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Post by Nomad-wino on Sept 24, 2014 0:44:47 GMT -5
My true love  The life of a nomad wino  I’ve been walking these streets so long…  Singing the same old song.  The door swings both ways  Silhouettes on the boardwalk of life    When steam ships ruled the waves  And, when a promenade was the place to be  Walk, don’t run  Ride, don’t walk  The road to Asakusa  Take me anywhere you like  Homeward bound  Best regards, Mike |
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Post by joew on Sept 24, 2014 10:37:25 GMT -5
The pics are all good, and the captions are great. I especially like the street scenes — so typical.
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Post by Nomad-wino on Sept 24, 2014 20:22:38 GMT -5
The pics are all good, and the captions are great. I especially like the street scenes — so typical. Hi Joe! Thanks for taking the time to view and comment. Much appreciated! Regards, Mike |
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Post by BoatBabe on Sept 25, 2014 9:17:10 GMT -5
The black-n-white photos are wonderful, Mike! They really make the tile pattern pop in the street scenes. And what wonderful shadowing in that boardwalk shot. Just great!
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Post by Nomad-wino on Sept 25, 2014 18:27:55 GMT -5
The black-n-white photos are wonderful, Mike! They really make the tile pattern pop in the street scenes. And what wonderful shadowing in that boardwalk shot. Just great! Babe, thank you for the nice comment. The boardwalk scenes are my favorites. The first time I shot the boardwalk I used Fujifilm’s Neopan 400 ISO Presto film and a Bessa rangefinder camera.  After seeing the printed results I thought there was great potential but I wanted something a little less grainy and harsh so I returned with Contax G2 and the Acros film. What’s hard to tell by the images is that where the pictures are taken is the top of the Yokohama International Passengers Terminal for commercial passenger ships. Entrance to the terminal is unrestricted and free and there’s some great views of the city from there. The terminal is on the right side of the ship. It was designed to be unobtrusive, to make the visiting ships standout as the sight to see. I think that objective was achieved.  Regards, Mike |
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Post by BoatBabe on Sept 27, 2014 19:24:07 GMT -5
I just had the opportunity to show your pictures to My Dahhlink, Mike. He built American-style houses in Japan six different times. He LOVES your photos!!
Truly lovely pics, Mike.
I often wonder if we were as good a photographer as you, would where we live look as exotic as where you live?
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Post by doctork on Sept 28, 2014 15:05:44 GMT -5
I love the photos Mike, but really strikes me is your picture of "My True Love." I couple that with your comments of just wanting to get out of high school, join the Navy and see the world.
How fortunate can you be? Married to your true love, and doing what you always wanted to do, in a place you love, with immense talents! The talents - your gift for capturing The World (and our world, and your world) in words and photos.
Thanks for posting. You bring us food for thought, and you prompt us to reflect, as well as bringing pure enjoyment.
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Post by Nomad-wino on Sept 28, 2014 18:47:32 GMT -5
I often wonder if we were as good a photographer as you, would where we live look as exotic as where you live? Hi Babe! The trick with photography is to find extraordinary images in our everyday ordinary world. I don't know if where you live would look "exotic" but I bet it could look interesting. Regards, Mike |
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Post by Nomad-wino on Sept 28, 2014 19:02:34 GMT -5
I love the photos Mike, but really strikes me is your picture of "My True Love." I couple that with your comments of just wanting to get out of high school, join the Navy and see the world. How fortunate can you be? Married to your true love, and doing what you always wanted to do, in a place you love, with immense talents! The talents - your gift for capturing The World (and our world, and your world) in words and photos. Thanks for posting. You bring us food for thought, and you prompt us to reflect, as well as bringing pure enjoyment. Doc, you're making me blush. I know I'm a very lucky person to live the life that I do. Trying to understand how I got where I am today, married to a wonderful woman, living the dream in the country I love I can only come to one conclusion that makes sense of it all. In our adult life we make key decisions that set the course of our destiny. Behind these decisions are priorities and motivations and mine have always been based on living an interesting life and being happy. I don't recall ever making a key decision based on ambition or greed; fortunately it's all worked out and I've been able to carve out a professional life that has earned enough to maintain a happy life style. best regards, Mike |
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