OK... something has been bothering me for a while. I have been a bit bothered about my blog. I felt that traffic isn't really where it should be. I am not getting as many comments as I think I should get. I never do. The one thing that has really bothered me is that people contacting me seems to has just fallen off. I used to wake up to a few mails or more a day either with nice comments, questions, request, offers to try gear for free and even some photography job offers!

It just died last year. Completely fallen off. I didn't know what happen but no one was reaching out to me anymore. I figured my site was just becoming less popular. Then I got a direct message from someone on Twitter today asking why I don't reply to mails. I couldn't figure out what they were talking about. I respond to all mails and comments. I am incredibly fast at replying even. Then I remembered someone else made a similar comment to me earlier in the week.

I went and checked the contact log on my blog and there are more than 500 messages that have come in that I haven't responded to! I think with how busy I was with my new job I just didn't notice that something had gone wrong on the back end of my blog and my 'Contact Me' wasn't contacting ME!

I am going through and in some cases giving very late replies to people. I'm sure a few people are thinking "I mailed that guy at ShootTokyo and didn't even get a reply....screw him!" If you send me a mail and didn't get a response I'm very sorry. It wasn't anything personal. If I didn't get back to you on anything, please drop me another contact.

Onto today's post: After exploring the front of Tofukuji temple I was pleasantly surprised to find what was out back...

Today’s configuration: Leica M6 with various Leica lenses shot on Kodak Ektar film.

A beautiful balcony for viewing nature and the changing leaves in the fall...

A view of Hondo from the bridge...

Kaizando...

I haven't walked in woods for a really long time. This was so beautiful and peaceful...

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