A Scenic Journey to Kibune Nestled in the mountains just north of Kyoto, Kibune offers a peaceful escape from the bustling city. To reach this charming village, we embarked on a scenic journey. From Kawaramachi Station, we took a train to Demachiyanagi Station. From there, a bus ride took us to Kibuneguchi Station, the gateway… Read more »
New Japan Street Photography Series A new photo series inspired by Fujifilm Film Simulations. This time I’m capturing street photography in the Kansai region (around Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe) of Japan using the Kodachrome film simulation, so the theme is “Kansai in Kodachrome”. When I switched to a Fujifilm camera, I decided on a challenge to… Read more »
MaoMaoTV – The Richest Ramen in Japan This was actually the first video I filmed with MaoMaoTV, Mao’s introduction to her favourite Ramen shop in Kyoto. Mao speaks in Chinese in the video, but she adds subtitles in English and Japanese in editing. I don’t understand Chinese, so while we were filming I didn’t really… Read more »
Thanks to a link posted by Cristobal Padilla on GooglePlus, I had the pleasure of joining a very large group of keen photographers at the 5th Photowalk in Kyoto. This Kyoto Photowalk event was hosted by Javier Montano of Daijoubu! Photography. Shrine Master Photography advice: Don’t walk away after the first shot; move and explore… Read more »
This aquaduct bridge is a popular site next to Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. It’s close to Keage subway Station. This area is very crowded, especially during autumn. I avoided all the people by aiming my camera up for these shots. It might be nice to get a clean shot some time when it isn’t… Read more »
Here’s an album of autumn photos in Kyoto. More to come soon!
With a wave of autumn leaves shots online now (in the northern hemisphere), I took this shot in Kyoto. Haven’t done much research on how to get good shots of leaves, but in hindsight it probably could have used some more depth of field, just enough to get the whole front leaf focused. I was… Read more »