This post has been a long time coming. I'm currently in Japan for a week, on business, and haven't had time to look at photos or really take many at all...
Read MoreDas Pancolar - Vienna Pt3
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Around ACV with the Zeiss C/Y Distagon 28mm F2.8 - Vienna Pt2
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Let's talk about the Zeiss C/Y Distagon 28mm F2.8, where I'll used words such as "sharpness" and "micro-contrast".
Read MoreCambridge Botanical Gardens
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A friend at work suggested that we pop to the botanical gardens at lunchtime, which I thought would be a great idea, even more so because I had my RX1 with me.
Read MoreMaking the most of magic hour
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It's very easy to think that the grass is greener, but in reality, it's simply different shades of green.
Read MoreIt was all yellow
Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien - 浜離宮恩賜庭園
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This post is going to be the first of a series, as I took quite a few shots over the weekend. I was armed with the newest addition to my camera stable - the Sony A7R.
Read MoreThe last of the Gingko
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OK, this is it, I promise! Huge winds this afternoon have completely stripped the leaves from the beautiful gingko trees adorning the many walkways within the University of Tokyo. I managed to snap these shots early in the morning, before the strong winds.
There are many western-style buildings in the university campus, which are arguably more interesting to look at than the newer buildings.
I asked this lady if I could take a photo of her painting - she agreed enthusiastically. The photo has been converted to black and white due to insanely intense colours of her jacket!
The low-level light of this season really does create the best shadows, and highlights.
After these seriously strong winds, and the recent drop in temperature, I really do think that this will be the last significant piece of autumn I catch here in Tokyo. It seems to go on forever, and so much later than back home (it actually does, due to latitude). I know I keep saying that this is the "last of autumn", but I really think it just might be...
... maybe
Keeping the autumn spirit alive
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The autumn colours have all but disappeared from central Tokyo, though some remains aloft. Most leaves have long since fallen, and the weather's turned much colder this week. It really feels as though winter is coming.
And so, with that in mind, it was nice to stumble upon such a rare and distinctive looking out-house in one of the suburbs here in Tokyo. A welcome splash of colour amongst the grey-blue concrete of the neighbourhood.
Icho Namiki Dori
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Icho Namiki Dori, or Ginkgo Tree Avenue, comes alive this time of year. The Gingko are living fossils, with no known relatives in existence. The tree, thought to originate in China, has a very distinctive leaf pattern.
The autumn colours of the Gingko are really intense - turning a very bright yellow like no other tree I've seen before.
The weather this weekend was fantastic - just bright blue skies.
I'll miss these amazing colours in a few weeks... but until then, they don't fail to put a smile on my face every single time.
Upon Reflection
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Sometime last week, though I can't remember when, the clouds briefly parted and a few rays of sunlight burst through the gap.
I ventured out with my NEX-7 and Canon FD 50mm lens, to the pond next to my office building. Some of the trees have started their descent into fall colours already.
It had been raining not long before, an there remained a significant amount of water on the leaves of the numerous trees surrounding the lake. I didn't have to wait long to take the below photograph, though perhaps upon reflection I should have waited for another drop, more central to the frame.
A drop of yellow
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Green and Yellow
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The green and yellow of this taxi, which did not run me over, perfectly matched the banners hanging from the second level of the adjacent shopping street.