Saturday, March 25, 2006

Japanese Painting

Folding screen with a painting of cherry blossoms.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 24, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Friday, March 24, 2006

More Lights

Budding season has come.
(Takadanobaba, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 23, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Well-balanced Colors

Leaves of Thujopsis dolabrata over the leaves of Red robin.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 22, 2006)
(KONICA MINOLTA Maxxum 5D)
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Painted Egg

Streetlight over the leaves of Thujopsis dolabrata.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 21, 2006)
(KONICA MINOLTA Maxxum 5D)
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Pale Green Color

Leaves of Ficus benzyamina reflecting on the glass table.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 21, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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In The Blue Light

Young leaves of Red robin. Wrong setting of the white balance made this blue flare light.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 19, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Friday, March 17, 2006

Raining

Neon lights of a pachinko parlor are reflecting on the rainy pavement.
(Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 16, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Blue And Orange

Branches of some roadside tree (just like a silhouette) are dimly illuminated by some blue and orange colored streetlights. The blue and orage shadows of roadside trees are on a metal plate. This image was originally so dark that I could not see such colors and shapes at all.
(Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 15, 2006)
(Fujifilm FinePix F11)
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Purple Light In The Night Park

Original image of this shot is unusually purple. I used Picasa2 to make it normal.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 07, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Demilune And Traffic Signal

Original image of this shot is very dark and noisy. I used Picasa2 to make it bright and soft.
(Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 07, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Blue Curtain

Unexpected nice image. Insufficient lighting power with my finger blocking the flash.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 06, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Blue Dragon

Body of a spiny-finned blue dragon. Like ShengLong dragon in the manga "Dragon Ball Z".
(Takadanobaba, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 06, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Blue Wall

Near the Ueno-Matsuzakaya department store.
(Ueno-Hirokoji, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 05, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Under The Eaves

Under the eaves of a Japanese restaurant.
(Yushima, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 05, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Monday, March 06, 2006

Different Colors

Different colors of floweres and blossoms on a same branch.
(Yushima-Tenjin shrine, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 05, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Crescent Moon And Blossom Buds

Blossom buds on a higher branch of Japanese plum tree.
(Yushima-Tenjin shrine, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 05, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Shaking

Unexpected nice image. I don't remember what I was trying to shoot.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 04, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Beautiful Plastics

Unexpected nice color and texture.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 04, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Wired

Electoric pole isn't so simple as I have imagined.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 04, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Goodbye KONICA MINOLTA

Konica Minolta will shutdown their camera and imaging business this month. But, today, I've started my first D-SLR life with Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D, ha ha.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 03, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Laundry Pole In The Night

Maxxum 5D's ISO 3200 image. This setting may be helpful in the urgent situation.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 03, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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High-Key And Low-Key

Badly designed ceiling of my room.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 03, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Flying Glasses

Shooted from under the glass shelf.
(Sengoku, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 03, 2006)
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D)
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Friday, March 03, 2006

Japanese Plum

Now in full bloom.
(Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 02, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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Closed

They are already closed the restaurant today.
(Takadanobaba, Tokyo, Japan)
(March 02, 2006)
(PENTAX Optio 750Z)
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