2017 Tokyo Meet Up

[Akira]

I am thoroughly enjoying the meet up photos! Looking forward to seeing more

Glad you enjoy the thread, Jakov!  You posted while I was posting "light and shadows" images.  Some more to come.

[Jakov Minić]

Dear Akira,

They are lovely. In the first one it is like birds are flying over.

Thanks, Jakov

[Frank Fremerey]

great shadowplay series!

[Akira]

They are lovely. In the first one it is like birds are flying over.

great shadowplay series!

Thank you, Jakov and Frank!

The next series will be my last to post here.

[Frank Fremerey]

The next series will be my last to post here.

That sounds terrible. Better say "in this thread" or I will think of suicide with a H...

[golunvolo]

The shadow play is very tasteful and a active search for hidden beauty!

   Thanks Akira

[Akira]

That sounds terrible. Better say "in this thread" or I will think of suicide with a H...

LOL, Frank, no worries!  "Here" means "in this thread", of course!

And, of course, I would be willing to respond to the comments after I post my last series of images "in this thread" as well.

[Akira]

The shadow play is very tasteful and a active search for hidden beauty!

Thank you, Paco.  Shadows are addictive!  In the third one, the actual leaves were too deteriorated and looked ugly, but I noticed the shadow of them were so attracting.

[Akira]

And these are for my grand finale for this thread...

1. Confrontation of red and green.
2. Susuki grass (Miscanthus sinensis) (which represents how we three looked at the same things and interpreted differently).
3. Red sash
4. Homage to Jackson Pollock
5. Another abstraction
6. 4-stitch pano

Thank you for looking!

[Mikes]

Akira, I enjoyed your last post, especially Jackson Pollock and the pano - four stitched handheld images! The Susuki grass patch does indeed offer alternative interpretations in its setting.

These are my last, too...

1) Propped up
2) Seeking out the sunshine
3) Japanese black pine
4) Reds 'n greens
5) Old boat shed
6) Propped up 2
7) Work shed in the park

[Akira]

Mike, these are nicely varying snippets of this relatively small but neat garden.

I particularly like #2 for the pleasant atmosphere and the title, #4 for the color composition utilizing the blueish hue of the building as complementary background to the red leaves and #7 for the strong geometry and color.

It would Dave a bit long before he could post his additional images.  So, stay tuned!

[Mikes]

Mike, these are nicely varying snippets of this relatively small but neat garden.

I particularly like #2 for the pleasant atmosphere and the title, #4 for the color composition utilizing the blueish hue of the building as complementary background to the red leaves and #7 for the strong geometry and color.

It would Dave a bit long before he could post his additional images.  So, stay tuned!

Thanks for your comments, Akira. I was not sure that #7 aligned with the theme and purpose of the visit - I couldn't resist, though.

The garden really had a surprising diversity of scenery for such a relatively small space tucked into a corner of the metropolis. It is not surprising that it was so crowded - so crowded that the park officials were only admitting new visitors as existing ones departed.

I imagine that Dave and Mayumi have only just arrived back in Killin, and are now doing battle with jet lag.

[David Paterson]

Back in  Scotland but not quite home yet (Glasgow airport hotel) those images of Rikugien by Mike and Akira have a special poignancy. There are too many fine images to nominate a favourite but once I am actually home, I will take another long look.

Unfortunately these unofficial NG meet-ups will be more difficult in the future - MIke will very probably be back home in Sydney, and I'm not sure when I might be in Japan again. But they were fine while they lasted, and I'm very pleased to count MIke and Akira among my friends.

[Akira]

Dave, thank you for touching words.  We cannot predict what will happen in the future.  I just hope to see you and Mike again on any possible occasions.

If you have some more images, please post them here whenever your time allows.

[Mikes]

Thank you from me, too, Dave. It was all too brief a meet up, but I really enjoyed your's and Akira's company. As always, it's interesting to see the different interpretations of the scenery at Rikugien that have emerged, and I enjoyed them all.

I imagine that you are now well into photographing the snowy scenery that you hoped to find on your return!

I'm hoping that I can get to Scotland again next year.