A Spring morning in Shiga...
...and my first outing with the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2 lens. As it's Golden Week here in Japan I ventured into Shiga Prefecture to...
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Stuart Gibson
Dec 31, 2022
Shiga & Kyoto in Fall
With my X-T3 and three prime lenses I did an early morning shoot, going from Otsu all the way to Arashiyama. It was also a chance to...
Stuart Gibson
Dec 13, 2019
Kyoto Photography: Image of the day
Some nice red leaves this year despite the warm autumn. For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a...
Stuart Gibson
Oct 31, 2019
Daily photo: Red dawn
5:50am, Lake Biwa. For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a message at...
Stuart Gibson
Oct 23, 2019
A Warm Welcome Awaits
This lantern signals the entrance to Hayashi Ya (林屋), a local eatery two minutes from Otsu station. It offers a surprisingly varied menu...
Stuart Gibson
Oct 22, 2019
Lilliputian in Kyoto
For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a message at info@classic-kyoto-photography.com You can...
Stuart Gibson
Oct 6, 2019
Daily Photo: Nagara Shrine
In the year 1054 this shrine was moved from the top of Nagara Mountain to its current location in Otsu so that the common people could ...
Stuart Gibson
Oct 5, 2019
Checking the lure
Getting up at / or before dawn I see how many people get up and out early in the morning. My morning walks have been, and continue to be...
Stuart Gibson
Apr 8, 2019
Lake Biwa Flower Fountain
The Lake Biwa Flower Fountain is a large fountain located on a 180m breakwater in the Otsu Port offing, that sends out streams of 440m...
Stuart Gibson
Mar 31, 2019
Making wishes: at Katsuoji
These daruma had been inserted into the kanji character for temple at the entrance of Katsuoji, in Osaka. It seemed oddly apt.
Stuart Gibson
Aug 31, 2018
Otsu
A diferent take on the Biwako Hall. Fujifilm X100S 1/52 second F/5.6 ISO 200 33 mm #shiga #mono
Stuart Gibson
May 20, 2018
"What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness."
Kutsuki, and John Steinbeck. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/160 second F/10.0 ISO 250 182 mm #shiga #snow #kura
Stuart Gibson
May 11, 2018
Vermillion
Takebe taisha (建部大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was established in the 43rd year of the...
Stuart Gibson
May 7, 2018
Ever feel you're being watched?
Confucius Shrine (孔子廟 Kōshi-byō) in Nagasaki is said to be the world's only Confucian shrine built outside China by Chinese hands. Even...
Stuart Gibson
Apr 5, 2018
Wow view 2
Tuesday 08:30 Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/40 second F/16.0 ISO 320 35 mm #sakura #hikone #water #reflection #castle #shiga #primelenses #spring
Stuart Gibson
Apr 4, 2018
"Wows" around Hikone
Hikone at full bloom splendor yesterday. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/30 second F/11.0 ISO 100 35 mm #hikone #sakura #primelenses #ef35mm...
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