MY MOST INTERESTING SNAPSHOTS!
Zojoji Temple is located just a little south of central Tokyo, Nearby Daemon station exactly. This temple has not only great surrounding atmosphere, but also great view of Tokyo Tower. You can see a good view of Tokyo tower because it is just right behind this temple. You guys can see from the photo how near this temple is to Tokyo tower. I had stopped by this temple and bought some "omamori", which probably means lucky charm in english for good luck protection and good health :-))) In addition, I surely recommend for anyone to visit this temple around evening, just a little before the sunset. The view of the surrounding is wonderful :-)))
These couple days I have been curious about using the photomatix HDR software to blend different exposure shots, or most people call it HDR image, which stands for High Dynamic Range image. The reason I finally tried this software is because I have always wondered how I can blend different exposure shots in much easier way compared to what I usually do blending using GIMP using different layer and manually takes the darkest and brightest part of the photo in order to get good color balance that my camera couldn't do it with only single exposure shot. Well...It is quite interesting to play with photomatix, but honestly speaking sometimes the photo sort of become animated and losing the true image as seen with our eyes :-))) In conclusion, it is an interesting piece of software to play around with, you guys should try it and see how your photos will look like after HDR blend and have your own judgement :-)))
The Samba Festival that I had been long waiting for to watch finally was held this last saturday afternoon in Asakusa, Tokyo. Luckily, It was a fine day with a friendly weather (it was actually hot....but, it is better than raining ^__^). It was so crowded and quite hard to find good spot to take photograph unless you got the front rows...(I came sort of late, so I missed the good spots in the front...hehehe). Anyway, I could somehow find my way through these crowds and got my camera ready to take lots of shots toward the parade. It was an exciting moment and the atmosphere was just so alive...everyone was cheering up and enjoying interesting samba parade. The attractiveness of this festival was not only about the samba, but fabulous and colorful dress as well. It was quite an interesting experience for me to see the samba festival in Tokyo. For more complete photos of the samba festival please refer to my flickr, you guys will see plenty of photos! cheers! :-)))
Well, If we really want to show our friends or family that we have visited Tokyo, then a photo of Tokyo's "Rainbow Bridge" is a must. It is kind of a postcard to prove that we have been in Tokyo. Here I took some nightshots of the Rainbow Bridge (more complete photos on my flickr) with different kind of light setting from my Canon camera. It turns out to be nice with long exposure nightshot...luckily I brought my tripod with me :-)))
Korakuen is quite a well known spot in Tokyo for its Tokyo Giants Dome. It has quite an interesting amusement park as well where you can actually enjoy and have fun with your family and friends. Big shopping mall and plenty of restaurant to tryout ^__^. The best time to see this place is actually around evening to night time so that you can see the illumination. It is quite nice and beautiful. In addition, if you're a fan of baseball very much, then the Tokyo Dome would probably the place you want to go to watch any match between the Tokyo Giants and its opponents. :-)))
PS: just make sure you get the best ticket for the best seat :-))
As I walked through this Shinjuku shopping and office area, I took a quick shot to describe the view of the Shinjuku Tower. The area shown in the photo is actually quite recent remodelling development. Now it becomes more neat and well structural design :-))) Good for an evening walk on the way home ~_^
Well...this is what the Shibuya Crossing (スクランブル交差点) looks like on the weekend. No wonder they call it scramble kousaten, because it is always packed with people :-))) However, it is a good spot to take street photography though ^__^