X in Japan 2007

[foreverlovex]

I like to backpack alone....and have done solo backpacking in Korea for 2 weeks in 2005 and in china for 6 weeks in 2006.

This year in spring, I went to Japan. The reason...mainly to visit the national museums there...and cherry blossoms as well.

Below are some of the lousy pics taken by a lousy photographer.....for those who may be curious....all pictures here are taken either with a Canon 17-85IS or a 70-300IS.

I have plans to go to Africa for backpacking and to backpack for a yr or so in the future....anyone interested? PM me.


#1 - Taken while waiting for a train



#2 - When I was in Kamakura, dropped by a temple and took a snap shot of it



#3 - Cherry Blossom



#4 - Taken at the same place as the above.



#5 - I not good with black and white....

[foreverlovex]

#6 - The big Buddha statute in Kamakura



#7 - Another Cherry Blossom Pic



#8 - At the seaside in Kamakura.



#9 - Westerns having Bento



#10 - Still struck at the seaside

[foreverlovex]

#11 - You shoot, I shoot you.



#12 - Somewhere close to the Tokyo palace ground.



#13 - In the palace ground



#14 - In the palace ground



#15 - Yasukuni Shrine. Quite funny and interesting. If you are familiar with historical events from meiji restoration to End of World War II, it is a must go. If not...you will not appreciate the funny side of the Shrine.

[foreverlovex]

#16 - Traffic in Tokyo near Yasunkuni Shrine



#17 - Tsukiji Fish Market



#18 - Tsukiji Fish Market



#19 - Tsukiji Fish Market



#20 - Tsukiji Fish Market

[foreverlovex]

#21 - Tsukiji Fish Market



#22 - Tsukiji Fish Market



#23 - Ueno Park's Cherry Blossom Viewing



#24 - Ueno Park's Cherry Blossom Viewing



#25 - Ueno Park's Cherry Blossom Viewing

[XXXcat]

y say lousy photographer? nice exposure
very nice!!

[LOTUSfairy]

nice nice..

i wish i could backpack 1 year..when i retire early..

[obewan]

Nice series & great composition.

[foreverlovex]

Originally Posted by XXXcat y say lousy photographer? nice exposure very nice!!

Originally Posted by obewan Nice series & great composition.

Thanks for the kind comments

Originally Posted by LOTUSfairy nice nice.. i wish i could backpack 1 year..when i retire early..

Sometimes you wonder, should you travel for long period while you are young or after you retire.

[foreverlovex]

#26 - Spotted the females photographers in Meiji Jingu and shot them.



#27 - More of Meiji Jingu



#28 - Someone taking wedding pictures over there.



#29 - I actually like this pic quite abit. Especially when it goes with the image on top. Any comments on taking non-focus pic? Does it work over here?



#30 - Inside there got a exhibit of photographs on wars and poverty, quite interesting but sad.

[foreverlovex]

#31 - Went to Himeji straight after my overnight bus ride from Tokyo to Osaka. Dumped my backpack into the locker and took a train to Himeji.



#32 - Crossing the road.



#33 - Himeji Castle from far.



#34 - I just can't stop taking pics of the castle.......many more of it coming. lol



#35 - Another one.... of Himeji Castle

[tweakmax]

push push

[foreverlovex]

#36 - Himeji, Himeji, Himeji......



#37 - A view of the city, on Himeji Castle



#38 - Please give comments on this! I do not have an idea whether this works a not, but I love it! Do comments on how to improve it, I have not a clue on B n W.



#39 - View from Himeji Castle



#40 - Another Himeji, Himeji, Himeji Pic

[foreverlovex]

#41 - Another don't know if it works pic.....



#42 - Himeji Again!



#43 - Outside Himeji.......



#44 - One last pic of Himeji before I take the train to go back to Osaka and up to Koyasan.
I Himeji!

[stimbijik]

Originally Posted by foreverlovex Below are some of the lousy pics taken by a lousy photographer.....for those who may be curious....all pictures here are taken either with a Canon 17-85IS or a 70-300IS.

lousy photographer with 17-85IS and 70-300IS?? you shouldn't say that to be humble brudder...Or maybe you can say,"A not handsome photographer with nice pictures!" ...anyway nice series... loved all of them....how much you spent going backpacking over there??

[foreverlovex]

Originally Posted by stimbijik lousy photographer with 17-85IS and 70-300IS?? you shouldn't say that to be humble brudder...Or maybe you can say,"A not handsome photographer with nice pictures!" ...anyway nice series... loved all of them....how much you spent going backpacking over there??

If excluding my shopping expenses (bought my 70-300IS in Japan), less than 2k for airfare, accom, transport, makan....blah blah blah over 15 days.

The places I been to and explore: Tokyo, Kamakura, Himeji, Koyasan, Kyoto, Nara and Nagoya.

[ReiszRie]

great series... nice shots

would love to visit japan during spring... thus far i've only been able to visit japan during winter xD

[foreverlovex]

Originally Posted by ReiszRie great series... nice shots would love to visit japan during spring... thus far i've only been able to visit japan during winter xD

So far I've only been able to visit Japan during Spring. Becoz i went only once, during spring

[averynkh]

how come i always feel that my pic not clear but other pp's do?
u guys using low iso, arent u?

anyway, i like the series...
were u using filter for all of them?

i backpack to bangkok last weekend as well but havent got time to manage the pic
bout ur africa.. i am interested of coz.. but yet i feel to go europe too.. so big prob for financial....

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by foreverlovex Yasukuni Shrine. Quite funny and interesting. If you are familiar with historical events from meiji restoration to End of World War II, it is a must go. If not...you will not appreciate the funny side of the Shrine.

this is among the best of the series in terms of composition and depth of field. a little enhancement with leveling and saturation can give a bit more punch. and it is good that not much of moire is seen. what DSLR are you using?

another one i like is the cherry blossom.

p.s. numbering sequence would be good for reference