Today I’ve got another shot that need revisiting. What I’ve always liked about this shot is how the Torri Gate separates the golden sunlight from the deep blue of dusk. The previous edit was once again overdone and had a lot of issues with gradient transitions and color on the edges. This time I left it darker and made sure all the color transitions were clean.
I tried something a little different this time by putting the rail on the left instead of the right. All my other shots from up here have been on the other side …
I am sorry for the lack of new shots lately. A combination of lack of time and a lack of shots that I felt motivated to work on has had me sharing …
Shooting Illuminations from Japan is still my favorite spot to shoot Illuminations after all these years. Truthfully its probably the most popular spot among photographers. If you arrive early you can get …
This was my first shot after the epic downpour during illuminations. The rain had subsided but was still drizzling. This prevented some unique shooting challenges for the night. I bracket my shots …
I have shot from this location many times as I know many other photographers have. It’s kinda the go to location for great Illuminations shots. I’ve never shot it with my Nikon …
This is a shot from a few trips back that I overlooked for some reason. It’s a pretty standard shot from the balcony of Teppan Edo with pretty standard processing. I only …
I was going through a bunch of older work files of shots I started and never finished for one reason or another when I came across this shot. I thought it had …
My favorite place to shoot fireworks from, but I’ve done it so many times now I didn’t even bother this trip. Still the building itself makes a wonderful night time shot. I …