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Noren: Dazaifu Japan

Stephen Crawford — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:01:11 +0000

Traditional Japanese fabric dividers or noren, hang in the doorway of a shop in Dazaifu Japan.

*Tech note: Camera FujiFilm Natura Classica. Film Natura Classica 1600

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The Last Days of Summer

Stephen Crawford — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:04:45 +0000

Dressed in a Yukata, a young woman checks her reflection and adjusts her belt (obi.) Photographed in Nakasu Japan.

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Tenjin Cityscape

Stephen Crawford — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:57:31 +0000

Tenjin. Photographed from the top of the Acros Building.

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Urban Art in Japan: No Dog Poop

Stephen Crawford — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:13:00 +0000

“We want more than a mere photograph of nature. We do not want to paint pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want to create, or at least lay the foundations of, an art that gives something to humanity. An art that arrests and engages. An art created of one’s innermost heart.” (Edvard Munch)

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Bicycles: Business Suit

Swimming Pool

Stephen Crawford — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:05:05 +0000

New Year’s Day, 2009 Japan

Most of the mountains are covered in thick bamboo forests like the one behind the house in this photograph. We hiked up a service track following a single, barely overhead power line until we came to a clearing near the top, watched the snow storms roll in and enjoyed the silence.

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Street Fashion: Japan

Stephen Crawford — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:49:53 +0000

Tech Notes:
What a challenge. I try to keep post processing to a minimum. Mainly color correction and then levels.
In nearly all my pictures taken with the S70, the highlights often have magenta and purplish casts, and are noticeable in back lit scenes, especially around tree branches.
Depending on the weather, season, and pollution level, the image will have an overall yellowish cast, and the road surface a green cast.
Usually I can reduce, or completely dial out the problem but throw in a few taxis, a yellow / green jacket, and a calibration target for a t shirt it’s no wonder I love black and white photography.

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Fast Life

Stephen Crawford — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:52:35 +0000

Phone booth in Nakasu Japan. 2008

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Release The Hounds

Stephen Crawford — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:17:47 +0000

Riding my bicycle in the city, and noticed the wolves and the reflections in the glass. Didn’t look twice at the posters until I downloaded the photographs. This type of advertising is pretty much part of the landscape in some downtown areas.

I have quickly learned that if I write anything in detail about the posters in the clinic’s window, somewhere, the order will be given, “release the spam bots.” The graphic, on the middle right window pane will give you a fair idea though.

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Release The Bats

Summer Time

Stephen Crawford — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:58:35 +0000

Window display of a beach scene in Japan.

It just needs a couple of old car batteries, a television set, PET bottles, cigarette butts, burnt out fireworks, old fishing nets, styrene floats, and crows feeding on the mountains of garbage left behind each day to either rot in the sun, or to be taken away by the high tide. Live View

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The Last Days of Summer