Colorful Autumn Road in Japan
There’s really nothing quite like driving down a country road in the autumn. This particular country road is in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. When I saw this scene I knew I wanted to capture it, but there were cars continuing to come, so it took me a few times of running out, snapping, and running back to the side of the road before I got it like I wanted. Also, along with today’s image I also...
Sunset on Usui Lake
The last stop on my most recent photography trip ended up being a lovely little lake in Gunma Prefecture called Usui Lake. It was really the perfect ending to the whole trip; the lake was calm and quiet, the autumn leaves and sunset were both vibrant, and there was plenty of time to take in the scene and shoot it at a variety of different angles. I wasn’t really expecting to get to do any...
Kochia at Hitachi Seaside Park
Earlier this week I took a trip with my oldest daughter to the Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture. If you’ve followed my work, you may remember some photos from there during a past spring, when the fields there are covered in blue nemophilia flowers. It’s a truly magical sight! In the autumn, they cover these same fields with kochia – the small red bushes you see in the photo below. They start off green,...
Tokyo Cosmos
You never know what you might find when you’re wandering around Tokyo. I found this lovely display of cosmos – a beautiful autumn flower – just across the street from Tokyo station a couple of weeks back. These are some of my favorite flowers, and they can be found in abundance throughout Japan this time of year. I was particularly happy because it gave me a chance to try out the bokeh capabilities of my...
Emperor’s Palace at Sunset
Tonight I took the evening to go down into Tokyo with my daughter and take some photos together. I wasn’t really expecting much by way of photos to be honest, just happy to spend some time with my little girl. But we were both greeted with a beautiful sunset. Thankfully, we were next to the Emperor’s palace, so we rushed over and grabbed some photos while the colors were still popping. Love when you get...