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The teddy bear is me! (Using my S-M-C Takumar 6X7 105mm f/2.4 lens)
April 1st 2018, we visited the Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り) in Kawasaki, popularly known as the “Penis Festival” or by its proper English name: “Festival of the Steel Phallus.” I was with friends from Sweden on the second day of their first visit to Japan, talk about taking a flying start to a vacation. The katsugite of the…
“Are naughty kids around?” (悪い子はいねえか) When you visit the Namahage museum (なまはげ館) at the Oga Peninsula in Akita Province, make sure to join the show in the building next to the museum. It really is a lot of fun and the kids do seem to enjoy getting scared. Camera: PENTAX MZ-S ISO: 800
Time for the first Shinto shrine visit of the New Year, we did this several times on New Year’s Day; recommended if you’re in Japan over the New Year.
The shirt people would wear after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami to declare their support for the victims. Taken at the Ameyoko Street market in Ueno just next to the Ueno JR station (Shinobazu Exit) is always a good idea to visit when in Tokyo, but just before New Year it is very crowded…
Part of the same group as this girl. Aperture: ƒ/2.8 Camera: PENTAX MZ-S Focal length: 200mm ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1/3000s
Compare to this one I took seconds earlier: here. Camera: PENTAX MZ-S ISO: 800
Aperture: ƒ/1.5 Camera: SM-G960F Focal length: 4.3mm ISO: 320 Shutter speed: 1/35s
The beautiful Lakenhal in the bokeh background. Aperture: ƒ/2.8 Camera: PENTAX MZ-S Focal length: 200mm ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1/3000s
One of the kind people of Sendai we met one evening, he was waiting for the karaoke to start. Camera: PENTAX MZ-S ISO: 800
Aperture: ƒ/1.5 Camera: SM-G960F Focal length: 4.3mm ISO: 250 Shutter speed: 1/12s
Stacking stones do seem to be getting all the fashion everywhere… Aperture: ƒ/2 Camera: PENTAX MZ-S Focal length: 85mm ISO: 400
Mono-cycling mouse. Aperture: ƒ/2.8 Camera: PENTAX MZ-S Focal length: 200mm ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1/3000s
All part of the Kattenstoet in Ypres. Aperture: ƒ/2.8 Camera: PENTAX MZ-S Focal length: 200mm ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1/3000s