Photography

August 7, 2017: Typhoon N°5... lots of rain from the front edge of this slow moving storm. View from the front deck at 10:30 PM... 1/4 second, f/2, ISO1600, compensation -2, with the Fuji x100t. August 24, 2016: will it rain or not... an every day questio...  

adds a bit of atmosphere ;-) Casey

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I have that second photograph printed large and framed at the Tokyo house as it's also a nice reminder of Karuizawa. Casey

digital or wet print it makes almost no difference. Casey

it's super good to be out walking again. Casey

Beautiful pics as always but I'm not going in that creepy place at night in photo 1

I will try to get a night photo of the current location... it's not much different ;-) Casey

Its has its strength of attraction, will have agree with you to print the second one and hang at home not the first one. stay healthy Casey

I am missing my film camera this summer... the scanner is in the big city and haven't been back to Tokyo since 3-May-2021. Casey

until things getting better

but I am an optimist at heart. Reference: "the phrase originated in the 1940s as 'the sixty-four dollar question'." ;-) Casey

where the onsen is in a separate building from the rooms and i have to walk along dimly lit paths between them during winter... missing the experience

hot bath, good food, private space... Casey

I particularly like night photography, don't do it often enough... Casey

Had you considered a square crop on the night photo? I think that would Change the read favorably. Hope you don’t mind and obviously deleted from my library. This is a quick crop but I like the into the night left to right read ...  

the closer crop welcomes one into the light whereas the original presents the light in the context of a large, possibly uncomfortable space. Casey...

Both are valid. Funny how easily we can control the narrative