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Soheil on 一番ラーメン
nice shot i like it

David on 2011 Kozue no Kai Dance Recital II
I love these photographs. If I wanted to see video captures of this traditional dance, what would I look for (thinking ...

Soheil on 2011 Kozue no Kai Dance Recital II
nice shot well done

Sido on Floating Ballerina
Nice shot.

Dan on Paging Sonny Boy Williamson
Ah, I kind of wondered if it was a harp reference...

d.apskos on Sometimes I Get High
Beau cliché de la vie quotidienne, belle lumière.

Dan on Paging Sonny Boy Williamson
Ok, you got me beat on this one...

David on Paging Sonny Boy Williamson
Good one Mike--photo and title!

DIMITRIOS on 2011 Kozue no Kai Dance Recital I
poli oreo=very good in Greek!

David on あなたは、ひとりじゃない
Another good one, Mike.

acm on あなたは、ひとりじゃない
Nice catch.

Riccardo on Desalination
Nice one!!

Riccardo on あなたは、ひとりじゃない
Well composed!

David on 地蔵様の衣替え
What an amazing juxtaposition of the abstract and personal. I've never seen anything like this before. Is the ...

David on Takumar Pilgrimage VI
Amazing stone, story along with it, and very nice photograph as well.

Jeffrey Friedl on 渡辺はま子の墓参り
Interesting story, Mike, but what's missing is what prompted it.... how did you come to know of her?

Bill Brown on Takumar Pilgrimage VI
Nice capture. Happy New Year!

omid on Takumar Pilgrimage VI
Nice

Riccardo on Takumar Pilgrimage VI
Nice shot! Happy New Year!

Riccardo on Airborne　中学生版
Well captured!

Riccardo on Energy Progress (Yokohama)
Great capture!

Riccardo on Bucket Seats
Happy Xmas!

d.apskos on Takumar Pilgrimage V
Joli portrait ....posthume.

Riccardo on Takumar Pilgrimage V
Merry Xmas Mike!!

Brian on Unknown Tugboat (Yokohama)
Love the background. It seems so far away, but really isn't. Love the similar tones of gray and light blue too.

Jeffrey Friedl on God Forgive Me
This one would make for a fun caption contest.

Judy aka L@dybug on God Forgive Me
Hmmm..... She doesn't look to happy with either you or the rickshaw driver ... :D

Hans ter Horst on God Forgive Me
LOL, and the obatarian in the rickshaw is not pleased! :-)

Jeffrey Friedl on 一秒の二十五分の一
It's certainly no worse than most of the Yedi pictures one sees, in case that's any consolation :-)

Curly on 一秒の二十五分の一
Hey Mike, sometimes technical merit has to take a back seat and letting visual expression do the driving! Have a great ...

Ronnie 2¢ on More Charmin' than Garmin
That's an ace title you got goin' there . . and I sure like the 'human feeling in the image.

Ronnie 2¢ on 一秒の二十五分の一
Yeah . . I wanna produce crap of this quality this myself. Is there a course I can get on ?!

Riccardo on 一秒の二十五分の一
I like it too

Hans ter Horst on 一秒の二十五分の一
Well, the softness of the focus does actually add to this photo, sort of a wabi-sabi (侘寂) in photography. I would ...

Riccardo on More Charmin' than Garmin
Nice angle!! I love it!

omid on Kyoto Tower (Tokyo)
nice!!!!

cassiel on Kyoto Tower (Tokyo)
Great contrast! Good capture

Riccardo on Kyoto Tower (Tokyo)
Nice contrast!

Curly on Self-Portrait
Gives a nicely vague idea of how discrete the X 10 is :-)

Curly on WanHai By Night
Stunning black and white industrial shot Mike, superb deep blacks!

Mirjam on Self-Portrait
Nice self portrait.

Riccardo on 給油中
Hard job!!

Riccardo on WanHai By Night
Nice contrast!!

Ana Lúcia on WanHai By Night
Beautiful in mono and so perfectly presented.

Hans ter Horst on WanHai By Night
Nice view, that is not an area we get to see very often and the night view is stunning!

Riccardo on Unknown Tugboat (Yokohama)
Nicely caught!

Riccardo on 2011 Yabuzuka Cultural Festival: Backstage III
Nice serie!

Mandar on Matsuyama-Maru #5 (Yokohama)
Powerful....Perfectly Spotted...

Ralf Kesper on Matsuyama-Maru #5 (Yokohama)
Well captured!

Riccardo on Matsuyama-Maru #5 (Yokohama)
Nice one!

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... 24 images
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• A Sense of Scale

... 191 images
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• Scenic Downtown Tokyo
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... 111 images
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• 踏切横断中
• Floating Ballerina
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• Takumar Pilgrimage VI
• Airborne　中学生版
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• Takumar Pilgrimage II
• The Original Child Restraint Device
• Ain't They Sweet?
• I Found Waldo's Sister
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• Matsuura Family Cemetery (Shimonita) V
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• 八木節 III
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• Little Dippers
• Matsuura Family Cemetery (Shimonita) IV
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• The Blood of Christ II
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• The Blood of Christ I
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• 2010 Dance Recital Backstage IX
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• Tokyo Bay After Dark VI
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• The Sporting Life
• Passenger Light Rail
• Piggybacking
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• Unfair Advantage
• Secure in his Manhood
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• No Fishing
• Symbols of Authority
• Road Work
• Pooh Is My Co-Pilot

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• More Charmin' than Garmin
• Ocean East (Tokyo)
• My Latest Photographic Accessory
• Show-Off
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• Inuyama (Yokohama)
• Yellow 3106
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 IX
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 VIII
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 VII
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 VI
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 V
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 IV
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 III
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道 II
• わたらせ渓谷鐵道　I
• Yurikamome
• Massed Transit
• Yellow Transportation II
• Yellow Transportation

... 119 images
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