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We had a few rainy days here in Tokyo, so today when the weather got better I knew that the sunset wil be worth photographing. So, I made my way back to the World Trade Center in Hamammatsucho, and there it was, a spectacular sunset happening just behind the Tokyo Tower. I spent about 1h just photographing one view, during different stages of sunset. Landscape photography can be very relaxing, but requires a lot of patience. This photo is a digital blend of 4 exposures, manually masked in photoshop.
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Here is a view of central Tokyo from the top observation deck of Tokyo Tower. It was really a tricky photo to take, because the glass windows up there are heavily scratched, and another thing is it was a very gloomy and rainy night. It is getting cloder here in Tokyo, but the air is still humid and hazy. All in all, I used all those to my advantage, except the scratched windows. The scratches are so serious, that parts of the pictures were completely distorted, and I had to manually clone stamp bit by bit from other exposures. It was a smashing view, with city lights disippating into the distance. The famous starfish-shaped crossing if a fun object to photograph, though composition wise I would prefer if it was completely surrounded by city structures, and not parks. I ran out of time to shoot this from the lower deck (there are two observation decks in Tokyo Tower), so I will be back there later on this year, when it is cold and the air is crisp and clear, to shoot a few more frames.
Here is a telephoto shot of central Tokyo, taken from the Tokyo Tower on a rainy night. Atmosphere was fantastic, I just wish the windows were less scratched and cleaner. They should really change the windows in Tokyo Tower's upper view deck, they look like a werewolf on crack was trying to get out or something. Anyways, I managed to capture a few nice shots, and this is the first one. I had fun editing this, it is a digital blend of 3 exposures manually masked in photoshop, with a few filters applied and altered tones and colours. I am really pleased with how it came out.
Video tutorial on how to digitally blend images in photoshop - full workflow with many great tips Buy fine art photo prints at my store on SmugMug. Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. Here is another photo that I took traveling on the Yurikamone line in central Tokyo. You can see across the Tokyo Harbour towards central Tokyo, with a famous landmark, the Tokyo Tower, to the left. Those elevated highways, they lead to the Rainbow Bridge, which crosses from Odaiba to central Tokyo. I turned this photo into black and white, as the foreground lights were drawing too much attention to themselves, and in monochrome, they are more of a frame rather than a distraction. This image is a digital blend of a few exposures, manually created in photoshop. To learn more about photo editing, see my Youtube channel with tons of free photoshop tutorials and photography tips!
Buy fine art photo prints at my store on SmugMug. Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. OK, well, I had a bit of fun in photoshop, and made Tokyo into a futuristic megalopolis. I wanted to add some space cratfs to make it even more crazy, but I reckon it looks all right as it is. I shot this view from the Buknyo Civic Center, and it shows skyscrapers of Shinjuku. My initial plan was to reshoot this panorama, but when I went there Mt. Fuji was behind the clouds, so I changed my plans. This photo is a digital blend of 3 exposures, manually blended in photoshop. If you want to learn more about photo retouching feel free to visit my Youtube channel, where you c
I went to the Bunkyo Civic Center in central Tokyo tonight to shoot a night panorama of Shinjuku with M.t Fuji in the background during sunset. Unfortunately, it was really cloudy and hazy, and Fuji was hidden. Still, I managed to capture a few panoramic cityscapes of Tokyo falling engulfed by darkness. I rounded the horizon on purpose, to add a bit more character to the photo, and make Tokyo appear huge, as if it was wrapping around the globe. Far there, those skyscrapers on the horizon, you can see Ikebukuro. More night shots tomorrow!
Buy fine art photo prints at my store on SmugMug. I took those photos yesterday in Odaiba. I said photos as this panorama is a stich of 8 photographs. I actually thought it will take me much more time to put this all together, but I managed to finish it within 2 hours. With panoramas like this, you will run into several alignment issues, especially on the water and sky, so those details will require lots of attention and fixing. I had to pull several tricks to deal with them, including frequency separation, which is a pain when you work on the image of that size. The final full photo is almost 14,000 pixels wide and 6000 pixels tall. Prints of this photo will be available on my online store on SmugMug.
I took this photo on the roof top of Mori Tower in roppongi Hills. It is possibly one of the best view decks in Tokyo, without glass windows blocking your view, and it offers a 360 degrees panorama. You cannot use tripods there, but small ones, like gorilla or a super clamp with an attachment like Manfrotto's magic arm, you should be fine. Mind you, make sure that you do not bring large backpacks or bags to the top, as you wont be allowed either. The views are spectacular, including sunsets over Mt. Fuji. The entrance fee is not small, 2000 yen for the top and lower decks (lower deck is behind the glass windows), but you can buy a yearly ticket for 5000 yen, and have unlimited access.
Finally I found some time to edit this huge panorama of a sunset over Mt. Fuji and the edge of Tokyo, seen from the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. This is a stitch of 10 photos, shot horizontally. I took those shots handheld so I was worried about how it will come out, but photoshop did an amazing job, so I am really impressed with it, even more than I was till now. I recorded my editing so I should be able to post a video at some point, to show you how you can create a panorama in photoshop, and then how to post process it. The view was amazing, I will never forget that sunset. It was a scene to die for. I am thinking of adding some Japanese calligraphy art to it.
Fine art photography is a fancy way of saying a photograph shot and post processed in a way that it expresses artist's style, idea, etc. It does not have to be black and white, though first fine art photographs were, and perhaps that is why this phrase is always associated with monochromatic art of capturing light on film, and nowadays, sensor. Well, here is my fine art photograph of Yokohama's Minato Mirai harbour. I love Yokohama. It is airy, has wide streets, wonderful architecture, and it is way more laid back than Tokyo, even if it is a part of Greater Tokyo Metropolis. I applied a vignette the photo, in a way to make it appear borderless and open. Even though it is a night shot, it is bright and full of life, yet t the same tranquil and peaceful. One of my favourite city views in Japan
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