Crazy Park

Playgrounds here are the most dangerous things I have ever seen. I love it, all this park had was a bunch of metal bars for kids to drop 20 feet from and break every bone in their body. No one thinks twice to crawl around on them, and it is amazingly refreshing that everyone is babied and issuing subpoenas left and right. I'm gonna do a few days of pictures from this park I found last night.

Coastline

This was taken at the same area along the coast at night. The tide is low, so you can see about 3 more steps than usual. There were these crazy little pre-historic looking hard shelled bugs that were running up and down the boardwalk. There must have been millions of them, but they would just part when you strolled by. I've been here a few times, and only seen them during the warmer months.

Wedded Rocks

These are the Wedded Rocks out in Futami, in Mie Prefecture. When the tide is up, the rocks appear to be two seperate stones that are connected by a braided rope. When the tide is down, you can see that they are actually one rock cropping. These are very famous in Japan, and just to East, across the bay, is an amazing sunset.

The Leaves

Alright, we're getting close to the Fall season, and it is amazing out here in Japan. The most colorful tree here in the Fall is the Japanese Maple, which goes from bright green to a fire red and everything warm in between. This was taken at the Silver Palace in Kyoto last Fall, and I was just amazed that this top part of the pond could fill up with leaves, but not a single one went down the mini waterfall into the pond below. The colors aren't as vibrant here, since they have already fallen, but I assure you that there will be more to come as the temperatures drop.

Blue Skies

I tried to find some other photos of power lines, but I just couldn't be bothered digging through everything right now. So this one was taken in Kyoto at the Heian Shrine. I got into an pseudo argument with some of the teachers I work with about the color of the wood below. Its obviously orange, but they were set on the fact that it was red. Its a special color they only use for shrines and it has its own name, but still claim it is red! Anyways, I can't believe the sky above the building. The colors are so rich and it seems like its just blends from the shingles on the roof.

Killer Sunset

This was taken outside my house the other night. I noticed it turning a bit orange outside, so I went out with my camera. For those who haven't been, there is a ridiculous amount of power lines running through every part of Japan. I can only think that they are not underground for earthquake purposes, but I'm not entirely sure. I'll try and find another one I have taken of phone lines for tomorrows post. Anyway, this only proves my theory that power lines cause ripples in clouds during sunset. :-) Not really, but its just crazy how these clouds formed at that time, and the placement of the lines was dead on.

In Focus

I was on an island near Hiroshima where I walked by this pair of glasses that somebody had lost. They were folded up on the ledge when I first saw/ignored them, but I walked by later and noticed the potential here. I kindly positioned these 80's spectacles to bring the monstrous shrine in the background into focus. I don't wear glasses, but I think that this shot would only work if the person couldn't see long distances. Either way, I found it to be a little creative way to shoot.