Japan 2011 by quashlo - Page 92

PiotrG · February 20th, 2012, 02:15 AM

Great night shots, thanks

Tokyo Tou still kagayaite iru.

Kimiwind1184 · February 22nd, 2012, 01:24 AM

The night photos were dark, no much illuminations. I wonder if Tokyo is still in the save mode.

quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 03:41 AM

They're dark because I made them that way...
I prefer not to do long exposures for a couple of reasons:
(1) I don't have a tripod, and I don't want any blur in my images.
(2) I don't like the washed-out look with longer exposures (see below for example).

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:24 AM

Day 16 of 16

Finally here—the last day of the trip.
I wanted to savor as much of urban Tōkyō as I could before I left, so I stayed in the center of the city the whole day. Dragging my luggage with me, I first headed to Shinagawa to drop my belongings in a locker. Since I choose to fly out of Haneda on the way back home, Shinagawa was the logical choice.

The view from the rear end of a Yamanote Line train…

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Platform doors waiting to be installed…

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The curve into Shinagawa Station…

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New vending machine with LCD touchscreen

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:25 AM

After dropping my luggage off, I was off to Ame-Yoko (Ameya Yokochō), a famous shopping street near Ueno. Catching a Keihin-Tōhoku Line train:

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As I was standing inside the train, though, I caught an unusual “sight” out of the corner of my eye while passing Tōkyō Station… It certainly wouldn’t have caught the attention of your average passenger, but as someone mildly knowledgeable about trains, I couldn’t resist and got off at the next stop, Kanda. I decided to wait patiently here to see if I could get some shots.

As I waited, I snapped some other random photos… This is construction for the Tōhoku Through Line, which will bring the longer-distance JR trains from Saitama and Ibaraki back down to Tōkyō Station. Japan really knows how to build them: this is being constructed directly above the in-service Shinkansen tracks.

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:26 AM

Continuing my streak of luck, an E5 series Hayabusa came gliding by just when I was at the station.

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カッコイイ

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:27 AM

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There was quite a crowd of railfans gathered on the platform, with some railway staff keeping watch.

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:27 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:28 AM

Still biding my time, one of the JR staff came by to tell me it would only be a few more minutes…

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:29 AM

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Not much longer, so I tried to position myself on the platform curve…

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:30 AM

It’s here!

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If you don’t know what this is, it’s one of the most sought after camera subjects for railfans, which is why I was so surprised to spot it outside the window… The E655 series Nagomi—most popularly known as an “Imperial train”, sometimes used by the Emperor and other members of the Imperial family when traveling by train. This was especially built by JR East for Imperial use, but is also used as a really high-class charter train at other times. I knew I was probably never going to get another chance to take a picture of it, so I absolutely had to get off at Kanda.

I later found out it was actually Crown Prince Naruhito on board, not the Emperor, heading to some event in Yamanashi. Given the Emperor’s sickness of late, the Crown Prince was filling in this time.

Unfortunately, that was my best shot… All the spots at the end of the platform were already taken up.

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:30 AM

After a morning of surprises, it’s back to the regularly scheduled programming…

Parking meter around Ueno Station
I never really noticed until this trip, but it’s really hard to find any parking meters in Tōkyō (understandably, of course). The only other place I saw that had them was Omotesandō.

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Here we are, Ame-Yoko—a working-class shopping street in Japan, right underneath the JR tracks. My first time here (it’s not as glamorous as other Tōkyō landmarks), but this is a pretty famous place for tourists, and you always hear a lot about it.

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:31 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:32 AM

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I think Japan gets a bad rap sometimes for being too ethnically “homogenous”...
So it’s always heartening to see the bits of diversity here and there.

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:32 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:33 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:34 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:34 AM

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:35 AM

E233 + pachinko

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The street was quickly filling with shoppers and visitors…

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quashlo · February 22nd, 2012, 07:35 AM

There are lot of cheap eats here, and after a few quick minutes searching, I settled on this place, run by what looked like a family from the mainland… They do Shanghai-style fried 小笼包 (xiaolongbao soup dumplings).

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Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr

There’s only three small tables at the place… It’s really hole-in-the-wall, but I suppose it doesn’t really matter since it’s just a snack. Next door was a Korean grocery store:

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Delicious.
They cook it fresh, so you have to wait a bit, but the soup is fantastic and the bottom is very crispy.

