Kyoto must have at least 100 different perfect little parks with temples. Each morning, we would visit a different one… Since I’m the kind of guy that is already into meditation, I found them to be perfect little places to explore. Japanese people are largely Shinto, which means basically they find “god” in nature… the more time they spend in nature, the closer to god they feel.

Beautiful Waterfall in Kyoto

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• Date Taken2017-11-07 17:31:31
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/20
• Aperture3.5
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-3/2

It’s not a short drive to get from Paris to London, but we decided to make it a little longer by stopping here in Normandy. We actually had our bus overnight here at the castle and in the morning we drove over to the famous beaches from World War II. If you click up there on the “France” category, you can see one of the amazing sculptures on the beach there.

Mont St. Michel at Dusk

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• Date Taken2017-05-10 21:46:38
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time8
• Aperture8
• ISO400
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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• Exposure ProgramManual
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This was on the must-visit list in Lisbon, Portugal. I went here with Rene, and it was another time that he fell in the water. He doesn’t actually do it that much, but 2/3 times have been with me. One time was in a Venice canal just after we had parted ways. Another time was when he stepped on a sea urchin in front of a girl and jumped randomly into the ocean. This reminds me that I need to get to more water-based locations with Rene.

Belem Tower in Lisbon

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• Date Taken2017-04-20 21:08:17
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time8
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Here’s kind of a fun photo I took over near the lake and clubhouse at Jack’s Point in Queenstown, New Zealand. Usually, my landscape shots are quite wide and I rarely zoom in… but then I look at results like this and think I should do it more to add to that compression effect.

Jack’s Point

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• Date Taken2019-10-23 22:54:18
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The first time I went to Barcelona, I didn’t even realize you could go inside. It’s obviously under construction from the outside, so I just assumed that it would be closed. That was dumb of me! Actually, as far as I can tell, the inside is basically finished, and there is not a bad angle anywhere in there!

In the Sagrada Familia

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• Date Taken2017-04-30 08:44:18
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time4
• Aperture11
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This came from a single RAW file, which was actually the case with over half my HDRs I processed from Japan. I processed this one with the new Aurora HDR 2019, which I think handles RAW files a little bit better! It’s exciting too because I still have about 30 unprocessed photos from other gardens around the area as well! It’s hard to choose from these gardens because everywhere you look is just as stunning!

Autumn Gardens in Kyoto

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• Date Taken2017-11-07 17:27:46
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/750
• Aperture3.5
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-2/3

I feel like I jump on here every week and talk about how awesome Japan is. It reminds me a little bit of Austin in a strange way… in that, in Austin, everyone sits around coffee shops and talks about how awesome Austin is. It’s sort of a strange thing, and quite the existential self-compliment. But, I do the same thing in Japan when I meet another English speaker. It’s always the same conversation: “Can you believe how awesome Japan is?” then they say, “Yes, how about the Japanese people?!?” then I say, “Yeah, like totes.”

Awesome Tokyo

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• Date Taken2017-11-03 00:43:32
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/15
• Aperture3.5
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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• Exposure ProgramManual
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Here’s one of the photos we’ll be releasing in Series 2 of the fine art collection. It’s one of my favorites of Tokyo because you can’t really tell it’s Tokyo!

The Chaos of Tokyo

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• Date Taken2017-11-03 01:10:21
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time6
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length45.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-4/3

This is the view out of my window at the top of the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo. Almost every night, I would go sit by the window with a blanket, my camera, and a glass of wine and take photos while listening to music. I know a lot of people like to read before bed to allow the day to wind down a bit, but this was my Tokyo routine and it worked like a charm.

Night in Tokyo

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• Date Taken2017-07-14 14:41:58
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time91
• Aperture4
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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• Exposure ProgramManual
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Here is a view of Osaka, a very underrated city in Japan! I’ve been here twice and the city has a crazy amount of energy. People in Osaka area also very proud of their city and how it is quite a bit different than Tokyo. Each time I was there, I was pretty swamped with work, so I didn’t quite get as much time to explore as I would have liked… that’s okay – another reason to go back!

Night in Osaka

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• Date Taken2017-07-18 10:39:32
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time0.5
• Aperture5.6
• ISO200
• Focal Length45.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias