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An afternoon walk around Yanaka

An afternoon walk around Yanaka

I have been studying my Japanese very hard for the past few months and I am very happy that I am seeing improvements.  Before I use to just try to plow through chapters as fast as I could but I have slowed way down and I am spending lots of time writing in Japanese.   This forces me to think in Japanese and I think it is really what is helping me to improve.  If you are studying Japanese I suggest you give it a try. I got my film back from the lab from my Film Shooters Photowalk a few weeks ago.   It takes me a lot longer to process my film images with scanning, cleaning up dust, etc but I really love the look of the images.  I think all of the work leaves me much more satisfied with the images.

We all met at Nishi Nippori Station for our Photowalk.

I love Tokyo Taxis...

6月から、日本語をいっしょうけんめいべんきょうしています。まいにち日本語をかきます。かくときに、日本語でかんがえるから日本語がじょうずになります。日本語べんきょうする人はトライしてください。 いいとおもいます。

フィルムは、たくさんじかんがかかるけど、きれいだとおもいます。

私たちは、にしにっぽり駅のまえであいました。

東京のタクシーがすきです。。。

Tokyo Taxi
Tokyo Taxi
Bicycle
Bicycle

I liked this doctor's office sign.  I think the message is everything hurts.

このかんばんがすきです。おもしろいです。ぜんぶ、いたいです。

Doctor's Office
Doctor's Office

Me in the mirror...

私です。。。

Me in the mirror
Me in the mirror

Cute little Nana-chan... My favorite photowalker of the day.

いちばんすきなひと。。。ななちゃんです。

Nana-chan
Nana-chan

...and my buddy Pieter.

私のともだちはピーターです。。。

Pieter Franken
Pieter Franken

Fire Station...scary.  I hope it isn't a '6 bucket' fire.

あぶないです。

Fire Department
Fire Department

Shiny mailbox...

きれいなゆうびんうけです。。。

Letters
Letters
Japanese Shop
Japanese Shop
Me in the mirror
Me in the mirror
Photowalkers
Photowalkers

The one thing I love about Japan is all of the subject matter.  These two beautiful women were just walking down the street but were kind enough to stop and pose for us...

日本がすきです。たくさん、しゃしんをとりたいものがあります。 さんぽするときに、きれいなおんなのこのしゃしんをとりました。。。やさしい人です。

Yukata Girls
Yukata Girls

Kabuki...

かぶきです。。。

Kabuki
Kabuki

Me in the mirror...again.

もういちど。。。わたしです。

Me in the mirror
Me in the mirror

Ojizo-san...

おじぞうさん。。。

Japanese Statues
Japanese Statues
Leaf Shadows
Leaf Shadows
Pieter Franken
Pieter Franken

Year of the Dragon...I think next year is the Year of the Snake.

ことしはたつどしです。らいねんはへびどしだとおもいます。

Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon
Photowalkers
Photowalkers
Japanese Shop
Japanese Shop
Cool Car
Cool Car

Meet Sally...

こちらはサリーです。。。

Sally Lee
Sally Lee

Random stranger...  I love taking photos of strangers.  It took at while to get confident enough to slow down and take a good photo.  In NYC I took so many photos of strangers.

Street Portrait
Street Portrait

Cool bike...

かっこいいじてんしゃです。。。

Cool Bicycle
Cool Bicycle
Car
Car

Meet Clinton...

こちらはクリントンです。。。アメリカンのだいとうりょうじゃないです。

Clinton
Clinton

Photowalkers...

私のともだちです。。。

Photowalkers
Photowalkers
Ueno Park
Ueno Park
Ueno Park
Ueno Park
Nana-chan
Nana-chan

Taken by my friend David... Make sure to check out his blog.   He really knows film and is gives me lots of examples of films to try.   I have been shooting TMAX 400 for the last month so I can really learn how the film looks and feels but I think I will switch to a different film for the next month.   Here are some great examples from David below...

このしゃしんは私のともたちのデーヴィットがとりました。 デーヴィットのブログはおもしろいです。 よんでください。 デーヴィットはフィルムがよくわかるから、私におしえます。 したはデーヴィットのしゃしんです。

TMAX 400

Dave Powell of ShootTokyo
Dave Powell of ShootTokyo

Fuji ARCOS 100

Fuji ACROS 100BW Negative from Nikon F3
Fuji ACROS 100BW Negative from Nikon F3

I love this shot.... Fuji Astia

このしゃしんがすきです。。。すごいきれいです。

Fuji Astia
Fuji Astia

Fuji Natura 1600

Fuji Natura 1600 Color Negative
Fuji Natura 1600 Color Negative

Fuji Provia 100

Fuji Provia 100F postive film
Fuji Provia 100F postive film

Kodak Ektar

Kodak Ektar 2100 from Mamiya 645
Kodak Ektar 2100 from Mamiya 645

Kodak Portra

Kodak Portra 160VC Color Negative
Kodak Portra 160VC Color Negative

Fuji Provia 400

Prova 400x
Prova 400x

Fuji Velvia

Velvia
Velvia
Vevia 100F from Hasselblad XPAN 2
Vevia 100F from Hasselblad XPAN 2
Vevia 100F from Hasselblad XPAN
Vevia 100F from Hasselblad XPAN

せん月はTMAX400をつかいました。こん月はなにをつかいましょうか?

Thanks for stopping by today...

またね。。。

Dancing in Nakameguro

Dancing in Nakameguro

Bike Parking and Public Sleeping

Bike Parking and Public Sleeping

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