Tag: japan
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The Heritage-Consuming World Of Modernity
Nietzsche famously proclaimed (or more accurately, prophesied) the death of God, and while Christians would contend that such news has been greatly exaggerated (to quote Mark Twain), most would agree that society is following Nietzsche’s prophecy in practice. Modern society certainly seems to be functioning as if God is absent. We typically see this as…
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The Beauty of Japan
If you think of the beauty of any place, you probably think of something like the above photo. You imagine some famous spot that has some kind of aesthetic value; a place where maybe you could walk around for hours just enjoying the beauty. Certainly Japan has its fair share of that kind of beauty. …
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Fushimi Inari
Last weekend I was able to go to Kyoto and visit the Fushimi Inari shrine. It is perhaps most famous for its rows of Torii Gates, which line the path up to the shrine itself. I’m not sure exactly how many there are, but there are at least thousands of these gates along the path.…
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Kintai Bridge Redux
I recently learned some new techniques for post processing my images, so I decided to go back to some old photos I had done that I didn’t like very much at the time to see what I could do. I was pretty happy with how this one turned out! If you don’t know, this is…
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Shimotsui Sunset
Went up the sister mountain of Washuzan, and got to watch a beautiful sunset this evening. Only bad part – apparently this spot is a mosquito hang out. I’ve not been bitten by that many in who knows how long. Still, I think I got some good shots! Hope you agree! By the way, this…
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Yours Truly
Took this photo tonight while out doing some photography of the Seto-Ohashi Bridge at sunset. It was actually quite the challenge to get from the camera to the ledge in time without falling to my demise. By the way – stay tuned for some of the photos I…
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Seto Ohashi Bridge & Shimotsui
Back when the Herrington family was with us, Paul and I went up Washuzan Mountain one evening and Paul was gracious enough to lend me his tripod that night. Anyway, got this picture that evening and really liked it. I desperately hope I can go back up there one evening – maybe when the bridge…
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Bikan Bridge 2.0
The more I looked at it, the less happy I was with the original picture from the Bikan Quarter I put up here. So, I did it over, and I think this one looks a bit better. Hope you think so too!
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More From Kintai!
Had a little time to work on some more photos over the last day, so thought I’d share some others I took. I really like this one: I wasn’t as happy with the following one. But maybe you’ll like it more! And finally, for good measure – a photo of my beautiful little girl crossing…