Archive for October, 2010

Japanese car show

cute vs performance

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [28 mm]     Shutter:   1/30 s
Create Date:   2010:09:26 16:47:56     Aperture:   f/4.0
Location:   35° 39' 59" N – 139° 42' 13.9" E     ISO:   400

 

feeling lonely ? come to Tokyo

Shinjuku district by Night

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [9.5 mm]     Shutter:   1/10 s
Create Date:   2010:09:25 19:03:37     Aperture:   f/4.8
Location:   35° 41' 34.1" N – 139° 42' 3.6" E     ISO:   400

 

JAPAN at dusk – enchanting views in Tokyo

because it’s not all about the big massive neons signs !

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [70 mm]     Shutter:   1/20 s
Create Date:   2010:09:25 17:35:27     Aperture:   f/4.0
Location:   35° 41' 0.7" N – 139° 42' 5.9" E     ISO:   200

 

JAPAN – Akihabara / 秋葉原

otaku (=geek) district ! spend (again!) on computers, manga figurines, video games, sexy manga clothes

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [8 mm]     Shutter:   1/125 s
Create Date:   2010:09:25 13:50:02     Aperture:   f/8.0
Location:   35° 41' 56.3" N – 139° 46' 21.6" E     ISO:   200

 

JAPAN – Shibuya

Shibuya district : demonstrators, militants, loads of people, loads of neons signs, loads of SPEND SPEND SPEND possibilities for your hard earned Yen

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [8 mm]     Shutter:   1/100 s
Create Date:   2010:09:24 19:21:18     Aperture:   f/4.5
Location:   35° 39' 37.8" N – 139° 41' 55.1" E     ISO:   400

 

the earth movers – Cute/Japan style! – kawai

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [42 mm]     Shutter:   1/500 s
Create Date:   2010:09:26 13:07:49     Aperture:   f/8.0
Location:   35° 40' 16.1" N – 139° 42' 10.6" E     ISO:   200

 

Beautiful…. isn’t it ? :-)

 

my last China trip

and back from another trip! as we will be soon leaving China, I just made a quick trip to see a few places I really wanted to see before leaving :
The Dong Minority village of Zhaoxing in Guizhou, via the Guilin-Guyang road.
The Terraccota Warrior army in Xi’An
The Mogao caves in Dunhunang

 

October 2010 Japan trip map

This is where we’ve been to :-)

 

Back from Japan !

we had a wonderful time there ! amazing country !

Hi from Mt Fuji !

Hi from Mt Fuji !

Cam&Lens   D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm]     Shutter:   1/500 s
Create Date:   2010:10:03 10:59:18     Aperture:   f/9.0
Location:   35° 20' 44.9" N – 138° 33' 31.2" E     ISO:   200