Norm in Fujino
11-06-2005, 07:23 AM
Since nobody else is posting here much, I decided I'd offer this tour through downtown Tokyo. I took these shots a couple of months ago during a tour my university hosted for participants in an international symposium here. I normally don't carry my E-300 with me in Tokyo due to the fact I've usually got another briefcase, so this gave me a chance to do some shooting of sites I see but don't usually notice that much. --all except the very last were taken with the Olympus E-300 and ZD 14-54mm f2.8-f3.5 lens. (Since the vertical format shots take full advantage of the browser screen, you might want to hit F11 right now).
First, a couple of basic Tokyo skyline shots:
This one was problematic; I tried to straighten the foreground lines in photoshop, but it made the background building too chubby.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161926a.jpg
The next is a scene all too typical of postmodern Tokyo:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161927a.jpg
For all its 12+ million people, Tokyo doesn't have much space. I can't even hide my shadow, not to mention this poor car!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162015a.jpg
Almost looks like these koi (carp) are swimming in jello at the pond of the Atago Shrine
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161948a.jpg
These three ladies visiting the Kanda Myojin shrine agreed to pose and smile for the strange gaijin with the camera:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162096a.jpg
A wall of votive lanterns just as dusk begins to fall at Kanda Myojin:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162101a.jpg
Sunset over Ochanomizu Station:
I wish I could have taken more time with this exposure (maybe blending two), but I was walking with a group and only had time to grab a couple of quick hand-held shots. The sunset was really quite pretty--had I not blocked it out here.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162109_1a.jpg
"Moonrise, Akihabara"
Many visitors know the Akihabara district for its electrical and computer stores. This gives it a bit different appearance. I took this from the same bridge--but facing in the opposite direction--as the previous photo. The bridge is over the Kanda River, which incidentally flowed by my house when I lived in Suginami Ward quite to the west some twenty+ years ago:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162111_fa1.jpg
Finally, this last shot was at a small temple near my university: a flower in buddha's garden--(actually, I shot it with my Olympus C-755, not the E-300):
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/050928053a.jpg
Hope you enjoyed your time in Tokyo!
First, a couple of basic Tokyo skyline shots:
This one was problematic; I tried to straighten the foreground lines in photoshop, but it made the background building too chubby.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161926a.jpg
The next is a scene all too typical of postmodern Tokyo:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161927a.jpg
For all its 12+ million people, Tokyo doesn't have much space. I can't even hide my shadow, not to mention this poor car!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162015a.jpg
Almost looks like these koi (carp) are swimming in jello at the pond of the Atago Shrine
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9161948a.jpg
These three ladies visiting the Kanda Myojin shrine agreed to pose and smile for the strange gaijin with the camera:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162096a.jpg
A wall of votive lanterns just as dusk begins to fall at Kanda Myojin:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162101a.jpg
Sunset over Ochanomizu Station:
I wish I could have taken more time with this exposure (maybe blending two), but I was walking with a group and only had time to grab a couple of quick hand-held shots. The sunset was really quite pretty--had I not blocked it out here.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162109_1a.jpg
"Moonrise, Akihabara"
Many visitors know the Akihabara district for its electrical and computer stores. This gives it a bit different appearance. I took this from the same bridge--but facing in the opposite direction--as the previous photo. The bridge is over the Kanda River, which incidentally flowed by my house when I lived in Suginami Ward quite to the west some twenty+ years ago:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P9162111_fa1.jpg
Finally, this last shot was at a small temple near my university: a flower in buddha's garden--(actually, I shot it with my Olympus C-755, not the E-300):
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/050928053a.jpg
Hope you enjoyed your time in Tokyo!