Spring Tulips in Yoyogi-Koen (Part 2)

I wasn't the only one enjoying the tulip garden on last Sunday's blustery weekend. A trio of longhair dachshunds were enjoying the afternoon sunshine while having their photo taken by their owers.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f5.6, ISO 100, 1/50 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f8.0, ISO 100, 1/125 sec.

Spring Tulips in Yoyogi-Koen (Part 1)

The weather on Sunday evolved quickly. The morning was filled light spring showers. As the day wore on the wind brought clear skies with the sun, and the occasional wind gust. Anyway, I made out to take a few photos of the tulips in Yoyogi Park.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec.

New Otani Gardens in December

The last few weeks have been very busy and I haven't had the chance to take photos at leisure. So I am revisiting photos that I took at the end of last year, and making tweaks in Capture NX2 to make them presentable. I usually like to have photos well composed in camera and exposure setting just right to minimize the amount of post-processing required. Due to the flat lighting or other issues back in December, I didn't post; however, with a few tweaks they look pretty good.

These two photos were taken after the very delicious Sunday brunch in the Japanese Gardens at the New Otani Hotel in Chiyoda.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f2.8, ISO 100, 1/50 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f4.0, ISO 100, 1/15 sec.

Ultraman Garden

There's a small garden down the street from our house. It seems a little kitschy in a Japanese way.  Instead of a garden gnome you'll find Ultraman protecting the flowers, plants and pots.  Actually, there may be a dwarf or gnome hidden in grass in the lower right corner.