The Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 235 kilometres west of Melbourne. The Park was listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites in south-eastern Australia. The Grampians are a series of...
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More images: Kyoto Stock Images | Japan Stock Photography.
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Street food stall, Shanghai, China During my last trips to Japan and China I had to shoot a lot with low light and without a tripod so after that I decided to put down a few notes on how to shoot photos with handheld camera and at slow shutter speed. Here are a few tips...
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Venus Fort shopping mall in Odaiba, Tokyo embodies a Japanese vision of a young woman’s shopping paradise. The interior is modeled after Italy in the 18th century where the ceilings simulate the sky turning from day to night creating a sunset every thirty minutes. There are marble fountains along with all the shop fronts looking...
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Very unusual photo for me. First of all I’m a “color photo” person. Second, I don’t like any picture degradation techniques. But for this shot I though it should look like that. Black and white Holga-like look. Don’t know why. I just felt that. More images: Gallery of Transport in Japan Stock Images – Japan...
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At all Shinto shrines and temples, worshippers and casual visitors are asked to purify themselves (Harai) of impurity before praying to the Shinto deities. The act of cleansing is called Misogi, and the actual washing of hands and mouth with water is called Temizu. The protocol is thus: take one of the ladles provided, fill...
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The Kintai-kyo or “Brocade Sash Bridge”, has been Iwakuni’s most distinguished landmark and a subject of admiration for hundreds of years. The 210m long bridge spans the Nishiki river and was originally built in 1673 under daimyo Kikkawa Hiroyoshi, without using a single nail. It was swept away by floods caused by Typhoon Kezia in...
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Shot this photo about half a year ago during my last 4WD trip to the Stockton Beach near Port Stephens. I eagerly wanted some clouds in the sky, but all clouds stuck somewhere over the mainland and the sun was almost at its zenith. I was running up and down between dunes trying to get...
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