The Lamps and the Sakura Sakura is the Japanese word for the Cherry Blossom.  I don't know if I can explain how crazy the Japanese people are about this yearly bloom!  For one thing, every local newscast has a big "Cherry Blossom" report that has in-depth descriptions of exactly where the trees are blooming in the country and upcoming predictions.  The wave sweeps across the island of Japan and rich graphics cover the screen like a cold front, assaulting the countryside.I took this photo with the Nikon D3S.  I've recently taken to carrying two cameras with me.  I take the Nikon D3X with me, and it's usually attached to the tripod.  This is the one that I use for 90% of my landscapes.  While I carry that, slung around my neck and shoulder, Chewbacca-style, is the Nikon D3S, which I use for people shots, DOF shots, and videos.This was taken at F/1.4 with a 50mm prime lens.  The shutter was 1/8000 and the ISO 200.  As always, this "EXIF" information is available on the SmugMug site if you click through and do a tiny bit of investigative clicking!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Endless Tunnel There is a long walk in Kyoto called "The Philosophers' Path".  I've now walked on it five times.  It's incredibly peaceful and there are countless opportunities for photography.  The path has everything from gentle streams to temples to cherry blossoms to interesting architecture.  Near one of the temples, I found this series of arches, which seemed to be all lined up for something just like this!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Endless Tunnel


There is a long walk in Kyoto called "The Philosophers' Path". I've now walked on it five times. It's incredibly peaceful and there are countless opportunities for photography. The path has everything from gentle streams to temples to cherry blossoms to interesting architecture. Near one of the temples, I found this series of arches, which seemed to be all lined up for something just like this!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(827903824,'',XLarge,'',1024,746);">The Endless Tunnel There is a long walk in Kyoto called "The Philosophers' Path".  I've now walked on it five times.  It's incredibly peaceful and there are countless opportunities for photography.  The path has everything from gentle streams to temples to cherry blossoms to interesting architecture.  Near one of the temples, I found this series of arches, which seemed to be all lined up for something just like this!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Endless Tunnel


There is a long walk in Kyoto called "The Philosophers' Path". I've now walked on it five times. It's incredibly peaceful and there are countless opportunities for photography. The path has everything from gentle streams to temples to cherry blossoms to interesting architecture. Near one of the temples, I found this series of arches, which seemed to be all lined up for something just like this!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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