Haven't shot at night for a while, so I remembered a few challenges in trying to do so...
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Ueno Nights
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Ueno is an interesting little district in central Tokyo. Famous for its zoo, park, museums, and shitamachi 「下町 」– lit. the "low city".
Read MoreNakano by night [Drink and Click™]
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Nakano is the next stop on the JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku, on the western side of Tokyo. Some parts of Nakano are relatively modern, and somewhat spread out, but the most interesting area is the backstreets to the north of the station.
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Watching Over You
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A small selection of night photography on the streets of Akihabara in central Tokyo
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I would argue that there are two zoos in Ueno; the official Ueno Zoo, and downtown Ueno. Downtown Ueno is home to one of the more "seedy" [みすぼらしい] areas in Tokyo, with questionable stores and love hotels in abundance. However, it's a pretty interesting area to walk around, especially as a foreigner. I'm either ignored by touts, or they'll ask me in English (sometimes Japanese) if I would like to visit their establishment (whatever it may be). "結構です。"（I'm OK thanks!）
Venus, Moon, Tokyo | DSC-RX1 | 1/80s f/4.0 ISO800 35mm
The celestial ballet
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Have you ever set a reminder so far ahead in time that it really, truly, becomes a reminder? I did just that around a year ago, when I created a calendar alert for "good views of venus". I'd taken some photos of the moon and venus, but it was a little cloudy. I looked up when venus would next be so visible in this part of the world, and the internet told me "Dec 5th 2013". I made a reminder in the calendar application on my computer, and forgot about it until 4:30pm this afternoon, when my phone reminded me. I quickly grabbed my RX1 (a focal length of 35mm is not usually considered ideal for taking a photograph of the moon) and made my way to the stairs at the end of my building. I often take photos from this position, but rarely after sunset. The sun had just gone down, but there wasn't a cloud in the sky - just perfect colours. I watched venus and the moon perform their annual celestial ballet, as Tokyo descended into darkness.