[emlee] Mar/Apr 2010 Japan trip

[asterixsg]

Japan isn't on my list of places to go. So, I just enjoy vicariously through photos posted in this forum.

I must say you've got some really lovely photos. Thoroughly enjoyed them.

There's a saying about Mt. Fuji. "Every man should climb Fuji-san at least once. Only a fool would do it twice" :bsmilie:

I've climbed Mt. Fuji once. I think its enough.

Sorry for the OT.

Please keep the photos coming. I'll be checking this thread often.

 

[emlee]

nice shot. Love your no. 7 best.

For #11, was this handheld or with tripod. What cam and len was used for no. 7 and 11.

I like your Hakone Yumoto pic.. nice. bring back lot of memories.. was there last Sep but did not have the time to go on the pirate ship.

P/S : the black egg look different but taste like normal hard boiled egg.

Thank you happy dog. haha. thanks for telling me about the black egg.
#7 and #11 are both tripod mounted, slow speed shots. both with high neutral density filter.
#7 was taken at 17mm, while #11 was taken at 200mm.


#14 The Black Pearl
this looks like 1 scene in Pirates of the Carribean, when the Black Pearl enters the smokey horizon and disappears. This is the Pirate cruise ship on Lake Ashi, late afternoon.

 

[emlee]

Japan isn't on my list of places to go. So, I just enjoy vicariously through photos posted in this forum.

I must say you've got some really lovely photos. Thoroughly enjoyed them.

There's a saying about Mt. Fuji. "Every man should climb Fuji-san at least once. Only a fool would do it twice" :bsmilie:

I've climbed Mt. Fuji once. I think its enough.

Sorry for the OT.

Please keep the photos coming. I'll be checking this thread often.

thanks for your kind words of encouragement. I am so slow at procesing my picture, sorry about that.

 

[Estherfu]

Dear EM

Your pictures are :thumbsup:

I think you have arrived at a new height in your photography, in terms of expression and composition.

Congratulations!!

Enjoy your thread :lovegrin: and thanks for posting .

Well done!! Gambatte Kudasai

esther

 

[emlee]

Dear EM

Your pictures are :thumbsup:

I think you have arrived at a new height in your photography, in terms of expression and composition.

Congratulations!!

Enjoy your thread :lovegrin: and thanks for posting .

Well done!! Gambatte Kudasai

esther

Esther, you are too kind. I try to embrace what is "given" to me on trips.

#15 what a view
hee hee. this is the view from the rest area of the hotel I stayed. They are promoting wedding packages for couples to say their vows with Lake Ashi and Mt Fuji in the back drop. How romantic. all spoiled by the fog. Anyone keen?

#16 Twilight calm.
Was hopeful to shoot stars at night as Hakone is reasonably remote. but the fog spoiled it all.

 

[rogersD70]

Nice pics both #1 and #2:thumbsup:
You were lucky to get a clean shot of white Mt. Fuji against a dark surrounding! Mt. Fuji is really shy and you don't always see it everyday.
#2 is really amazing, the small Torii really stand out!:thumbsup:

 

[emlee]

Nice pics both #1 and #2:thumbsup:
You were lucky to get a clean shot of white Mt. Fuji against a dark surrounding! Mt. Fuji is really shy and you don't always see it everyday.
#2 is really amazing, the small Torii really stand out!:thumbsup:

Thanks Roger. Indeed, that few hours was precious.

 

[emlee]

#17 Swan Lake
Many self paddle swan boats along the coast of Lake Ashi. These are privately operated. Quite interesting.

 

[emlee]

#18 edge of the forest
Houses along Hakone Machi, next to the cedar trees.

 

[emlee]

#19
Osaka City from New Umeda City. It was raining and my camera was wearing a rain jacket. No umbrellas allowed at the roof top, for fear that it might be blown away and hurt someone below.

#20 See-through
Many Osakans riding bicycle and holding see-through umbrellas. I bought 1 back to Singapore.

#21 turn left, turn right
Taken from Shinsaibashi, these "bashi" shopping streets are a lot more interesting that the proper departmental stores.

 

[aping]

Greate series. U make me wanna go to Japan!!! :bsmilie:

 

[emlee]

thanks. you should go especially if you enjoy good food and great service.

 

[emlee]

#22 RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN
These 3 pictures taken along Shinsaibashi and Dotomburi. The rain was like non-stop, overcast, light. I changed my itinerary due to the weather forecast, else i would be caught in Kyoto with this rain.

#23

#24

 

[divingnemo]

#23 is pretty cool with that woman's expression

 

[emlee]

Thank you, divingnemo.

 

[iszan]

nice series, love the shots.. makes me wanna go japan.. keep it coming

 

[emlee]

nice series, love the shots.. makes me wanna go japan.. keep it coming

thanks iszan for the encouragement.

#25 Paintings on the wall
finally woke up to a morning with good weather. well worth putting off the Kyoto day trip to a Friday. Went to Tenryu Temple in the morning, the shadow of the budding sakura on the wall looked like chinese paintings.

#26 Red, Yellow, Blue
Bamboo forest (or Grove) at the back of the Tenyru Temple. There is no signboard, so we ended up walking a bit and asking the receptionist of the Temple before locating this. It is also not well documented in tourist guides.

#27
Rickshaw guided tour in the bamboo forest. We could not do this as the guide only spoke in Japanese. It looked comfy.

 

[emlee]

#28 Magic
to illustrate the use of HD filter, this path is lined with hordes of tourists. but a 30-sec shot rendered them invisible (to the sensor). I have another example later in the trip.

 

[emlee]

Actually, I would really like to know what you viewers think of #21 (turn left, turn right). It was 1 of my favourite shot on a wet weather, which is rare.

 

[orangedial]

Very nice series so far... You have an eye for nice framing