Monochrome Monday: Filter Flirtation

Nikon D200 50mm f4 1/80s ISO200

Today brings us the second installment of Monochrome Monday. Today we have a relatively unremarkable flower, which is transformed by means of the B&W conversion process into something far more dynamic and striking.

I often hear people …

Version Excursion

Nikon D200 44mm f5.0 1/50s ISO200

Today's picture was taken from a wedding this summer, the image above is what I put into the final 'album' (the client's wanted their images delivered on DVD), and personally I was really happy with how it turned out. However today I'm …

Sunday Sunset

Nikon D200 50mm f1.8 1/5000s ISO100

Taken in southern Tokyo overlooking the bay...

I am currently wishing I'd laid some money on the UFC as I'm currently 4 from 4 on the fights I predicted...

*Edit, by the end I had slipped and had only managed to get 5 out of 9 fights correct*

You're gonna get hit, You're gonna get knocked ahht

This weekend the UFC goes to New Jersey for UFC78:"validation" (of what I'm not sure, possibly of someone's parking) and features a lot of entertaining but largely irrelevant match-ups with exactly 0 of the fights really making any difference to the title picture in …

Triptych Thursday...

Nikon D200 50mm f/2.8 1/80s ISO 400

Thursdays shall be, until I get bored with blogging, triptych day...

From Dictionary.app:

Wishlist Wednesday

Here we are with the very first Wishlist Wednesday, without further ado onto the requests....

Marie said:

"I hereby formally request to see bits.

You may interpret that as you see fit."

Nikon D200 50mm f/14 1/200s ISO 100

Here you go Marie, some bits, from my dremel, …

"I was looking back to see...

If you were looking back at me to see me looking back at you" - Massive Attack 'Safe From Harm'.

Nikon D200 50mm f/10 1/200s ISO 200

Welcome to the first "Tuesday twosome", where we link two pictures. This week is relatively easy to work out, above we have a picture …

Monochrome Monday

Nikon D200 55mm f/2.8 1/160s ISO 100

Today marks something a bit new with the blog, starting from this week, I shall be producing weekly columns. Being an annoying person I shall be using alliterative titles. Check back every day for such hits as "Tuesday Twosome", …

Summer's Gone

Nikon D200 200mm f/5.6 1/500s ISO400

Today it is raining, which is annoying as I am in the process of doing some photography for a travel guide about Tokyo. Not the end of the world they are happy with stock pictures which I already have. (though this would mean I …

Some People Stand in the Darkness

Nikon d200 200mm f/3.5 1/250s ISO 400

Pro fighter Shinya Kumaza receives instructions from his corner before his fight in Shooto. My third passion in life (well it varies sometimes it rises as high as first) besides photography and dancing is MMA. Whilst the sport is …

Put the Needle on the Record

Nikon D200 200mm f/2.8 1/250s ISO100

I like to party, this is no secret. I also like to take photographs, as a result I have quite a collection of pictures from clubs, most of the ones other people like are either of them (yeah some of my acquaintences are very vain), …

The Webs We Weave...

Nikon D200 50mm f/2 1/640s ISO1000

It's always amusing when I take a picture and someone else comments that "they were there too". This is what happened with the picture above, however in this case it was soemone posting a YouTube video of the same session. If you look …

Good For The Soul

Nikon D200 50mm f/1.8 1/80s ISO200

Whilst I often spend hours lighting a shot, using every technique possible to *make* a picture, there are days when I'm feeling spiritually disconnected from the camera. Those days I feel the need to take everything back to basics and …

Clockwork

Nikon D200 50mm f/5.6 1/200s ISO100

Living in Japan I am often the recipient of random acts of kindness. On Sunday morning I was taking a taxi from the club to the after party. My friend and I chatted to the driver as he drove us and as we got out of the cab he got out …

Remember Remember

Nikon D200 45mm f/5.6 1.3s ISO100

Today being bonfire night, where those of us from the UK remember Guy Fawkes's failed attempt to blow up parliment, I thought I'd bring you some fireworks.

When shooting fireworks is one of those places where a manual exposure is …

Smokin' Hot

Nikon D200 55mm f/2.8 1/200s ISO100

This picture of my friend Paul Gatoux, a French Student is one of my favourite candid portraits, it captured the moment so well and gives a good insight into what made Paul so much fun to hang out with when he was in Tokyo. It's one …

Coming Back To Shore

Nikon D200 10mm f/7.1 1/250s ISO100

Today's picture was taken on my summer vacation. I was visiting Hokkaido Japan's most Northerly Island and was staying at Lake Toya resort, a spa town on the edge of a huge lake.

There really was no need to do anything particularly …

Time keeps slipping

Nikon D200 50mm f/7.1 1/200s ISO 100

It's been a while since I've updated the blog, which is entirely my fault, I need to have some kind of structure to these things. No matter how busy I am I ought to update here. As a result I am signing up for the National Blog Post …

How Well Can You Dance With a Drink in Your Hand?

Nikon D200 26mm f/3.5 1/6s ISO100

Today's picture comes from way back in July, I'd been invited to the club (Pure in Shibuya) to discuss doing some PR shooting for the owner (which didn't come to fruition), but having my camera in hand I figured I'd take some pictures, …

In Rainbows

It would appear that Radiohead have brought the release date for their new album forward from the 'Early 20082 that was expected. The latest slice of aural pleasure is due on October 10th and can be pre-ordered here...

It's fair to say I'm both excited and also …