Sendai Photo Blog | Pictures of northern Japan

Naked in the Park

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:00:04 PDT

This is a Sendai landmark. It is one of the several statues down the middle of Jozenji Street.

Black Sheets of Rain

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

This is one of my favorite shots of Mt Izumi. Ever.

Softball!

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

Nothing like softball on a Saturday.

On a Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

I stopped while going down the road to get this shot. I could not pass up the blue sky and the light green leaves.

Pink Tulip

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

I really like the color of this flower.

After the Snow

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:00 PDT

Mt Izumi, or Izumigatake as it is known in Japanese, after all the snow has gone.

Zao

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:05 PDT

I got this shot of Zao on a clear and beautiful Saturday morning. I wish I had straightened it out though.

Daikanon #47 - Eclipse Watching

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

Here the Daikanon watches the eclipse on May 21. You can see the eclipse just below the sun.

The Last Sakura

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

I am not sure what kind of sakura these are (or if they are even sakura), but they bloom after most of the other sakura bloom.

Off to School

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:00:03 PDT

These boys are heading off to school. They pass me every day.

20,000 Years Ago

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 PDT

This is bascially the entire museum at Chitei no Mori Museum in Tomizawa （地底の森 this means the Forest of the Floor of the Earth). When building, they found this petrified forest along with deer droppings, a campfire, and some pottery.

I liked it.

The Ginko

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

Ginko trees are all around Sendai. I think there are more here than in Tokyo, even though Tokyo's symbol is the ginko leaf.

Down by the Falls

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

The water was higher than I have seen it down by the base of Akiu Waterfall. The rocks where I usually sit were covered by water.

Neighborhood Tulip

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

On my way to the bus stop, I pass by all my neighbors' flower gardens. It makes for a nicer walk.

Flower @ 1.4

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:06 PDT

This picture was taken with my lens wide-open at 1.4. I should have positioned myself so that light purple blob in the background was behind the flower.

Ray of Light

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:04 PDT

I thought of the bat signal when I saw this ray of light.

Spring Akiu Waterfall

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:00:00 PDT

Akiu Otaki (秋保大滝) on an April evening.

Spring Maple

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

This maple is in my neighborhood, and when I went to take a shot of it, I happened to find this ant on a leaf.

Daikanon #46

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:02 PDT

On TV last night there was a professional photographer talking about how to compose pictures, and he had a shot of Roppongi Hills with a cherry blossom tree in front of it where the building was at an angle. It was cool and he said it worked because of the triangle composition.

I will try for that next year, but I guess this kind of makes a triangle.

Asian Mountain Magnolia

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:03 PDT

I should use this picture in my class to show students the parts of a flower.

Jomon no Mori

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:04 PDT

I recently found this place in Sendai. It is a site where a Jomon-era village was found with many artifacts. I am looking forward to going there soon.

This is in Yamada, on the south side of Sendai next to Natori.

Silky Pink

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:03 PDT

I had to make this a little brighter after I pulled the picture out of the camera, and as a result, the pedals are kind of noisy.

Ladybug

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:05 PDT

While driving to work, I pulled over to take some pictures of some plum blossoms.

The plum blossoms did not work out and I started heading for my car. I looked down and I saw this little spot of red among the green grass.

Isolation

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:00:01 PDT

Adding the vignette to this photograph, gave it too much of a dark feeling. I have seen other cherry blossom pictures that have used vignette successfully.

I think this one could have been better; maybe having accurate focus would help.

Dripping

noreply@blogger.com (sixmats) — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:03 PDT

This year I tried to get a "soft, dreamy" style to my sakura pictures this year, but I feel I am still missing something.

I think that I could change the tone a little more, but I like this one though.