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It's like a breath of fresh air - I love cherry blossom, but it's everywhere
Btw, the shot looks amazing.
Where is that exhibition?
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Btw, the shot looks amazing.
Where is that exhibition?
This one was at a local Fujifilm branch. They have the usual sales/service and printing, but also a couple rooms they use as galleries--always free. Maybe on average twice a month thru the year, tho a little more in spring/fall, less in Aug, and Dec/Jan. This was a one man show, others might be 4-8 people contributing pictures. That branch doesn't sponsor or have its own club, but there are maybe a half dozen photo clubs in the area. FF is for smaller shows, larger ones at something like local community centers. There's a biggie once a year at a place called the 21st Century Museum (an actual contest, not just a showing) that fills several really big rooms (hundreds of photos). Annd this one is a combined show, both there and at the Kenritsu Bijutsukan (photos along with other arts)--I think one ticket is good for both places (about a 10 minute walk apart):
Another shot by the same photog who did the ice, above--nice water, but (oops) my picture of their picture caught the glare...
Edited to add, "Nice day Nice smoking"
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That lightup is called "Infinity Diamond Veil."
LIGHTUP | TOKYO TOWER
There are two types of illumination for Tokyo Tower: “Landmark Light” and the new Reiwa light-up “Infinity Diamond Veil” The illumination highlights its beautiful appearance at night and creates a special atmosphere in the surrounding space.
Went to the museums this morning, but there was a blanket no photography rule (tho the odd person took a pic or two, and didn't get in trouble).
Between the two there's a jinja (石浦神社). Lots of tourists all over, but I caught this one glimpse with no people.
In other places it looks like cherry buds are getting ready to pop. A couple more days till it starts then maybe a few more till they get really heavy.
Between the two there's a jinja (石浦神社). Lots of tourists all over, but I caught this one glimpse with no people.
In other places it looks like cherry buds are getting ready to pop. A couple more days till it starts then maybe a few more till they get really heavy.
First two are not cherries, google tells me one or another Rhododendron.
And the obligatory cherries... (yawn)
And not sure what these even are. They look like brown roses, but then a few don't. I didn't touch them and nobody was around to ask. The area in the pic is maybe 30-40cm square.
And the obligatory cherries... (yawn)
And not sure what these even are. They look like brown roses, but then a few don't. I didn't touch them and nobody was around to ask. The area in the pic is maybe 30-40cm square.
Walked around the park this morning (兼六園). For as many people as there were, not many in these shots.
And in one of the (reconstructed) samurai houses there, these small lantern slides built into the shoji. (they were labeled as stained glass but were drawn/painted, not made from different pieces of glass)
And in one of the (reconstructed) samurai houses there, these small lantern slides built into the shoji. (they were labeled as stained glass but were drawn/painted, not made from different pieces of glass)
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How about this? A flower/garden shop I stumbled across. These ribbons are older and have seen better days, maybe meant to be examples of what they could do for customers who bought a bouquet. HB-101 (near the bottom) is a common fertilizer (house plants). I'm not sure what the blob in the lower right corner is--I left it in instead of cropping it out...
Edit: only a few minor touch-ups in post. But it looks like an HDR shot--not intentional but it seems to have come out that way. This is an iphone shot with only minor tweaks.
Edit: only a few minor touch-ups in post. But it looks like an HDR shot--not intentional but it seems to have come out that way. This is an iphone shot with only minor tweaks.
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I went to an exhibit today, a really nice one. Probably 50 or so prints, all good, most approaching A3 size. This first shot is nice--kind of similar to some things I've tried.
This one is really nice.
This is the postcard for the show, and the guy who took the pic featured on it was there. He said it's the north end/edge of the Noto peninsula, where the seabed was uplifted out of the water a few meters. (edit: uplifted by the 1/1 Noto earthquake 15 months ago)
This one is really nice.
