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2 January 2007
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Rags on licking the fangs 牙をなむ猫 (meguro, japan)
Nice image.
Tamara on elderly couple with a story (ueno, tokyo)
First of all, never crop this picture! Its perfect! Secondly, the conversation you had with this man is severely ...
Tamara on licking the fangs 牙をなむ猫 (meguro, japan)
I love the story here! It's great when you can catch animals with their tongues out. I think so, anyway! This is a ...
Chibita on licking the fangs 牙をなむ猫 (meguro, japan)
Nice shot! street cat a lot in japan around a small space planted with trees and local park area( specially big city). ...
GJC on licking the fangs 牙をなむ猫 (meguro, japan)
NIce shot, and a good description. Like the framing.
GJC on ashtray (shibuya, japan)
This area seems like a good place for you to photograph more -- to make it "yours" with your camera. ...
GJC on pink hydrangea (shinagawa, tokyo)
Nice work here and good angle.
e. on flowers and wall (meguro, tokyo)
Wow, gorgeous layers present in this shot!
bm on purple hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
beautiful, muted colors and noce DoF
Baz on hydrangea closeup (yanaka, tokyo)
Beautiful indeed!
mosleh on hydrangea closeup (yanaka, tokyo)
fantastic ,beautiful shot and color well done timothy :)
GJC on hydrangea pose (yanaka, tokyo)
Really like this one. The colors are marvelous and the DOF is very well handled so that you get a nice field of color ...
GJC on blue hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
Lovely. Hydrangeas are a wonderful plant and they photograph well, as you've shown here.
Hoshisato on blue hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
These flowers always remind me of holidays in Japan; very well captured.
Zack on elderly couple with a story (ueno, tokyo)
Great story...it is a shame that the US felt like that was the only way to end the war but we could be speaking German ...
dj.tigersprout on ferns (gifu, japan)
ooh, lovely shot here -- i love ferns! :)
crafts on white hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
great shot! thank you for giving its name..
MahGol on white hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
lovely flowers .. thanx :)
mosleh on white hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
very lovely beautiful :)
Chibita on white hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
beutiful...... In Japan,紫陽花 is best seasson isn't it ? and Yanaka is my favorite area......
Ekaputra Tupamahu on white hydrangea (yanaka, tokyo)
lovely
Rags on flowers and rock 花と石 (gifu, japan)
Nice looking image.
mosleh on riverside rocks 川の石 (gifu, japan)
very beautiful shot :)
GJC on matsuri dog 祭のパグ (tsukiji, tokyo)
Very well seen. I like the feeling of this one, because the dog has such a strong personality.
GJC on ferns (gifu, japan)
Congrats on the d300. Isn't it a marvel? I look forward to lots of shots. Like the quiet mood of this one.
GJC on bamboo forest 竹の森 (gifu, japan)
I know exactly the frustration. Bamboo is really hard to capture, both its size and its color and the way the light ...
Death on matsuri dog 祭のパグ (tsukiji, tokyo)
nice image and great pose
Hoshisato on taiko kids 太鼓の子供 (tsukiji, japan)
great shot capturing the motion; 1/3 second hand-held? amazing!
shoti on namiyoke festival 波除祭 (tsukiji, japan)
quite interesting:D
e. on taiko drummer 太鼓のプロ (tsukiji, japan)
Great sense of the motion and intensity!
GJC on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
Really terrific night scene with an interesting cascade of layers within the image.
GJC on elderly couple with a story (ueno, tokyo)
Terrific story, and it's good to get different perspectives on the war as well. I like the photo, though I agree ...
Sammi on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
地球加速かのなんとすばらしい打撃! 列車は映像の残りと共に美しい、! ...
e. on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
Incredible photo of city life and the shinkansen! This makes me miss Japan oh so much...
Séb. C. on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
On croirait une image extraite d'un film de SF ! Belle composition !
bm on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
very nice - photos of Japan always remind my of the movie Blade Runner, and this is no exception.
Hoshisato on shinkansen & street vendors 新幹線と屋台 (tokyo, japan)
Wow! This is such a great photo of the shinkansen and everyday Japan. Reminds me of Shinbashi, Tokyo a lot. I think ...
Chibita on tokyo night street vendors (yurakucho, tokyo)
nice shot! i like this area . i usually go to Shinbashi, Yu-rakucho- area(when i go back to Japan and travel) my ...
Zorilla on elderly couple with a story (ueno, tokyo)
Even without the story this is a great photo, though if it were mine I'd crop it to put even more emphasis on the ...
Hoshisato on elderly couple with a story (ueno, tokyo)
What a great photo of this couple, and what a great story! When I first saw your photo, I found the couple interesting, ...
mosleh on crowd and mikoshi 人混みと神輿 (asakusa, tokyo)
great patterns (bji kurd ) :)
Hoshisato on yakuza tattoo やくざの刺青 (asakusa, tokyo)
What an incredible irezumi on that bloke. I would have been too scared to ask him to pose ^_^;; Looking forward to the ...
Baz on beer buddies ビール友 (asakusa, japan)
Great photo, I really like the expression
dpm on beer buddies ビール友 (asakusa, japan)
Cool title... very nice
Alun Lambert on beer buddies ビール友 (asakusa, japan)
Great shot, realy good in b/w
Dimitrios on beer buddies ビール友 (asakusa, japan)
cool shot
pierre on dad and daughter パパと娘 (asakusa, japan)
Great shot ! Did you do that by zoom in, zoom out ?
dj.tigersprout on dad and daughter パパと娘 (asakusa, japan)
very unique result, very eye-catching! excellent work.
Nataly on dad and daughter パパと娘 (asakusa, japan)
Very cool look. Is it a Lensbaby?
MahGol on dad and daughter パパと娘 (asakusa, japan)
great great shot .. i enjoyed looking at it for several minutes .. :)
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