After shooting for nearly 3 weeks straight, I decided I wanted to start my trip off in the most relaxing means possible... so i booked a train ticket down to Kyoto to see some sights, eat some good tofu and relax. Here are a few "touristy" shots of Kyoto. Not that I have seen a lot of Japan, but Kyoto exceeded all expectations and I would highly recommended it!
If you know me, then you know I love trains! Kyoto Station.
Kyoto Station.
The highlight of the first day was checking out Fushimi Inari Shrine, which has thousands of red arches on the way to a mountain peak that over looks Kyoto. This is pretty typical, but I had to grab a shot.
Fushimi Inari Shrine #2
One of the many shires on the way up.
A moss covered walk way at the silver temple... lots of tempes in Kyoto.
#1 - There are tons of small alleyways downtown, which are lots of fun to wonder around. Japan reminds me of Europe, just a lot weirder.
#2 - Man at dusk.
Alleyway in downtown.
The major highlight of the second day was checking out the Bamboo forest.
which also looked like this.
and this.
This was probably about at least 10 inches wide. This spot really reminded me of the Red Woods in CA.
Japan really like putting eggs in / on everything. It supposedly dates back to WWII and if you had eggs, you had money, so its a sign of wealth. But i could be totally wrong.
The famous Shibuya crossing.
Shibuya neighborhood.
Takadanobaba at night.
Takadanobaba #2
Takadanobaba #3
Takadanobaba #4
Workers at Takadanobaba Station.
Smoker and Lights.
What do you wanna buy from a vending machine?
MASSIVE!!!
Police at the Imperial Palace.
Bike Police!
I'm all for bike culture but when cities regulate bike parking and fine people.... i dunno, makes me like the lawless streets of philly and NYC.
There is a lot of bad English in Japan, but this is boarder line offensive.
I kept walking on the right and getting in people's way. So tough to break that habit.
Gotta love Neon and bright lights if your gonna love Tokyo.
Nagoya, Castle.
Nagoya fruit stand.
fresh wasabi = awesomeness.... no serious, you havent had wasabi till you have had fresh wasabi.
#1 - Dave, the most entertaining sound guys / AC ever.
#2 - I wish i ate octopus so I could have gone to this place. They had a rotating octopus character type thing outside... only in Japan.
We started the shoot off by filming on Mt. Hood. One of our subjects is a amateur photographer and he took us on a quest to find good photos!
Somewhere in the woods of Washington State.
As we got higher up in the mountains we got into some serious snow, it got a little scary.
We ate a lot of Mexican food on the trip and this taco truck was by far the best!
Anthony after a fulfilling meal!
We drove from Portland to Santa Cruz... long but beautiful drive.
One of the many surprises along the way!
Shooting with my portable dolly. Capitola, CA.
Capitola at sunset. I shot this from a cafe while drinking some espresso, man sometimes I wonder why I live on the east coast!
Venice Beach, CA. Believe it or not, this was my first time in LA. No thanks!
I didn't take many photos in LA, but I had to take this one.
After a week and a half on the west coast, shooting in Chicago in February was painful! Shooting on the 7d in front of the Chicago Board of Trade.