bench i was resting the camera on!
EDIT : I’ve uploaded bigger versions now, and will do so with all of my future posts.