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February 22nd, 2012, 01:24 AM	#1822
Kimiwind1184 Speed Metal God Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,500 Likes (Received): 164	The night photos were dark, no much illuminations. I wonder if Tokyo is still in the save mode. __________________ My Photography Threads: Osaka大阪 Seoul서울

February 22nd, 2012, 03:41 AM	#1823
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	They're dark because I made them that way... I prefer not to do long exposures for a couple of reasons: (1) I don't have a tripod, and I don't want any blur in my images. (2) I don't like the washed-out look with longer exposures (see below for example). image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:24 AM	#1824
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	Day 16 of 16 Finally here—the last day of the trip. I wanted to savor as much of urban Tōkyō as I could before I left, so I stayed in the center of the city the whole day. Dragging my luggage with me, I first headed to Shinagawa to drop my belongings in a locker. Since I choose to fly out of Haneda on the way back home, Shinagawa was the logical choice. The view from the rear end of a Yamanote Line train… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr Platform doors waiting to be installed… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr The curve into Shinagawa Station… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr New vending machine with LCD touchscreen image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:25 AM	#1825
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	After dropping my luggage off, I was off to Ame-Yoko (Ameya Yokochō), a famous shopping street near Ueno. Catching a Keihin-Tōhoku Line train: image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr As I was standing inside the train, though, I caught an unusual “sight” out of the corner of my eye while passing Tōkyō Station… It certainly wouldn’t have caught the attention of your average passenger, but as someone mildly knowledgeable about trains, I couldn’t resist and got off at the next stop, Kanda. I decided to wait patiently here to see if I could get some shots. As I waited, I snapped some other random photos… This is construction for the Tōhoku Through Line, which will bring the longer-distance JR trains from Saitama and Ibaraki back down to Tōkyō Station. Japan really knows how to build them: this is being constructed directly above the in-service Shinkansen tracks. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:26 AM	#1826
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	Continuing my streak of luck, an E5 series Hayabusa came gliding by just when I was at the station. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr カッコイイ image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 20th, 2012, 02:15 AM	#1821
PiotrG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Polska/Poland Posts: 5,162	Great night shots, thanks Tokyo Tou still kagayaite iru.

February 22nd, 2012, 07:27 AM	#1827
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr There was quite a crowd of railfans gathered on the platform, with some railway staff keeping watch. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:27 AM	#1828
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:28 AM	#1829
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	Still biding my time, one of the JR staff came by to tell me it would only be a few more minutes… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:29 AM	#1830
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr Not much longer, so I tried to position myself on the platform curve… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:30 AM	#1831
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	It’s here! image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr If you don’t know what this is, it’s one of the most sought after camera subjects for railfans, which is why I was so surprised to spot it outside the window… The E655 series Nagomi—most popularly known as an “Imperial train”, sometimes used by the Emperor and other members of the Imperial family when traveling by train. This was especially built by JR East for Imperial use, but is also used as a really high-class charter train at other times. I knew I was probably never going to get another chance to take a picture of it, so I absolutely had to get off at Kanda. I later found out it was actually Crown Prince Naruhito on board, not the Emperor, heading to some event in Yamanashi. Given the Emperor’s sickness of late, the Crown Prince was filling in this time. Unfortunately, that was my best shot… All the spots at the end of the platform were already taken up. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:30 AM	#1832
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	After a morning of surprises, it’s back to the regularly scheduled programming… Parking meter around Ueno Station I never really noticed until this trip, but it’s really hard to find any parking meters in Tōkyō (understandably, of course). The only other place I saw that had them was Omotesandō. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr Here we are, Ame-Yoko—a working-class shopping street in Japan, right underneath the JR tracks. My first time here (it’s not as glamorous as other Tōkyō landmarks), but this is a pretty famous place for tourists, and you always hear a lot about it. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:31 AM	#1833
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:32 AM	#1834
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr I think Japan gets a bad rap sometimes for being too ethnically “homogenous”... So it’s always heartening to see the bits of diversity here and there. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:32 AM	#1835
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:33 AM	#1836
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:34 AM	#1837
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:34 AM	#1838
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:35 AM	#1839
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	E233 + pachinko image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr The street was quickly filling with shoppers and visitors… image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

February 22nd, 2012, 07:35 AM	#1840
quashlo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,425 Likes (Received): 382	There are lot of cheap eats here, and after a few quick minutes searching, I settled on this place, run by what looked like a family from the mainland… They do Shanghai-style fried 小笼包 (xiaolongbao soup dumplings). image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr There’s only three small tables at the place… It’s really hole-in-the-wall, but I suppose it doesn’t really matter since it’s just a snack. Next door was a Korean grocery store: image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr Delicious. They cook it fresh, so you have to wait a bit, but the soup is fantastic and the bottom is very crispy. image hosted on flickr Untitled by quashlo, on Flickr __________________ San Francisco ● Japan 2011: Tokyo I, II, III (Kamakura); Osaka I (+Kyoto +Kobe), II (Kyoto), III (Nara); Hiroshima; Fukuoka; Nagasaki; Kita-Kyushu + Shimonoseki; Nikko; Tokyo IV (Yokohama), V

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