I went for a short walk around Shinjuku after work tonight. I love getting out and walking around during ‘magic hour’. I probably should have gotten out just a few minutes earlier but still love the color of the sky in these photos.
Note: All photos are shot hand held with a Leica M9, Summilux 21mm f/1.4, iso 160 @ f/1.4 with various shutter speeds. I also use a 21mm viewfinder for framing the shot.
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I love the power savings but not sure they need to light them but it did help make my picture look a bit cooler.
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Now only lighting the trees in the corners…
Looks yummy in the dark…
NTT DoCoMo Tower…
I didn’t have a tripod and couldn’t get the shutter speeds I needed so I decided to embrace some blur!
I wanted to pick up a copy of ‘Jay Maisel’s New York’ but it is out of print and they didn’t have it. I was able to find a copy on Amazon.co.jp!
I needed to do a couple of calls on my way home but needed to kill some time before the calls so I decided to walk around Shinjuku a bit.
Apparently elephants are not welcome in Shinjuku…
I am Camera Watching 24H as well….
Neon is slowly returning to Tokyo…
Home sweet home…but just for a few more months. We are going house hunting again this weekend. With the masses that have left Tokyo I expect we can find somewhere great. Wish me luck!
Kook – Tokyo is very clean. You don’t realize it so much when you are in Tokyo but you certainly notice it when you are not.
Thanks for the comments Steinar. Glad you are enjoying the blog. I am really enjoying the wide angel lens. It look a while what and how to frame with it but once you get the hang of it it really is a great lens to shoot with.
Images are just super..Thanks
your “magic hour” shot was great. even without tripod, all the pictures are very sharp and well captured.
and i would like to say that Tokyo is very clean!
just love the whole set. i´ve been following your blog for the latest months and you nailed it with the wide angle on this one! with the wide angle is easier to see what tokyo looks like.:
good luck with the new house.
and…the power saving mesure of lighting only the outer trees is really funny! and smart.