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Leica M10-R with 50mm APO. Capture One Pro with Overgaard B&W Leica Tones No 1 Style

 

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On 1/16/2023 at 6:50 PM, Bikie John said:

I always enjoy your photos of Tokyo, @nodrog, they give a very strong sense of place. But it is somewhat at odds with the impression that I had formed of the city, never having visited (yet). I think if it as being a very busy and bustling place but your photos always have a sense of stillness and calm, and an absence of people. Is this because you deliberately choose places and times for that? Or is it more that the busy bits are very concentrated and by stepping away from them life is much more relaxed? I really can't imagine producing a similar set of photos around London, for example, as there are always people and traffic.

John

Cheers for the comment.

You could say that I'm more drawn to the quiet parts of the city, but, if you came to Tokyo, you would know that it's not all about vast, fast-moving crowds on Shibuya Scramble, or the madness of overcrowded trains at rush hour. Like any city - especially an enormous one like Tokyo - there are plenty of areas where life goes on at a slower pace, where people go about their business in the same ways they've been doing for generations. In particular, I would say that most Japanese cities are a mix between moments of seeming noise and chaos and of deep, quiet peace. Maybe it's something to do with Shintoism, maybe it's a reaction to the necessity of living in small, cramped apartments (the famous quote from an EC paper about Japanese living in rabbit hutches comes to mind - sorry, can't find the link), but, nonetheless, walking through a large Japanese city is, I find, a very relaxing experience. People are hardly ever 'in your face' about things. They don't bother you; aren't threatened by a camera in your hand; they don't hassle you for money, or attention. Like you, I would find it difficult to take a similar set of photos around London, but London is a western city, and the people are very different, so it's inevitable that any pictures will look different. 

Thanks for making me think about these things, which, too often, I take for granted.

Peter

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The West teaches Art (a variant of Natura magistra Arte)

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Wooden bottles. In the Humboldt Forum of Art from other continents.

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9 hours ago, nodrog said:

Cheers for the comment.

You could say that I'm more drawn to the quiet parts of the city, but, if you came to Tokyo, you would know that it's not all about vast, fast-moving crowds on Shibuya Scramble, or the madness of overcrowded trains at rush hour. Like any city - especially an enormous one like Tokyo - there are plenty of areas where life goes on at a slower pace, where people go about their business in the same ways they've been doing for generations. In particular, I would say that most Japanese cities are a mix between moments of seeming noise and chaos and of deep, quiet peace. Maybe it's something to do with Shintoism, maybe it's a reaction to the necessity of living in small, cramped apartments (the famous quote from an EC paper about Japanese living in rabbit hutches comes to mind - sorry, can't find the link), but, nonetheless, walking through a large Japanese city is, I find, a very relaxing experience. People are hardly ever 'in your face' about things. They don't bother you; aren't threatened by a camera in your hand; they don't hassle you for money, or attention. Like you, I would find it difficult to take a similar set of photos around London, but London is a western city, and the people are very different, so it's inevitable that any pictures will look different. 

Thanks for making me think about these things, which, too often, I take for granted.

Peter

Thanks, it is interesting to learn about the cultural differences.

John

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M10-R, 50mm Summilux Asph.

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Met this father and daughter during a hike in the redwood forest. Their first trip to California and they chose this excursion north of San Francisco. Pretty cool. 50 Apo. 

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Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Scalpay.

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A walk passed my local motor dealership this morning . . .

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And another, same dealership . . .

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5 hours ago, Adam Bonn said:

Of course it could be possible this lighting, but I find it hard to believe that this was the available light and shadows. 

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