Kazurabashi Bridge

About half-way done with the family vacation to Shikoku and we crossed the Kazurabashi Bridge in the Iya Valley. There are several of these bridges located in this area. Back when there were fewer river crossings and less sturdy construction, these bridges were made solely out of natural vines. Today, it seems that these vines have a steel cable center. It made me less neverous, but only slightly since the gaps between the slates were still quite large. My 9-year old daughter opted out from crossing because she thought that the slats were too wide and that her foot would go through.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f8, ISO 100,1/60 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f8, ISO 100,1/60 sec.

Four-Trains, Three-Bridges, Two-Tunnels and the Kanda River from Hijiri-bashi

Several weeks ago I went across town to enjoy the 2015 Kanda Matsuri. I took my camera, but I wasn't very lucky (or proficient). My shots of the matsuri parade (or procession) seemed rather dull and poorly composed. It was dusk, and the lighting was very challenging. Many of my shots were blurred or out-of-focus.

However, on the way back to Ochanomizu Station I stopped to take photos from Hijiri-bashi. In this shot, there are four-trains, three-bridges, two-tunnels and the Kanda River. Two-trains are running on the Marunochi Subway line, one-train is on JR Chou Main Line and the train further away crossing the double-bridge is on the JR Sobu Main Line. This scene makes me want to build a model train set based on this location.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 26 mm, f4.0, ISO 800, 1/2 sec.

Thinking about a break from Tokyo...

I have been posting a lot lately, and although I have been posting some older photos with the new, one would think that I must have lots of free time.  However, that's not how it seems to work.

Seems that stress and work make me more productive and creative.  I take more pictures, try to do more on the computer, exercise more, work more, etc.  It seems counter intuitive.

Anyway, I've been thinking about the annual family trip to Australia for a cool winter break over the summer holidays in Japan.  I posted some photos of the trip previously, but there are many more...  I've picked out a couple more that I like from the Sydney portion.  The light that time of year in Sydney was absolutely fantastic.