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Ricoh GR-D IV zone focus. 1/710th sec F/2.2 @ ISO 160. Cropped image It’s not easy shooting moving action with a small point and shoot camera, or any…

I love and I hate working down at the docks. When we get an install job down at the shipyards, the working environment is heavy, heavy industrial. …

I took a picture a few days ago of Yoshi resting on her log, like a stump. It was such a busy day, I just ended up making that my pic of the day. I…

Can you guess where I am? I took a picture of my reflection on a chromed knob end of a towel rack!! And yes, this is my second self-portrait from a …

I’ve been wating for dramatic clouds since I’ve started this project. I ride to work, and I cross 2nd Narrows Bridge (okay, Ironworker’s Memorial Br…

As my previous pic mentioned, my wife loves pets. This was a rescue turtle my wife adopted from my little sister. We renamed him Yoshi, although we…

I love the 1970’s, and I love the way pictures looked back then. Since I had a Japanese dad, he took plenty of pics back then, and so any picture th…

I know I said I don’t have many pictures of myself, and that’s true, of other people taking pictures of me. But I do take pictures of myself. I don…

Today was a rainy morning and I thought it would be a struggle to get a good shot of anything. After a morning out and on my way home, in a parking …

When my wife saw that I have another flower picture up on my blog, she said the above title. I know it’s not really my style, but my exercise only a…

I rode past this car on the way home, and it just happened to be all by its lonesome in a big empty parking lot. Either everyone else was too scared…

I’ve been on two wheels for most of my life. I had a paper route all through high school (a real route that meant 6 days a week, 5am in the morning!…

I don’t hate animals, nor do I hate pets, but I don’t like it when wildlife invades my private home space, invited or not. Unfortunately, my wife lo…

Okay, I’m not really into flower shots. When it comes to nature pics, I prefer trees, not flowers. But I happened to see this weird, cone shaped pl…

I take a lot of pictures of Eric, my coworker. He always poses insane for me, and he has these crazy Norwegian eyes. This is a very low key pic of …

I realized that I’m rarely in any of my pictures. Sometimes I have to submit pics of myself, and I have to really look hard to find a picture of jus…

When I first heard of the existence of track bikes being ridden on the road, I was at first confused. No brakes, no gears, no coasting at all? How …

I love Osaka since it’s the bike capital of Japan. I was in Osaka in 2008 for my youngest brother’s wedding, and I really enjoyed seeing that cyclin…

These pictures are from a single 10 day trip to Tokyo in the spring of 2009. I have more pictures, but these give you the overall, general idea of ho…

Old school trick. Take two clear UV filters. Mount one on lens and rub vasoline on it. Take the second filter and sandwich it on top of the first …

I’ve done a few installs at 943 West Broadway, so I’ve got to know the building manager reasonably well. One day I was up in his office, and realize…

I haven’t posted anything in a while, so I thought I’d go to my back catalog of pictures. I take so many pictures, but very few people actually view…

I’m facinated by cloud patterns. I love the big fluffy ones (aka Cumulus). Whenever I ride home and I see a bunch of clouds just hanging around, I …

Well, I haven’t posted any new pics for a while, only posting lost pictures from my picture a day project. I’ve got some input from others, and I th…

Pearl Jam had a double cd with all their b-sides and movie soundtrack and other obscure song releases throughout the years that were never officially…

This may be the last day of my project. I don’t know how long I can keep this up, as fun as it is. I was thinking I would last 60 days, but perhaps…

I know, 2 days in a row of a bridge shot. I almost posted a cool picture of a block full of fluffy cherry blossom trees that made the street look li…

There is a debate if there is a light quality difference between a sunrise versus a sunset. Some claim they can tell which is which from a picture. …

I think the saying goes for video, that you gain 5 pounds, but is it really true? I thought I’d test the theory. I’ve been a steady 160 for a few y…

I found this bike leaned up against a rail behind the MEC in N.Van. It’s not locked up, but as you can see, there’s no point. I don’t know if the r…

When I was young, I dreamed about driving. The only way to satisfy this need was by playing with Hotwheels cars. As I got older, I continued playin…

I had already picked the shot of the day, but I passed my wife in the hallway as she showed off her new goggles and I saw the new shot of the day…… i…

It was a beautiful day and I thought I’d take the long route home through Lions Gate, Stanley Park, downtown, and then through East Van, then back to…

Some of the pictures I’ve taken reflect the things I enjoy: bike riding, eating, and obviously photography. Some pictures don’t, like flowers and pe…

