Random: Asakusa

Not so fun

Awa Odori and Samba Fesitval in One Day

Not sure how I did two festivals in one day, but many photos were taken. Small sets from random things at both festivals. The Samba Parade was so packed that we didn't even get to see the parade, nor sit on the street curb, anywhere. It was pretty disappointing to say the least. But I did turn my camera to what I could see....people.

First, the pansy cops and security guards here in Tokyo...

OK...its hot, you're not in the best shape, it must be hard, but...

The most bad-ass thing they can do is give you a slight glare...



These guys were even holding hands so the old ladies wouldn't barge through. The one dude even has a Band-Aid on his left elbow!!! They eventually notice what I was shooting and let go of each other.

Little Stage Fright

Take Your Time 1

A few nights ago I set up my camera near a small road in the park and opened a beer. It was about 6:20pm and the path wasn't so busy, but I noticed people walking by every few minutes. I ended up shooting for about 40 min. I tripped the shutter as each and every person hit the middle of my frame and the results are on the left.

It started to get darker, but I decided to keep the camera settings as is just to see what happens. I was really starting to be able to see the difference in light through the images I was getting, though my eyes were adjusting and I didn't seem notice how dark it actually was.

So it basically turned into a time lapse series, but on top of the light change, I also noticed many patterns in the people, which is what I originally set out to photograph in the first place. The first shot happened to be of a jogger who passes by several times throughout the series of 63 shots. I noticed him as he kept running by several more times and in the final frame, a point at which the subjects were barely visible, I caught him running by one last time. You can barely make him out in the shot...

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Night Pull-Ups

Scary pull-up bars...

Solo Flute

This guy was playing along, with a western style flute in a traditional Japanese way, to some jazz and Hispanic music on a tape player in the park last night....I shot these with the available park lights next to the Ghibli Museum.