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Maine Coast: Chairs
Cold and inviting, the Maine Coast is well worth a photography trip if you have the inclination.
Sidenote: Now back in Japan from the Christmas trip to Maine, I am just getting caught up on life again and planning some really big things for this dail...
Maine Rocky Coast
The designs in the well worn rocks on the Maine coast are strong and beautiful. Currently, the third in this set is my desktop background.
Sidenote: Today, I fly back to Japan. I look forward to editing and uploading the photos I took of Maine during...
Maine Coast
During the summer they are alight with tourists and wharf restaurants, but during winter fishing villages like Boothbay Harbor are generally pretty quiet. The cold stillness is somewhat haunting, but also calming.
Maine Pier Supports
I love the geometry of the pier supports, especially how is contrasts the weathered wood, random barnacles, and seaweed.
Maine: Boat House
For the next several days I’ll be showing off the state of Maine where I grew up sight now I’m vacationing here for the Christmas holiday season.
Overgrown Wall
This stone wall had so much character I wanted to document it, if only to use at some later point in a design project.
Nearby the wall was a stand selling miso soup, small cakes, and hot coffee. After a long and somewhat chilly hike I was an eager cu...
Mt.Homan Tori
The lighting through changing leaves as we descended Mt.Homan couldn’t have been better. I was a little bit photographied out (it’s a word now) and eager to reach hot food at the bottom of the mountain, but couldn’t help myself to get these shots.
Mt.Homan Ruins
I came across these ruins while from Mt.Homan in Dazaifu. They were much creepier in the dark the first time I hiked Homan last year.
Flower in Ruins
Merry Christmas everyone!
The most prepared I could be to do something remotely “Christmas-y” was this photo of a unique red flower (if that’s what it is) I came across while inspecting the haunting ruins on the down from Mt.Homan in Dazaifu. Photogr...
Mt.Homan Peak in Autumn
The mountainside and summit markers of Mt.Homan in Dazaifu.
Mt.Homan Mountainside and Peak
The mountainside and summit markers of Mt.Homan in Dazaifu.
Mt.Homan Tenting: Oatmeal Breakfast
Although this blog is about daily fine art travel photography, sometimes I just need to post some fun pictures of oatmeal and the humor pictures taking while consuming it. Those missing the expert photographic touch to these shots, fear not. Tomorrow...
Mt.Homan Tenting: The Morning
The morning was a bit chilly outside, but warm in the tent as the sun rose. Here you can more clearly see the cabin for hikers looking to rest for 50 yen or sleep for 500 yen. There were also picnic tables on the porch where we ate our breakfast of c...
Mt. Homan Tenting
We camped a few hundred meters away at the designated camping area that also had a warm hut for hikers without tents to stay in for only 500yen/night.
Mt.Homan Summit Shrine
It was a long but enjoyable hike up Mt.Homan and the payoff at the peak was an extraordinary night view and this charming shrine.
Kamado Kendo
There was an interesting demonstration of kendo going on right in front of the beautiful and out of the way Kamado shrine.
Kamado Shrine in Autumn Part II
The colors around Kamado Shrine in Dazaifu were brilliant.
Kamado Shrine in Autumn Part I
The colors around Kamado Shrine in Dazaifu were brilliant.The colors around Kamado Shrine in Dazaifu were brilliant.
Dazaifu Hike
On our way from Komyozenji Temple Zen Garden up to the base of Mt. Homan.
Dazaifu: Shotengai
The shotengai in Dazaifu located immediately across and to the right as you exit Dazaifu station. These types of tourist catering walking roads are perfect for buying low priced Japanese souvenirs, sample the local cuisine, and view shop fronts style...
Dazaifu: Umegae-mochi
The main shopping street (shotengai) in Daizaifu just outside the train station is crowded with quaint shops and delicious smells. One sweet not to miss is the freshly made umegae-mochi which are hot mochi (pounded rice dough) rolls, grilled and fill...
Dazaifu: Flower Show
While approaching Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu, Lori and I came across several tents displaying the most curious and beautiful flowers ever. They really looked straight out of Alice and Wonderland and were quite willing to be photographed.
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Dazaifu: Wedding Procession
To my happy surprise, a wedding procession walked right by where I was photographing the flower displaying (as seen in tomorrow’s post). It’s refreshing to see the similarities and compare the differences in important ceremonies between Western and J...
Dazaifu: Tenmangu Omikuji
These are “omikuji” that you can purchase at shrines. On each paper is a fortune, if the fortune is unfavorable, you can tie it up as seen here.
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Dazaifu: Tenmangu Shrine
The famous Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu. Today was actually the day that young children all over Japan come with their parents to get blessed at temples and shrines. It was a cheerful sight to see all the young Japanese children fully decked out in kim...
Dazaifu: Komyozenji Stone Basin
The feelings evoked from this shot accurately match the experience of being at the Komyozenji Temple zen garden during the changing of the leaves.
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Dazaifu: Komyozenji Temple Entryway
Traditional entry rooms like this, especially with the sandals teleport my imagination back to samurai times and emphasize how old Japan’s culture is.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple VII
Many people visit the quiet and handsome Komyozenji Temple during autumn to watch the colorful leaves as they fall to the zen garden below.
Sidenote:Today is my birthday.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple VI
Statues such as these are common sites when visiting shrines and temples in Japan. The positions of the hands have different meanings as does nearly other facet of the figure such as long ears, garb, and posture to point out a few.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple V
The undulating ripples raked into the rocked of zen gardens always get me staring, especially when the fallen colored leaves rest in their tracks.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple IV
More shots from the breathtaking changing leaves at Komyozenji Temple in Dazaifu, Japan.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple III
In Japan it is a popular to gather to watch the koyo (colored leaves) as they fall. I found the experience to be a most peaceful and enjoyable outing.
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Dazaifu: Autumn at Komyozenji Temple II
More photos from the powerfully restful Komyozenji Zen Garden in Dazaifu.
Also, I want to extend a huge DOMO ARIGATO ["thank you very much"] in Japanese and can also be followed by “Mr. Roboto” if you’re a Queen fan.] to Nathan and Sofia at As We Tra...