Nagano | Jim Atwood Photography Studio

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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Plastic Kanji Japan

// August 20th, 2009 // Comments // photography

Here the plastic can be seen falling off this rather old Japanese lantern. I think it’s great that these lanterns are not always replaced for some of the newer ones. These older lanterns have a lot of class and are a joy to shoot with all the interesting nuances about them.

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Train Crossing August Japan

// August 19th, 2009 // Comments // video

A short clip of a train zipping through a train crossing here in Nagano City, Japan. I’m in the car with my Creative Vado HD. It was a very hot day. Stopping at train crossings is an everyday occurrence for me in Japan. You have to be careful although the stop light and warning signals are pretty good.