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Hokkaido 2014 Remix...
This was a year of destinations... it started last year (Nov-Dec 2014) when I was in Hokkaido for one month... many great memories. Recently I have been preparing my annual year-end summary of photos... not really a top ten, more like a favorite few. Before that, I just had to post a remix from the mother of all trips... Hokkaido 2014 Remix
01) Kodak Gold ISO 200
02) Fujifilm Neopan (Acros) 100
03) Kodak Gold ISO 200
04) Fujichrome Professional RDP-III (Provia 100F)
05) Fujifilm Neopan (Presto) 400
06) Fujifilm Neopan (Presto) 400
I have booked another two weeks in the north, flying into 旭川 (Asahikawa) in late February 2016. The second largest city in Hokkaido is not known as a tourist destination... but it does have snow and it can be very cold ; )
A photographic look back at over the last 12 months is a useful way... for me... to see what I have done (in an actual as well as technical sense) and think about what I want to accomplish in the New Year... more on that around the year end Holidays.
Casey
Hokkaido 2014 Remix...
This was a year of destinations... it started last year (Nov-Dec 2014) when I was in Hokkaido for one month... many great memories. Recently I have been preparing my annual year-end summary of photos... not really a top ten, more like a favorite few. Befo...
I'm sure that the first photo is taken at Otaru Canal（小樽運河）.
I first knew this place through my all time favorite Japanese movie "Love Letter" (1995), which features my all time favorite Japanese actress Miho Nakayama（中山美穂）and two famous actors Takashi Kashiwabara（柏原崇）and Etsushi Toyokawa（豊川悦司）. I saw the movie fiv...
Yes indeed, it's the 小樽運河 (Otaru Canal)
After some sushi, it's time to stop by Warehouse No.1 and visit the Otaru Beer Hall & Brewery for a nice cold Pilsner... One of my favorite actors was Ken Takakura (16-Feb-1931 to 10-Nov-2014). He passed away just prior to my photo shoot in Hokkaido l...
As a baseball fan, I really enjoyed the 1992 movie "Mr. Baseball", in which
Mr. Ken Takakura acted Chunichi Dragons' Manager（中日ドラゴンズ監督）. Every fan of Japanese baseball knew that the role is actually an impersonation of Mr. Senichi Hoshino（星野仙一）.
Takakura had some great roles...
He won the Japan Academy Prize four times... and by 1976 he had already appeared in over 180 films... one of the greats. NPB can be very interesting... of course I am a big Giants fan... hard to believe that Yoshinobu Takahashi is the new manager... to me...
Well, Yoshinobu Takahashi still "looks" like a golden rookie.
His face certainly ages at a much lower speed than mine. (I'm only 2 years older than him). His look hasn't changed much in spite of all these hard playing years. I was a fan of Yokohama Taiyo Whales, and then Yokohama Baystars, and now DeNA Baystars of c...
I am a big fan of No.55... Hideki Matsui
back when Mr. was the coach... and of course his time with the Yankees... it was such a class move when on July 28, 2013, Matsui signed a one-day contract with the New York Yankees, and formally retired as a member of the team... Casey
A good reminder of a beauitful place!
It's been a few years since I last vacationed there but definitely a winter wonderland to re-visit again. Fond memories of the people, food (king crabs) and the ice-cream! Cheers fernando
Otaru is just a short train trip from Sapporo
great sushi... Seems I visit Hokkaido every year recently ; ) Casey
my personal recommendation in Otaru...
I was here a couple of time last year and most likely I will make another visit in February 2016.. in Sapporo I have a preference as well ; ) Casey ...
Asahikawa（旭川）might not be a famous tourist destination, but
for those who follow Japanese professional baseball and know the history, Asahikawa is a special place. Victor Starffin（スタルヒン）, one of the most respected pitchers of all time, fled from Russia at the age of nine to Asahikawa with his family in 1925. He sp...
42 wins in one season...
that's incredible... and will not happen in baseball in the current format... I believe that the most US MLB wins in 2015 was 20... I will definitely stop by the Asahikawa Starffin Stadium ; ) Casey
I love the 3rd and 4th a lot. The small touch of red, and the night light.
Good way to " rewind " this year and to take new resolutions, my friend. After all, this is a transitional time of the year! Best, Nicolas
Now working on my 2015 "best of" list...
It's not really a best of, more of my picks for what ever reason... technical, some personal reason, what ever... but I will definitely limit the list to 10 photos maximum. I am hoping that others will do the same... don't have to be shared, but it's a go...
No.3 was after the first major snowfall in Sapporo...
I believe the red dot was a cross country skier... the photo was taken at Shobu Pond in Nakajima Park... just across the street from my rental apartment. The night exterior (actually around 5:00 PM) was from Rumoi, average snowfall for December is 126 cm ...
Being totally uneducated in photography ...
.. i still have these amazing feelings watching your 'Japan' pics ... maybe i should reconsider my next travel-destination and come over to your place ... Bim
too kind...
You would be most welcomed if/when you visit Japan... A "Triptych Conundrum" of opportunity, ability, passion ; ) I have a good friend who just submitted his entry to the LensCulture Exposure Awards 2015 and I am amazed by his presentations... I would som...