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Tonbo Sitting Pretty in Japan

Jim Atwood — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:52:59 +0000

“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

Jim Atwood — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:01:30 +0000

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

Jim Atwood — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:36:50 +0000

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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Aged Kanji Japan

Jim Atwood — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:52:51 +0000

The sun gave this stone an aged sort of look. I enhanced the tones a bit in Photoshop but for the most part this is straight from the camera. It’s a cool kanji character as well.

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Ready to Roll!

Jim Atwood — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:22:14 +0000

Saw this guy on the sidewalk waiting for a red light to turn green. I really like how the brick wall provided a cool colored background for him and the motor bike. This was another fun shot from the day in the Nagano city, Japan.

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Cup of Neon Japan

Jim Atwood — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:24:51 +0000

This sign sticks out in the middle of nowhere. It’s funny because I always walk down this street and rarely noticed until today. I thought the orange, green, and blue colors gave this shot a colorful appeal. I should go back at night and see how it looks during that time.

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