A Japanese Tour of Japan - Part 6 (30/08/2012)

This is the final part of the set and the last hours of the tour. After visiting the Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, we were forced (not literally) to visit a nearby pickle (Kimchi) shop where all the pickles were made and packaged on site. This was then followed by the final coach ride to Hiroshima train station where we boarded the Shinkansen back to Osaka.

All photos were taken using the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm and 25mm lenses.

London Street Daily (28/08/2012)

Here are some photos on the closing day of the London 2012 Olympics. There was a great buzz around town. And although I was a bit of a cynic before it all began, I did enjoy the games and have started to miss them. Roll on the Paralympics ;)

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm lens:

London Street Daily (25/08/2012)

I've a ton of black & white film to go through, develop and scan but I've not had time. So in the mean time here are some black & white digital snaps from around town.

I hope you enjoy the long weekend. Oh, and if you're a Londoner enjoy the Notting Hill Carnival.


All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm lens:

Trafalgar Square

Charing Cross Station

Embankment Underground Station

Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Station

A Japanese Tour of Japan - Part 5 (22/08/2012)

On the last leg of our tour we visited the city of Iwakuni, in the Yamaguchi prefecture. The city is home to the famous Kintai Bridge (Kintai-Kyo).

Here, my tour mates flocked into a small hut after paying 300 yen to see the "Iwakuni White Snake" which the city is also famous for. Although, as far as I could tell it was just a albino Japanese Rat Snake, this didn't stop some of the astonished tourists filling up a large fraction of their memory cards with blurry, poorly lit photographs of their own reflections while attempting to photograph the snake behind the glass.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm lens

A Japanese Tour of Japan - Part 4 (19/08/2012)

The second day of the tour saw us continue into the Yamguchi prefecture and a visit to the Akiyoshidai plateau and Akiyoshido cave, Japan's longest cave.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm and 12-50mm lenses

London Street Daily (17/08/2012)

Some more pics from London for you to look at into the weekend.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm lens: 

Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square

 

Leicester Square

A Japanese Tour of Japan - Part 3 (15/08/2012)

Following our brief leg of the tour in Miyajima, the next stop was a little town called Tsuwano in the Shimane prefecture. This was a picturesque little town, nicknamed Sho-Kyoto (or little Kyoto) due to its resemblances to Kyoto.
This was followed by our over night stay in the town of Hagi, Yamaguchi, where we enjoyed a traditional Japanese meal which included Poison fish (Fugu) sashimi.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm and 12-50mm lenses

London Street Daily (13/08/2012)

Monday mornings.... ugghhh. I can't type and I'm sure you can't be bothered to read, so just look at the photos!

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm lens:

London Street Daily (10/08/2012)

I've not quite finished with my latest Japan set: "A Japanese Tour of Japan", there are about 25 more images to be posted in that set. But seeing how there's a real buzz around London at the moment due to the Olympics, here's another few photos from London.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm and 25mm lenses:

Embankment

Embankment

Oxford Street

Oxford Street

Oxford Circus

A Japanese Tour of Japan - Part 2 (08/08/2012)

More pictures from Miyajima in this set. Miyajima was the first leg of the tour, and home to the famous floating torii gate. Unfortunately the gate was under repair and the tide was low, hence it wasn't "floating" but just standing! This didn't seem to stop the flock of tourists posing for photos in front of the scaffolding covered orange gate.

All photos were shot on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 14mm and 12-50mm lenses