JapanDave

David is a freelance photographer in Japan

I think it’s Jizo anyways. Not entirely sure. If you know for sure, please let me know in the comments. Anyways, I found this cool group of statues at a small local temple. Very quiet …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

This shot is from several weeks ago, right after that typhoon at the beginning of Sept passed thru. The storm ended around noon, but I thought for sure it’d be cloudy the rest of the …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

A nice, unique kind of cherry blossom I came across this past spring, finding it in several yards around town. The blossoms grow in 3 different colors on the same tree.

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Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Some rice and just harvested barley. These are usually all rice fields, but they do occasionally rotate in other crops. Living in the city is nice and convenient, but it’s a nice change of pace …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Beautiful effect.

If interested, you can read more at my blog here…

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Caught this at sunset when the sun was hitting just right to give it a nice glow. Added a few textures to really bring the glow out to the point where it has a gold …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Nice looking group, eh? These are actually the 13 Buddhas of Shingon Buddhism, one of the major branches of Japanese Buddhism.

Read more here, if interested: http://japandave.com/2010/07/buddha-club-gathering/
Lots of other HDR photos there at my …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Caught this scene taking place outside of Matsuyama castle. How often do you catch geisha having lunch outdoors, outside of Kyoto?

If you are interested, you can find more info on this and other HDRs …

Author: JapanDave 2 years ago

Here’s one from a local shrine in Okazaki. It’s becoming even more popular than my Shirakawa-go photo (which prior to this one was my most popular HDR ever).

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Author: JapanDave 2 years ago