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Tonbo Sitting Pretty in Japan

// August 28th, 2009 // Comments // photography

“Quickly grasshopper, snatch the Tonbo from my hand”. A dragon fly or “Tonbo” in Japanese is popular for young kids to catch during the summer. My two daughters had a blast this summer running around with their nets and plastic bug cases trying to catch these.

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Sunflower Exposure

// August 21st, 2009 // Comments // photography

Sunflower Exposure is a shot where I purposely overexposed the petals for two reasons. First I wanted to bring out the central part along with the bee. Second I wanted to canvas the background in yellow and green colors to form more of a texture or pattern rather than a flower. I also wanted this photo to come out more saturated and bright. Very little Photoshop was used on this photo. You can see how one can really alter the color, texture, and brightness of a photo just by fiddling with the exposure. This was a fun shot.

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Midori Fiber Japan

// July 24th, 2009 // Comments // photography

During the summer in Japan you can find some pretty interesting sorts of vegetation. These sharp sword looking vegetation are fun to photograph. There are some interesting patterns or zig zags happening in the background which turned out pretty cool as well.