Author Topic: Japan re-visited - Week 4 (final) images added (Read 6339 times)

John Geerts · « **Reply #15 on:** November 10, 2017, 19:48:33 »

Very impressive series, David !

Akira · « **Reply #16 on:** November 10, 2017, 20:13:20 »

Welcome to Japan, David! Nice to see some familiar motifs from a different perspective. #8 is particularly evocative to me.

Apparently the official name for the museum is "The National Art Center, Tokyo", and the Japanese name would be translated as "The 'New' National Museum of Art".

You may want to revisit Yoyogi Tower at night.

David Paterson · « **Reply #17 on:** November 10, 2017, 21:29:31 »

Thank you all so much - Simone, Bent, Thomas, Ann, John and Akira. One thing energises me just as much as coming to Japan, and that is getting positive comments about my work from the members of this forum who know me / my work. Thank you.

Akira - thanks for your help and suggestions - all very welcome.

Ann - I feel exactly the same about those two particular subjects.

Anirban Halder · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2017, 19:45:35 »

Beautiful series Dave. Would love to see more photos from your Japan trip.
Framing of "National Museum of Art" is very creative. My fav is "Ginko trees" - I keep coming back to this photo. It would look so gorgeous printed large.

Danulon · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2017, 21:18:56 »

Thank you for sharing your pictures with us. Beautiful! :-)

Enjoy your stay!

Mikes · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2017, 21:42:26 »

A diverse and fascinating series, Dave. Unmistakably Tokyo tho. I agree with all the comments about the ginkgo tree - a great capture.

I'm sorry I missed the start of the series - I was away.

armando_m · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2017, 22:43:18 »

Nice travel series, I really like the curves of glass of the museum and the tree images

David Paterson · « **Reply #22 on:** November 16, 2017, 08:56:40 »

Thanks everybody - Anirban, Danulon, Mike and and Armando - I'm glad you are enjoying these.

Olivier · « **Reply #23 on:** November 16, 2017, 13:31:40 »

Hi Dave,

I hope you are enjoying your trip. Your pictures depict so well what I have seen there as well. it all looks very familiar!
The curvy pattern of the second image is very well seen indeed.

Olivier

David Paterson · « **Reply #24 on:** November 18, 2017, 00:16:43 »

Thanks, Olivier. Though it is all very familiar to me too, it never fails to excite me.

I worked very hard in the second week, and made images of many, many subjects. A selection follows -

1. Ueno Park, Tokyo
2. Mt Fuji emerges
3. Kimono belt (Obi) embroidery
4. Arakuyama Sengen shrine
5. Mt Fuji, evening
6. Window-cleaning, Aoyama, Tokyo
7. Boats at Lake Saiko
8. Tokyo subway
9. Grasses, Asagiri Highlands
10. Tokyo by night

Mikes · « **Reply #25 on:** November 18, 2017, 01:18:37 »

Beautiful cross representation of life here, Dave. I especially like Fuji at sunset - Mt Fuji has so many moods. Lake Saiko is great for winter photography too, when it partially freezes over.

Nice shot of the Ginza line, BTW.

Akira · « **Reply #26 on:** November 18, 2017, 02:38:11 »

Nice to view these popular Japanese landscapes through different sensitivity. It is inspiring! Thanks for the additional images!

David Paterson · « **Reply #27 on:** November 18, 2017, 04:12:06 »

Thanks, both. I have to try to produce something good with you two resident experts around.

Here's a little extra one - I think it is a fairly well-worn ie. over-used, viewpoint.

David Paterson · « **Reply #28 on:** November 26, 2017, 23:10:07 »

Some images from week three of my nearly-four-week stay in Japan -

1. Shinto shrine, Koshigaya, suburban Tokyo.
2. Anrakuji Shrine, Nagano prefecture, northern Japan.
3, 4 and 5. Anrakuji
6. Preserved samurai-era inn, Nagawa, Nagano
7. Southern Nagano, stream with susuki-grass.
8. Unknown (to me) raptor, Nagano.
9. Tunnel vision; expressway, Tokyo.
10. Back in central Tokyo.