I couldn't fit this is to my little selection of candid shots based on wot people do in Japan, because I am not sure wot he was doing. He works for Japan Railways, and appeared to be photographing the railways tracks at Ishikawacho station.
Read more...Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Cherry blossom was all over a while ago, but it took me all this time to decide which picktur to blog. This one is from my new girlie-weight "full-frame" camera. ...a Nikon N80.
Read more...Tuesday, April 27, 2010



Took my ace wide-angle lens* up the mountains at the weekend, which enabled me to photograph the local architecture - mountain huts
[*Tokina 11-16mm]
Monday, April 26, 2010
Yesterday sister-in-law Helen had another last day in Japan. We spent much of it gawping at Fuji-san.
Read more...Friday, April 23, 2010
Time for some more flowers. Red stuff comes out really rubbish on my digital camera. I knew there was no way I'd get the blood red petals of our little boke bush to look sharp. Even with lots of underexposure, red come out kind noisy and fuzzy looking. So instead I decided to just let go and make everything noisy and fuzzy. Did this my cranking the iso up to 1600 and the focal length to 300mm. I think the result is quite interesting....especially viewed small from a distance :-)
Read more...Thursday, April 22, 2010
The trunk of the ginkgo tree which has been on display at Hachimangu since the tree fell down, was tonight wrapped up and lifted by crane onto the back of a very large truck. I wonder where it is going...
Read more...Number 3 in the series "the toxic waste part of town where we work".
Numbers 1 and 2, here and here.
It's raining all day today, and the steerer of the tandem refused. That's him in the distance. The azaleas are just outside our workplace. While the flowers are bright, it is no where near enough that one could say they "brighten up" the dismal surroundings, even though I hope the illusion caused by this wide-angle photograph may lead you to think otherwise.
I wonder if I could make even better illusions with one of these...?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
While enjoying your luncheon of a great big squiddy on a plate don't forget to leave room for a little fish-on-a-stick-dessert.
The problem with fish-on-a-stick is that it is often not gutted. The bitter gutty taste contaminates the whole fish and makes it taste quite horrible.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Happy to report that my digestion is now fully recovered from this delicious luncheon, consumed a mere 10 days ago.
[Historical accuracy note: My main meal was a whole raw horse mackerel, while the photo is of sister-in-law's squid, which I helped her finish.]

















