Summer's Over

Probably the last chance to spend some refreshing time outside under the sun before it gets too cold this year. Thanks for coming out to the picnic =].

Naritasan

This part of the shrine is actually pretty massive since I first spotted it while I was riding on the train when I was going to the airport back in December. I thought it would actually be a little bit bigger in person (not that I'm unimpressed or complaining).


I love you Sigma 17-70mm MACRO! Shoving you millimeters away from focus points is probably one of the coolest things ever.


There was a tiny little olive green bird fluttering amongs the trees when I took this picture. Can you spot it? If you can't, click the picture to open it up in a new browser to get an enlarged version. If you still can't spot it get your eyes checked :O.


The only other thing I could ask for is the weather to not be so murky and damp. I suppose I shouldn't complain though since it's not really an unmanageable inconvenience when I venture off exploring or attempt to take photos.

Rocking Out at Yoyogi

Everytime I have gone to Yoyogi there has always been random street performances, often of the music variety, jamming out for the pain/pleasure of the local ongoers. There's usually a greater ratio of untalented to talented but nevertheless there always proves to be some type of entertainment.


The band playing wasn't entirely awful. Given that I didn't understand a word of their music I could be terribly wrong, but their performance by far drew the largest crowd in the surrounding area. Although looking back on it now the majority of the spectators were adolescent females. I suppose that shouldn't be out of the blue since the band was composed of all flamboyantly colourful guys.


There was synchronized headbanging, jumping, arm flailing, and random Japanese yelling throughout the performances. Quite interesting to witness up close and in person; unfortunately a video feed would be more suitable to explain the moment.


Shooting with a 50mm makes everything much more fun. The range and focus gets a bit tricky to handle but the images often are worth the extra effort. Also I haven't really used my 50mm much since picking it up back in Toronto so maybe it's time to kick it up a notch.