The D3X
Daily Photo – The D3X
An image from one of my first trips (the first?) with the D3X. Not too bad, eh? That camera served me well in creating the fine art series!
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December 2023 : Wednesday
Dec 2023 : Wednesday
Number 9
Daily Photo – Number 9
I thought it’d be fun to go through what turned out to be my top content on social media for the year and that continues today. Mainly I’ll focus on Instagram but I’ll drop in a few others towards the end as when they get traction (e.g. Flickr) the stats go crazy. So, here’s number 9 in my most viewed posts of 2023… does that make them the BEST? Not so sure, but for whatever reason they connected with people, or the algorithm!
(This is one of those images that is always appearing on “free wallpaper” sites… even though I rarely get credit and never really gave permission.)
Wallpaper
Daily Photo – Wallpaper
You know those “free desktop wallpaper” sites? For some reason this image always appears on them, it’s like it is included in the toolkit used to build the sites it is so frequent! I get nothing from it, usually not even credit but hey… people seem to download it regularly and that hopefully means it brightens their day when they see their desktop.
The Lamps and the Sakura
Daily Photo – The Lamps and the Sakura
Sakura is the Japanese word for the Cherry Blossom. I don’t know if I can explain how crazy the Japanese people are about this yearly bloom! For one thing, every local newscast has a big “Cherry Blossom” report that has in-depth descriptions of exactly where the trees are blooming in the country and upcoming predictions. The wave sweeps across the island of Japan and rich graphics cover the screen like a cold front, assaulting the countryside.
I took this photo with the Nikon D3S. Back then I’d recently taken to carrying two cameras with me. I’d take the Nikon D3X with me, and it’s usually attached to the tripod. This is the one that I used for 90% of my landscapes. While I carry that, slung around my neck and shoulder, Chewbacca-style, was the Nikon D3S, which I use for people shots, DOF shots, and videos. Nowadays I’m much more minimalist. I think the advances in mobile photography have very much helped that, and the “pro” cameras are way better handheld than they used to be.
This was taken at F/1.4 with a 50mm prime lens. The shutter was 1/8000 and the ISO 200.
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February 2023 : Tuesday
Feb 2023 : Tuesday
Kyoto Closing up Shop at Night…
Daily Photo – Kyoto Closing up Shop at Night…
I was walking up and down the tiny streets one night, getting snacks and sake in different places while taking photos. Most of the places there are quite tiny, as you can see here in this image. Everyone is super friendly and it’s easy to make friends, especially because the Japanese people are some of the nicest people in the world!
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November 2022 : Friday
Nov 2022 : Friday
Autumn Gardens in Kyoto
Daily Photo – Autumn Gardens in Kyoto
This came from a single RAW file, which was actually the case with over half my HDRs I processed from Japan. Changed times from the old Nikon 7 exposure days!
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August 2022 : Wednesday
Aug 2022 : Wednesday
Treetop Temple
Daily Photo – Treetop Temple
A treetop temple silently rests with warm lights as a cool evening falls around it.
Kyoto, Japan
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Found Kyoto
Daily Photo – Found Kyoto
I just stumbled across a few images from Asia that I don’t think I’ve shared before. It’s quite awesome when that happens, although not quite as awesome as finding some money in that jacket you haven’t worn in a while. That’s always a good excuse to go spend your newfound wealth on something super unhealthy. Mmmm… donuts…
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March 2022 : Thursday
Mar 2022 : Thursday
The Fine Art Site
Daily Photo – The Fine Art Site
I’m knee deep in a redesign of the Fine Art site and it’s been a lot of fun to see how we can reimagine it for the new Web 3.0 era while retaining some focus on the physical prints which are just as important. While that’s ongoing, here’s one of my favorites from Series 1. It was one which I loved seeing produced at 2.5meters across. It’s like you can step into it and I love that… even more so when up close because the whole thing almost envelops you.
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August 2021 : Wednesday
Aug 2021 : Wednesday
Kyoto Swimparty
Daily Photo – Kyoto Swimparty
I’m usually too busy in these cities to go for a swim, since I’m running around with my hair on fire taking photos. I often think, gee willickers, I should really have a swim and a relax. But I almost never do! If I have a little extra time, I try to hit the gym, which I enjoy more than swimming. Now that I think about it, I don’t really like swimming much at all. But I do like playing in the pool with my kids!
