Sunrise as seen from the Tsukiji Toky market, Japan. June 2015.

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A long, cool walkway through Ueno park to the Toshogu Shrine.  

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Having visited the park on several occasions while staying in Ueno, I can attest to the great lighing throughout most of the park.  In the case of this shot, I think it was trees along the path to the Toshogu Shrine that lead to the cool lighting.  

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Asakusa-Dori street as seen from the Ueno station bridge.  At the other end (or very nearly) of this street is the entrance to the Asakusa taita temple.

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There's a highway that runs between the walkway and this view of the Asakusa-dori street. 

The walk back from Asakusa to Ueno in Tokyo Japan, 2015.

The Byaku-en kan-non temple in Maiabashi Gunma, Japan.

The Hibikibashi bridge in Gunma prefecture, Japan.

Gardening near the Fuki-Ware waterfalls in Gunma Japan.

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We passed these lanterns as entering the 10,000 torii gate hike along the Inari mountain (it's more like a hill...).  I think my favorite part of the scene is the swaying tags hanging from the lanterns, which give the photo a subtle sense of motion.

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I think this photo benefits from my above average height, as there's a gradual ramp running along the side of the building with the lanterns, making it hard to frame the shot.  If worse comes to worse and you'd really like to get a similar shot, try turing on the live-view feature of your camera (if DSLR) and take the shot with the camera held above your head.  But be sure that your shooting with good light, a fast shutter and image stabilization to prevent a shaky photo!  

The photo was taken on the Fuji X100 at f2.8, set to aperture priority (1/15 of a second) with an ISO of 200. Looking back, I should have increased the ISO to about 400 to promote a faster shutter speed.

Bamboo forest in Kyoto Japan

Elementry school kids walking to the kinkaku shrine in Kyoto Japan.

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The Otagi Nenbutsuji temple in Kyoto Japan.  Thousands of hand carved statues, make for incredible photos!

A rainy day makes for great geisha spotting when in Kyoto Japan. 

A view of Pontocho from across the river in Kyoto, Japan.

Huge waterfalls in Nikko Japan

Wondering through a rainy Nikko day in Japan with Am.

The very large tori gate in Nikko Japan.

Chuzenji lake of Nikko Japan.

A Porter looks over the edge of an old stone building at the Winay Wayna ruins. These ruins are about an hours hike from Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail.

Porters hiking the last leg before reaching the Dead Woman's pass on the Inca Trail. Dead Woman's pass reaches a peak elevation of 13,700 ft (4200 m).

A view from within a dwelling structure at the Winay Wayna ruins.

A couple porters take a break at the Winay Wayna ruins after a long days hike.  

Llamas grazing at the Sacsayhuaman ruins above Cusco, Peru.

Sunday morning at the Pisac market.

A little Burro (Burrito?) grazing along the Inca Trail.

A llama taking a break along the summit.  I wonder why this guy isn't munching some grass at a Inca Ruin?

Monkey Island, just down the Madre de Dios River from Puerto Maldonado.

Not sure what the name of this bird is, but it sure is pretty! Came across it while floating along Madre de Dios River in Peru.

Lots of these little guys along the Puerto Maldonado river, though they weren't so easy to photograph.

We had the last hut at the edge of the jungle on the Eco Amazonia grounds.  For anyone thats interested in visiting, check out their website at: http://www.ecoamazonia.com/

A lone blue bird waiting along a path through the Amazon.