This is the postcard for the show, and the guy who took the pic featured on it was there. He said it's the north end/edge of the Noto peninsula, where the seabed was uplifted out of the water a few meters. (edit: uplifted by the 1/1 Noto earthquake 15 months ago)
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Shirakawa Castle in Fukushima
Today was a longer one, out exploring. I visited five places. First was a photo exhibit, down in kaga/dashoji (加賀／大聖寺), then a few historical places/museums, then another smaller photo exhibit on the way back.
First photo exhibit, a good one, was at the Kaga City Art Museum.
I went from there to another museum I had noticed on a map, only to find that it was dedicated to the guy who had, as a mountaineer, originated the idea of the "100 famous mountains in japan"--Fukuta Kyuya, here. If you've done any trekking in the mtns here, you've undoubtedly heard of those 100 mtns. Apparently, this is the guy that originated that (more than a few different versions of his book on this in the display cases). As a mountaineer, they need to cook/heat food, so here are two pics showing the stoves used, over time. (Same thing, from one end and then the other.) Stove technology at work.
From there I went on to the Kutaniyaki Art Museum, which was a letdown--not much to see, but I'm not a pottery aficionado, and although I didn't enjoy it, maybe you would. Also, there are Kutaniyaki things all over the place here, and this one is not so different than others I have visited--perhaps the reason it seemed boring?
Next was the Hazama Inosuke Museum. (pics in that link) This was hard to find, buried on a small hill with narrow roads, and a dirt road leading to it. And technically closed today (thursday), but I got to visit anyway. This fellow Hazama is a painter who visited/lived in europe for a while, and his paintings reflect that influence. Driving up to it, I encountered this house, and I thought it was the museum. So I stepped inside the door, with a ごめんください. But tho traditional, this was not the museum (which was up the hill a little).
Here's a pic of that place, where the museum director/operator lives (I think). Pretty traditional? This pic is from just in front of my parked car, looking at the house.
Nope the guy who came out to meet me said, it's up the hill (pics in the link, above). But even tho technically closed today, he opened up and turned the lights on for me.
Along the way, kind of half lost and trying to find one or another of these places, I noticed the above still life.
First photo exhibit, a good one, was at the Kaga City Art Museum.
I went from there to another museum I had noticed on a map, only to find that it was dedicated to the guy who had, as a mountaineer, originated the idea of the "100 famous mountains in japan"--Fukuta Kyuya, here. If you've done any trekking in the mtns here, you've undoubtedly heard of those 100 mtns. Apparently, this is the guy that originated that (more than a few different versions of his book on this in the display cases). As a mountaineer, they need to cook/heat food, so here are two pics showing the stoves used, over time. (Same thing, from one end and then the other.) Stove technology at work.
From there I went on to the Kutaniyaki Art Museum, which was a letdown--not much to see, but I'm not a pottery aficionado, and although I didn't enjoy it, maybe you would. Also, there are Kutaniyaki things all over the place here, and this one is not so different than others I have visited--perhaps the reason it seemed boring?
Next was the Hazama Inosuke Museum. (pics in that link) This was hard to find, buried on a small hill with narrow roads, and a dirt road leading to it. And technically closed today (thursday), but I got to visit anyway. This fellow Hazama is a painter who visited/lived in europe for a while, and his paintings reflect that influence. Driving up to it, I encountered this house, and I thought it was the museum. So I stepped inside the door, with a ごめんください. But tho traditional, this was not the museum (which was up the hill a little).
Here's a pic of that place, where the museum director/operator lives (I think). Pretty traditional? This pic is from just in front of my parked car, looking at the house.
Nope the guy who came out to meet me said, it's up the hill (pics in the link, above). But even tho technically closed today, he opened up and turned the lights on for me.
Along the way, kind of half lost and trying to find one or another of these places, I noticed the above still life.
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Among the stuff on display at the Fukuta Kyuya place were a few passport pages. He also went mountaineering in Nepal/India. (The only odd thing is that the copies of the inside pages don't seem to match the vertical dimension of the closed passport book.)
