The Last Days of Summer
Dressed in a Yukata, a young woman checks her reflection and adjusts her belt (obi.) Photographed in Nakasu Japan.
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do the Japanese have a vending machine for everything? they seem to have a wide variety of quirky looking machines! a fine capture here
crash
11 Sep 09 at 10:38 pm
Hi Crash, good to hear from you again.
Cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, tea, and cold drinks are in most of the machines. I’ve seen vending machines in country areas with batteries, ten kg bags of rice, DVDs, eggs, lingerie, magazines and underpants for all the family and recently took a photo of a rusty, sun bleached metal box where you can buy six Rony Wrinkle ultra thin condoms for ¥500 and/or six studded for only ¥100 more.
Stephen Crawford
12 Sep 09 at 8:52 pm
hi!!
i couldn’t dress in a Yukata in this summer, so feel sad. ;-(
i think this woman’s Yukata style is a rare.
because we dress in it without tabi.
do you dress in a Yukata or a Jinbei every year?
m18
13 Sep 09 at 12:03 am
I looked through my older photographs and didn’t see anyone else wearing tabi, all have bare feet and bright nail polish. It’s a mystery…
Maybe it is a local thing, but it seems that most guys don’t wear a jinbei at festivals. Preschool kids wear them, old drunk men, Canadians and new arrivals on the JET programme.
Stephen Crawford
13 Sep 09 at 9:49 am
Stephen, wonderful capture as always. Everything just works with this. I have come back to it several time and each time I like it more. Well done.
Cheers
Fish Whisperer
13 Sep 09 at 7:34 pm
Hey Stephen, amazing pictures capturing life in Japan. Starting to miss Japan myself. Can I ask if your shots are somewhat arranged or just “shot from the hip”, and what equipment you use? How do people react you taking pictures of them?
by SY
16 Dec 09 at 10:59 pm
@SY Thanks for your comment. Lots of questions – Answers are long stories cut short.
“Can I ask if your shots are somewhat arranged” All the photographs on the blog and website are natural scenes, I usually have one chance to take the photograph.
In 2010, the blog will include commercial work that will be styled, but those photographs will be obvious.
“How do people react” No reaction, most people either don’t notice or don’t care.
“what equipment you use?” Up until November, the camera used for the online photography was a Canon S70. It died tragically in a bicycle accident, and I am looking for a camera to replace it. Currently working on other projects, using 35mm and medium format film cameras.
Stephen Crawford
17 Dec 09 at 9:26 pm
haha didn’t realise all my 連射した questions. sorry about that, and thanks for finding time answering them. always aspiring to do similar urban life photography like your’s. great stuff.
by SY
18 Dec 09 at 3:41 am
traditional (yukata) and modern (coca cola box)…great capture…
24mili
11 Jan 10 at 9:04 am