Adventure, Travel, Photography, Culture
On our most recent visit to Japan, we visited the Studio Ghibli Museum in the town of Mitaka. There aren’t any cameras allowed inside the museum and that’s completely understandable, so you’ll just have to take our word that a visit to the museum is a must and well worth the trip. I managed to…
When I travel, I love to get to know people, the land and the culture. Respectfully photographing people in other countries can be a challenging and a topic worthy of it’s own blog. I find it satisfying to take nice images of people and I’ve written previously about my struggles to become a better landscape…
The Nikon Df, introduced at the end of 2013 sits calmly in the eye of the storm while megapixel wars and mirrorless insurgencies swirl around it. Still the smallest and lightest full frame DSLR and heir to the vast legacy of Nikkor and F mount Zeiss glass, the Df goes about it’s work taking stunning…
We have been on a bit of a whirlwind recently and lots of exciting things have been happening. First, our hard work as participants in the Richard Dischler Workshops has borne fruit. Both Christy and myself have exhibited our printed work and as a result a number of opportunities have presented themselves. Second, we both…
Tokyo is a wondrous city, full color and light and vibrant energy and lots of people. It is a also a city that honors it’s past and traditions as we experienced at the Nakajima-no-ochaya teahouse in the family garden the the Tokugawa Shogun. Tokyo Teahouse and Tokyo.
On our first full day in Tokyo we were learning our way around the city, visiting different neighborhoods. Riding the subway we met a lovely gentleman who was a retired math teacher and really great at origami. He happily put on a little bit of a show for us by creating an origami goldfish. Origami…
We arrived in Tokyo yesterday evening after an amazing flight aboard the new 787 Dreamliner. What a beautiful airplane, it was noticeably smoother and quieter than any jet we’ve previously flown in. One of the coolest things were the new polarizing window shades. Instead of those pull down window shades we are all so familiar…