Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Unusual views of outstanding sights, part 7

Tonight, my pictures are on the theme of Flora, if anyone can identify any of these plants (apart from the thistles and the daisies!), please let me know, it will be much appreciated...


Myoko-san, 22/10/2006


Myoko-san, 22/10/2006


Myoko-san, 22/10/2006


Myoko-san, 22/10/2006


Ueno Park, 01/11/2006

Monday, February 26, 2007

Unusual views of outstanding sights, part 6

Following on from Cityscapes, tonight's work features Street Scenes.


Shibu, 24/10/2006


Shinjuku, 28/10/2006


Shinjuku. 28/10/2006


Roppongi, 30/10/2006

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Unusual views of outstanding sights, part 5

Also tonight, Cityscapes.


First morning in Tokyo, 28/10/2006


Shibuya, looking south, 28/10/2006


Looking north from Obasute, 26/10/2006


Nagano, 26/10/2006


Tokyo Harbour, from Odaiba, 31/10/2006

In an introduction to a book of photographs by Fay Godwin, John Fowles wrote, "for me there is no substitute with landscape for being there in reality", looking at these photos after a brief hiatus, I couldn't agree more.

Unusual views of outstanding sights, part 4b


Landslide and Footbridge, Tsubame, 22/10/2006


Jigokudani Yaen-kōen, 24/10/2006


Near Tsubame, 22/10/2006


Jigokudani Yaen-kōen, 24/10/2006


Somewhere between Yudanaka and Obuse, 24/10/2006

Unusual views of outstanding sights, part 4a

After a few snowy interludes, we return to Japan, tonight I am featuring Landscapes.


The view from L's kitchen, Ikusaka, 26/10/2006


On the way to Yonako Falls, 21/10/2006


A brief stop before Yonako Falls, 21/10/2006

(Sadly, none of my pictures of the waterfalls were up to scratch for I Take Pictures, take my word though, it is truly one of the most beautiful parts of the world; when was the last time you went for a walk in the country and everyone said hello as they passed each other?)


Myoko-san, 22/10/2006

Sunday, February 11, 2007

One last interlude...


Wandsworth Common, 09/02/07

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Another brief interlude...


Wandsworth Common, 08/02/07

On the way to work, just after taking this picture, a strange thing happened; the bus driver got out of his cab and asked us (the passengers) to look over to our left as there was a giant snowball on the Common that kids had pushed around until it got bigger and bigger. He'd noticed it getting built earlier that morning and wanted to point it out to us, there was a murmur of laughter as we saw the snowball; a lady was taking a photo of her kids standing behind it as the bus passed. I thought of playing in the snow as a child and also how refreshing it was for a stranger to address me on public transport and the moment not to be fraught with danger or weirdness.