A Photowalk in the Autumn, a Collection of Interesting Things ~ Beauty of Japan
Just a random collection of images today. Six came from my DSLR and 4 came from my smartphone, from Hipstamatic which I love dearly (and have written about on here many times before).
You can see the photos above. I'll give a little info, but mainly just enjoy them as random images of a place that is strange to most of you.
The castle you see is Okazaki Castle, birthplace to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who would go on to conquer Japan in 1600 and be declared shogun in 1603.
The odd looking turtle is right next to the entrance to the castle.
The small shrine is a fairly common thing to see along roadsides. Many older folks will pause when walking by and offer a prayer.
The red bridge you see, from far in one phone and from near in another, leads to the castle. The leaves are changing!
The monochrome smartphone shots are even more random. We have a parking lot entrance, and a caution sign with my adopted city name on it.
That face shaped thing is a bin for pet bottles and cans. Some people use it for regular trash too, but you really aren't suppose to do that. It has almost an owl face, doesn't it?
The other monochrome shot is from a cemetery. I didn't linger there—there were people praying and I didn't want to be disrespectful—so just a quick shot.
I know I know, I broke my own photowalk rule by using two cameras. Oh well. Rules are made to be broken, eh? I was out all day and this is just a small sample of shots from both devices so I got plenty of practice with each.
Anyway, there you go, a photowalk through a Japanese city on an autumn day. Enjoy!
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David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. |
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