Photographs taken during a short walk in Japan. — It’s been almost two months since I walked with my camera in my hand. Traveling to an unknown place gave me the urge. It turned out to be, well, I knew it, a quiet and enjoyable time.

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — Whenever I have something to do outside of my hometown, I try to get there early to do some snap shooting. Here I was, on my first visit to Tokiwadai, I had an hour to a meeting. The sun was already getting down behind buildings. I noticed two guys walking…

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — Though the summer remains here in Japan, it’s nice to shoot snaps in Kawagoe in the late afternoon when the temperature starts to fall. I like to use wide lenses these days. I enjoy the “loose” approach; shoot fast and see what happens. …

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. I had a half-an-hour before a conference, so I walked with my camera in the early-evening Kawagoe. I shot them in monochrome, but as I looked at them at home they are better in color. The summer sun made the colors pop.

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. A photographer was saying on his YouTube that unexpected or coincidental things in the frame make photos much more interesting to look at. It is the nature of photography that the camera captures whatever the lens is looking at, not necessarily…

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — I revisited the river bank. The sun is glaring, with many puffs of clouds high in the sky. I made the ground as if covered by the snow. I was ever thinking about how to capture strong light and shadow. I enjoyed peaceful moments with my camera in my hand.

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — I shot those photographs in less than an hour, around 5 pm on a sunny day. This article is inclined to the technical side of photography. The brightness and contrast of the picture are critical in photography, especially in monochrome. Today I tried to shoot at a fixed exposure value…

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — I revisited Ogawa Town’s annual festival today. I used my medium-long prime lens and mute color mode and tried to create a cinematic mood.

Photographs taken during a short walk in Saitama, Japan. — The last time I was here it was the season of cherry blossoms. I revisited this place to try a method to set exposure values using a hand-held light meter. It was cloudy at 4 pm. The rainy season is almost over; it was very warm and humid. I started…