Bike Ramp

@Dan: It was a compensation prize, as they say in the game show world. I actually went up there to get some elevation for shooting a distant pre-dawn shot across Tokyo bay. None of them turned out well enough to post in public, but the path itself did give me a couple of nice locations. Thirty minutes of shooting, then I toddled off back down to my truck to nap while awaiting the opening of the container yard.

@Jen: Credit goes to Duncan, whose seemingly effortless masterful compositions provide me with lessons. He was kind enough to pass along the framing advice which made the shot work.

@Duncan Galbraith: The greatest danger came from two ojisans bicycling to work at 5:30 in the morning, totally unexpecting to have to dodge a lone gaijin and his tripod. It's a very safe area, since the only people one ever encounters are people who have business there.

@Duncan Galbraith: You may be assured that I had your very fine advice firmly in mind as I cropped the photo for posting! Anything other than hitting the corner would have totally ruined the shot, I believe. Hitting it gave the foreground railing a purpose for being there.