Okay, to start off, as they say, don’t try this at home. That is, don’t take pictures while driving. I don’t do it all the time…… okay, I almost ne…

The 2nd Narrows Bridge is the bridge I must conquer to and from work every day on my bike. On the way to work is mostly downhill, but on the way bac…

Today is check-out day in Whistler. We did our best not to eat out, so we brought up lots of food and did most of our own cooking. This morning’s g…

Third day in Whistler, and I spent from 8am to 4pm snowboarding. The pictures I took up at the mountain were more smiley tourist shots, and my mind …

I love window displays at night. There’s something eerie about a display that is so animated and meant to attract attention, but late at night and l…

What a long day!! Work all day, and then scramble to pack to go to Whistler, go to a buddy’s house to pick up snowboard equipment, fill up gas, and …

It’s very common for famous stars to go to Japan and partake in ad campaigns that are hard to ignore. Bill Murray’s character in the Suntory Times wh…

Well, first new pic in a while, and first fresh pic from Tokyo in a year. Since arriving, I’ve been busy doing some work for my father, as well as se…

Sorry for the slow-down in posts. I was sick a few weeks ago, and then my wife got sick. Then 2 weeks ago my wife’s beloved cat Koko had to be put t…

I grew up eating sushi, but I was conflicted about this. When I was a kid, I was beat up and teased for being Japanese. It wasn’t easy growing up J…

Last year I rode through the local park and noticed they left the soccer field lights on. At the same time, fog was just settling in across the park.…

Found some older pics from last year, before I started the blog. Taken with my LX-3, which was pretty new at the time I guess. On the way home, sinc…

This was my first experience at an onsen as an adult. When I grew up in Okinawa, I have very fond but vague memories of going to onsen with my famil…

I was on Lisa Katayama’s blog tokyomango.com and saw her recent entry of a cool special edition vending machine. This most unusual vending machine w…

Shinjuku Station facing West Shibuya, just up the street from 109… Kitamura Camera to the right! Great used section!! Nissan Showroom in Ginza…. no p…

There’s a certain peace when shooting at night, especially in areas that are usually populated during the day. Not so many people….Harajuku and Omot…

I guess I should correct myself when I say 2nd Narrows Bridge pic (on previous post… and perhaps other bridge shots I’ve taken). These pictures are …

I was almost late for work, but I just had to stop and take a few pics. Again, I didn’t have my good camera, so I didn’t get the best of shots, but …

In Japan, it is not uncommon for the next pop band to be discovered on the streets, and what better place to showcase your band than play in Harajuku…

Try and guess what this is…..

I happened to work a 12 hour day today, so I finished as the sun was setting. I usually don’t get a sunset on the way home in the summer, unless I w…

Sorry that I haven’t posted many new pics for my blog, just lots of pics of family and friends (that I won’t post on a public blog). Anyway, I still…

If you’ve ever been to Sweet Obsessions on W.16th, just a few blocks West of Arbutus, then you have to have brunch and dessert at Trafalgar’s Bistro.…

Soho district….. I love how the buildings curve to the street……. Near Rockefeller Centre I found some old pics I took on a trip to NYC a few years ag…

I love Hotwheels. Even when I was too old to play with them, I’d still secretly play with them… until my mom gave them all away one day.

A new car that’s well washed and polished, a beautiful day, and interesting buildings close together make for a great reflection shot….. taken in Osa…

Although Osaka is the bike capital of Japan (including bike production), Tokyo is the style capital of Japan, so the bikes will follow suit. Lots of …

I think this was the last year of the Tour de Gastown, before the whole world wide economic downturn brought about by the sub-prime mortgage fiasco i…

I love cars. Unfortunately, I also love photography, music, musical instruments, watches, fashion (especially shoes!!) and books, and bikes and on a…

This shot is of my wife checking e-mails in our office in my father and stepmother’s apartment in Otsuka, Tokyo. It’s a very old apartment, probably …

Even just two years ago, you would rarely see baby strollers in busy parts of Tokyo. Maybe at a park or in the suburbs, but never on the Yamanote-se…

My wife and I were walking to go eat ramen at Chabuton in Otsuka at night when I decided to take a few shots along the way……..

At the airport at YVR on the way to NRT with our John Fluevogs . I know I rarely have self portraits, and even more rare is a picture of my wife……. …

A typical line-up at the Sugar-Fers counter at Seibu Department store food floor at Ikebukuro. The line-up continues to the far right, and out the …

I love street musicians. I love the whole concept of it all. The guts it takes to throw yourself out there and try to win over someone’s musical ta…