Japan, Dec 2010 – Panoramas
A selection of the 52 panoramic compositions I did during the trip. The full images are huge, so here are reduced-sized versions. Click on the thumbnail for a 1024 pixel wide image. Kyoto, Kiyomizu Temple
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Japan, Dec 2010 – Assorted Pictures – Part 1
I’m about sorting through the 2,609 pictures and about 3 hrs 20 minutes of HD video taken during the Japan trip, and selected a couple of other pictures I haven’t posted up here yet. They’re quite a few but they
Day 9: Osaka – Umeda Sky Building
Our last stop for the Day 9 evening was the Floating Garden Observatory at the top floor of the Umeda Sky Building. This is the seventh tallest building in the city, and actually comprises two skyscrapers that is interconnected with
Day 8: Kyoto – Kinkakuji Temple & Fushimi Inari Shrine
Day 8 of our Japan trip was spent visiting two of the most iconic and unique sights in Kyoto City; the Kinkakuji Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine. Both institutions were in almost opposite sides of the city; Kinkakuji was in
Day 8: Kyoto – More Ground Patterns
More ground shots of moss, rocks, pebbles, and rocks! All were taken two days ago; the first two during our visit to Katsura Imperial Villa, and the last three from Shugakuin Imperial Villa.
Day 7: Kyoto – Arashiyama
The Arashiyama district lies west of Kyoto City, but is easily accessible by train. This relatively less well-known area shows up in as a brief paragraph in the travel guides we got, and even its Wikitravel entry notes that this
Day 6: Kyoto – Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Katsura Imperial Villa is situated on the west side of Kyoto, while Shugakuin Imperial Villa is almost on the opposite site in the north-eastern part of the city. So we crossed back through Kawaramachi Station and stopped by for lunch,
Day 6: Kyoto – Katsura Imperial Villa
On Day 6 – Monday – we finally got to visit the much talked about imperial villas which are accessible only if you apply for permission at with the Imperial Household Agency. We visited two villas for the day, the
Day 5: Nara – Moss Patterns
There’s something just amazingly beautiful about ground foliage, whether it’s autumn leaves, dead leaves, tree bark, or moss. Here’s a couple of pictures taken of moss at Yoshikien and Isui-en Gardens. All taken using the D300 + Sigma 18-250mm lens.
Day 5: Nara – Isuien Garden
According to the pamphlet notes, Isuien Garden is unique in the city of Nara. It represents the acme of garden engineering of the Meiji Period, and since 1975 has been designated as a scenic spot. The garden comprises 13,481 square
Day 5: Nara – Yoshikien Garden
To be honest, we weren’t even aware there was a Yoshikien Garden in Nara city. This garden is situated right beside the more famous Isui-en Garden, but not mentioned in the travel guides we used in our itinerary preparation. In
Bedtime @ 1 Year 6 Weeks
Hannah’s almost exactly 1 Year 6 Weeks old today. And I realized that of late while I’ve taken a whole bunch of pictures of her during weekends, I’ve hardly taken very many shots of her during the evenings. So here’s
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