Strolling around Harajuku, Tokyo

[Frank Fremerey]

PS ... the joggers are also good. Problem here is: they melt into the BG. Love. Frank

[stenrasmussen]

I do enjoy them Akira!
The girl with the ball is my fav but they all covey the evening mood often found in big cities.

[Akira]

Airy, glad to know you had good memories of Japan to share.  As I mentioned, the runners appeared out of the blue when I was shooting this show window with interesting decoration.  I felt the scene surreal rather than lively. 

Elsa, thanks!  I couldn't just pass by this hilarious graffiti. 

Frank, thanks for your comment!  Glad you like some.  As you see, the runners was strongly backlit, but I thought they are effective enough to give the surreal feel to the image.  A B&W treatment might be worth trying to make the runners stand out more.  And, of course, why not seeing each other in person in the future!

Sten, thanks for dropping by.  Harajuku shows its unusual face more at night than in the daytime.



What is good about the wideangle lenses of 24mm and wider for this kind of snapshot is that you can direct the camera a bit away from the people I want to include in the frame by keeping my intention unnoticed by them.  The image of Louis-Vuitton carriage with the little girl and the mother is an example.

[Tom Hook]

Thanks for showing us these pictures of Tokyo. This part of the city is of course interesting but what really strikes my fancy are the very attractive and stylish people themselves - and they seem so young to my 68 year old eyes!

[John Geerts]

Beautifull series, Akira. Striking it's so 'western' with surprisingly a lot of ' French' influence.

[John Geerts]

What is good about the wideangle lenses of 24mm and wider for this kind of snapshot is that you can direct the camera a bit away from the people I want to include in the frame by keeping my intention unnoticed by them.  The image of Louis-Vuitton carriage with the little girl and the mother is an example.

That is a great advantage for street photography. I use it a lot too, for instance with the  Angenieux 35-70. The lens looks like a tele-lens, so people feel safe, but they are half in the frame with 35mm 

[Akira]

Tom, thanks for kind comments.  I also believe they are so young.  I would smile to see them trying hard to make themselves look cool. 

John, thanks for dropping in on and commenting.  Apparently the western influences seen in Tokyo are mostly based on the fashion brands.  Indeed a mild wideangle lens looking like a tele offers the same advantage for the street snaps. 

[Anirban Halder]

Very nice street shots Akira. I'm not surprised such a neighborhood exist in Tokyo, but I'm surprised that they don't have signs in Japanese for these brands.

[Akira]

Thanks, Anirban!  I think that Japanese people in general consider the names and messages in foreign languages as important parts of the exoticism and the specialty of these brands.