The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, reverse order.
Maison Cartier, Omotesando, Tokyo
November 2010
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Categoria: Japan
Takoyaki seller
Takoyaki seller in Kyoto
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Shot on FujiFilm Neopan 400, Pentax MX
ミルク – Latte
November 26th, 2010
Lovely time at Tegamisha&Hibari, Tōkyō.
Simple things that I miss.
Shibuya crossing
A girl at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan.
Street photography in Japan – part two
Una selezione degli scatti streettaroli fatti in Giappone.
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A selection of street shots from Japan.
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A selection of street shots from Japan.
Shot on FujiFilm Neopan 400@800, on Pentax MX, processed in Rodinal 1+50 12’30”
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| I-Ching consulting at Senso-ji, Asakusa, Tokyo |
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| Ueno Station |
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| Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo |
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| Kaikan pillar, covered with labels |
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| Temples must be guarded |
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| Sword demonstration in Kanazawa |
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| Kyoto, Nishiki market |
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| Kyoto, Nishiki market, safe working… |
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| Well, taxi aesthetics are way beyond human comprehension |
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| Astroboy, Kyoto majestic railway station. Thank you Osamu Tezuka! |
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| Kyoto bus, a weird transportation means |
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| That’s how people should imagine Japan in the nineteenth century. |
collect point
L’edificio di collect point, catena di abbigliamento “fashion casual”.
Proprio di fianco al fotografatissimo Audi Forum, il delirante edificio in vetro su Meiji-dori, offre qualche spunto fotografico in più dell'”iceberg” (come chiamano appunto l’Audi Forum Building) se:
a) hai una medio formato e ti ci piazzi frontalmente
b) è una giornata limpida e dal cielo azzurro
c) ci trovi parcheggiata di fronte un’autogru giallo cromo 😉
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The collect point building, a “fashion casual” clothing company.
Just next to the overphotographed Audi Forum, the foolish glass building along Meiji-dori, it offers a couple more photographic hints than the “iceberg” (that’s just how the Audi Forum Building is called) if:
a) you got a medium format camera and you’re facing it frontally
b) it’s a crystal clear day with a blue sky
c) you happen to find a chrome yellow tow car parked in front of it 😉
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Shot in Meiji-dori, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on Fujifilm Provia 400X medium format slide film with my YashicaMat TLR
Just next to the overphotographed Audi Forum, the foolish glass building along Meiji-dori, it offers a couple more photographic hints than the “iceberg” (that’s just how the Audi Forum Building is called) if:
a) you got a medium format camera and you’re facing it frontally
b) it’s a crystal clear day with a blue sky
c) you happen to find a chrome yellow tow car parked in front of it 😉
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Shot in Meiji-dori, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on Fujifilm Provia 400X medium format slide film with my YashicaMat TLR
Nara
I cervi di Nara – oltre mille cervi – abitano il parco come da noi i piccioni popolano le piazze.
Il fatto che il parco sia costellato di templi e santuari, lanterne di pietra e di bronzo, alberi maestosi e che sia considerato la culla del buddismo giapponese e il luogo di nascita dello shinto, beh, lo rende un po’ diverso dalle nostre piazze.
I cervi, comunque, sembrano non curarsene.
Sono i messaggeri degli dèi, loro.
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In Nara the deers – more than a thousand deers – live in the park just like pigeons populate our squares.
The fact that this park is studded with temples and shrines, rock and bronze lanterns, majestic trees and is regarded as the birthplace of japanese buddhism and shinto, well, it makes it a bit different from our squares.
The deers, however, don’t seem to care.
They’re the gods’ messengers.
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Shot in Nara, Japan, on Fujifilm Provia 400X medium format positive film, with my YashicaMat TLR
Autumn leaves
Non cadono fuori dalla finestra, ma dietro al santuario di Hie-jinja, proprio appena presa la macchina fotografica.
Una pioggia di colore, che qualcuno si metterà a raccogliere pazientemente con scope di saggina, come se fosse la cosa più importante del mondo. In Giappone è così: le piccole cose sono tutte importanti, tutte ugualmente essenziali.
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They’re not drifting by the window but behind the Hie-jinja shrine, just as I took my camera.
A shower of color, which someone will patiently start to sweep with a broom, as if it was the world’s most important task. This is Japan: small things are all significant, all equally essential.
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Shot in Hie Jinja, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, with a Canon G11
Una pioggia di colore, che qualcuno si metterà a raccogliere pazientemente con scope di saggina, come se fosse la cosa più importante del mondo. In Giappone è così: le piccole cose sono tutte importanti, tutte ugualmente essenziali.
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They’re not drifting by the window but behind the Hie-jinja shrine, just as I took my camera.
A shower of color, which someone will patiently start to sweep with a broom, as if it was the world’s most important task. This is Japan: small things are all significant, all equally essential.
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Shot in Hie Jinja, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, with a Canon G11
Soddisfazioni – Satisfactions
Questa foto sta scalando i ranking di flickr da un paio di giorni.
Ora, la foto onestamente non è che sia bellissima ma il soggetto è davvero da perderci la testa.
A me fa piacere, chissà se farebbe piacere anche a lei 😉
Nessuno la conosce? Ehi, gente di Tokyo! Dico a voi!
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This photograph is ranking up on flickr since two days ago.
Well, honestly the picture isn’t that much, but the subject is really breathtaking.
I’m happy ‘bout it, who knows if she’d be happy too 😉
None knows her? Hey, Tokyoites! I’m talking to you!
Ora, la foto onestamente non è che sia bellissima ma il soggetto è davvero da perderci la testa.
A me fa piacere, chissà se farebbe piacere anche a lei 😉
Nessuno la conosce? Ehi, gente di Tokyo! Dico a voi!
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This photograph is ranking up on flickr since two days ago.
Well, honestly the picture isn’t that much, but the subject is really breathtaking.
I’m happy ‘bout it, who knows if she’d be happy too 😉
None knows her? Hey, Tokyoites! I’m talking to you!
Street photography in Japan – part one
Una selezione degli scatti streettaroli fatti in Giappone.
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A selection of street shots from Japan.
Shot on FujiFilm Neopan 400@800, on Pentax MX, processed in Rodinal 1+50 12’30” and gently fucked by InVision CTX 5500DS baggage scanner and explosive detection device, which left some fancy wavy strips on my negatives.
Fuck.
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| Crossing at Ginza, Tōkyō |
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| Maison Hérmes, by Renzo Piano, Ginza, Tōkyō |
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| Tuna heads, Tsukiji Market, Tōkyō |
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| 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art by SANAA, Kanazawa |
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| Kyōto girls, Nishiki ichiba (market), Teramachi, Kyōto |
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| LOL in Kyōto |
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| You can’t imagine how many people sleep on the tube. The weird is how they suddenly get up at their stop. |
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| They just LOVE to be photographed. Hard to shoot candids, if they realize they smile or pose or do the V sign. Well, apart from their boyfriends, who probably hated me (the “L” sign is for “Loser” and is an insult) |
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| They smiled at me, instead, very pleased to be captured. Lovely girls. |
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| Udon. They’re thick wheat noodles, yummy food. She was Osaka’s noodle machine! |
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| Tuna cutting. Just like a butcher, but stylish |
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| Taxi drivers love comics (and drive on the wrong lane) |