Two species of cranes winter at this area: White-Naped Cranes, and Hooded Cranes, and they do so in very large numbers (13,000 plus), making for a very impressive and noisy scene. The rest of the year, this is just another rice field and not particularly photogenic, so plan on visiting...
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Shirakawa Village
The main reason to visit this area is to see traditional Japanese agriculture, and the villagers are actually still farming using largely traditional methods. The huts in the villages are referred to as "gass-ho" and feature distinctive thatched roofs. The valley was almost completely cut off from the rest of...
Nanzenji Temple
This "sub-temple" is part of the Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto. Kyoto is blessed with an abundance of temples, almost too many to see. Nanzenji is at the southern end of the Philosophers' Walk, and near an old stone aqueduct almost Roman in appearance. This was at the peak of the...
Tokyo International Forum
The Tokyo International Forum was designed by the "starchitect" Rafael Vinoly. You can just walk in to the lobby/atrium area to shoot. The scale of construction, shapes and geometry is unique, and photogenic. (more…)
Mammoth Lakes and Devils Postpile National Monument
Rainbow Falls is a short hike in the Devils Postpile National Monument in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Although the area around the falls has been severely burnt, there was still plenty of water in the falls in late May. (more…)
Kilauea Volcano
The volcano was in a "glowing" phase, enough to illuminate the steam clouds rising from the crater. It was a lucky guess to get up early and have a clear morning to get this shot, and to have part of the Milky Way. (more…)
Piha Beach Area
Piha is the premier West Coast surf beach in Auckland. The shot below is in every body book that visits the place a view from when you first see the bay after the very winding road in. Here you can have a lot of fun lots of tracks in the...
The Glass House
This is a must visit for anyone who loves flowers, pack a spare battery cards and my recommendation a Monopod. In the two glass houses one cold (ambient temp) the other hot, the flowers change all the time being rotated so its always interesting. I recommend if you really like...
The Rock Dome
On top of the Huge rock dome there are some huge Marbles like this great spot for star photography as it has a South Easterly aspect. It is good to get here early to have a walk about to get the best ( many) spots for some photography. looking West...
Sunrise Waihi Beach
Waihi Beach is a great spot for Sunrise my parents have captured many better than mine on my short holiday. I fully recommend this spot early well before the sun is starting to show. Bring a tripod and capture the full glory of a Sunrise but you have to take...