In response to Tony’s request, this post describes how I process my photos before I publish them on the web. I learned this process from Paul, my instructor at BCIT. He’s the professional; I’m an amateur. The steps have since been modified to fit my use for the web. They have worked well for me. Gear Canon EOS …
If you missed Part One about the Pre-Parade festivities, go here. For the July 17th float procession, also known as Saki-Matsuri, there are 23 floats in the parade. For the July 24th procession, known as Ato-Matsuri, only 10, which is more than enough (in my opinion). In the brochure that they hand out, the parade …
Gion Matsuri Festival is one of the largest festivals in Japan, highlighted by the parade of floats. There are 2 parades, held on the July 17th and 24th annually, and many activities preceding the parades. July 17 is the larger and busier of the 2 parades. Luckily I am in Kyoto on the weekend of July …
To get to my Buddhist feast, shojin ryori, I have to enter the Buddhist temple, Tenryu-ji (fee of ¥500). It has a nicely manicured garden. As I enter, there is no one in sight. I ring a bell for the server to greet me. She advises me to take off my shoes and sits me in a …
In Kyoto, there is a place called Arashiyama. It’s very nice, far away from the city centre and close to nature. I come here because of a photo I saw in my Lonely Planet book of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Of course, in the book, there are no other tourists, no mosquitoes, and the photo has …
Kinkakuji is a Buddhist temple, the exterior of the top two stories are made of pure gold leaf. People come here just to see the goldness of this temple. It is very gold, indeed. This post is dedicated to Andrea. A Note About Self-Portraits I don’t take a lot of self-portraits, because 1) my mobile phone does …
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