The first Q4 pic thread is archived, so time to start a new one. I finally got the Japan trip pics edited, so here's some I liked:


Yakasa shrine, Kyoto


Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo


Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo


Newly married couple, Myajima


Philosopher's Walk, Kyoto


Dressed statues, Kyoto


Aqueduct, Philosopher’s Walk, Kyoto


Higashi Honganji Temple, Kyoto


Higashi Honganji Temple, Kyoto


Ahhhhhhh!


Rainy night in Shibuya, Tokyo

Sticking with the Japan theme, here are some from my trip there last month.


Shop in Kakunodate


Warehouse in Mutsutsuruda


Along the Gonosen line


Rocky outcrops near Fukaura


View of the Sea of Japan from the Gonosen line


More outcrops


Lotus pod, Akita


Cherry tree, Senshu Park, Akita


Fire in the sky, Hataya


PoppoTown railway museum, Yokokawa


Yokokawa

And from Sydney's Sculpture By The Sea


Tamarama Beach


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This view is trademarked


Bamboo windmills


Oopsy!

Haven't shot much lately. Been busy moving and setting up the new apartment instead.

Fog rolling in over the Port of LA and Port of Long Beach (I've been looking for a better view, but haven't found one yet). This is about 3/4 of a mile from my apartment:



An HDR of my living room (nothing spectacular here....just took it to send to my parents):

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 2): An HDR of my living room (nothing spectacular here....just took it to send to my parents):

Pats vs Colts on your TV?

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 3): Pats vs Colts on your TV?

Of course!

Quoting allrite (Reply 1): Sticking with the Japan theme, here are some from my trip there last month.

Some interesting shots there allrite!

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 2): An HDR of my living room (nothing spectacular here....just took it to send to my parents):

A little tidying-up might have done no harm first, vikkyvik . . .  

Some more Japan pics:


Tokyo architecture



Restaruant Shinjuku


Tokyo Tower


Himeji Castle gardens


Himeji Castle


The wonderfully retro Kyoto Tower


Hiroshima Peace Museum


Mt Fuji lakes


Ouch!

Quoting braybuddy (Reply 5): A little tidying-up might have done no harm first, vikkyvik . . .

Surely you jest! I just moved in last week - that's WAY tidier than it was a few days before.  

I went to San Francisco for the Giant's World Series victory parade. Had a great time and got some shots of the players!

Here's a few. More can be seen by clicking the first shot and viewing the comments.


Giant Sweep! by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr


IMG_6818 by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr


IMG_6942b by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr


IMG_6836 by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr


IMG_6895 by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr

Earlier this month I went to Disneyland to check out the filming of a new Tom Hanks film called Saving Mr. Banks. Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney so it was really neat to see "Walt" back in his park. The movie takes place in the early 1960s so it was cool to see them transform portions of the park back to how it looked at the time, as well as seeing hundreds of Extras dressed in period clothing.


The Early Disney Photographer by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr

And it's been a while since I have shared a picture of her, so here is a new one of my cat.


Daisy by Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), on Flickr

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I've hardly signed into A.net in the last few months, I've been busy with my photography and spending a lot of time on the photography forum that I've become a very active member on over the last couple of years  

But from the last couple of months these are some of my highlights

A star trail from a local landmark


323/366 (688) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

A Fisheye wirewool spin at the canal lock


322/366 (687) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

Another wire wool spin shot at a local canal


318/366 (683) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

An abstract photo of some fireworks, shot using focus dragging to show both in and out of focus in a single exposure


Abstract Firework Art by mwhcvt, on Flickr

A moving long exposure shot with my camera on the outside of the car


314/366 (679) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

Fireworks at Kenilworth Castle for Guy Fawkes Night


308/366 (673) (Explored) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

A star trail from the same position as my milky way photo


307/366 (672) (Explored) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

Another tram from blackpool


Blackpool Tram - Experiment by mwhcvt, on Flickr

The Ghost Tram of Blackpool.


295/366 (660) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

My first photo of the milky way, taken at Chesterton Windmill


286/366 (651) by mwhcvt, on Flickr

Dangerously Aviation, but the editing would mean it would never be accepted here  
Vulcan - XH558 by mwhcvt, on Flickr

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 6): Surely you jest!

Just teasing vikyvik. . . but the table could lose a few items!  

Quoting braybuddy (Reply 9): Just teasing vikyvik

Don't worry, I know. You should see my bedroom right now (that's where all the unpacked boxes are....total train wreck).

One last trawl through the Japan folder (I promise!). Some random images I liked:












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Quoting braybuddy (Reply 11): One last trawl through the Japan folder (I promise!). Some random images I liked:

I'm enjoying your Japan photos.

Quoting MWHCVT (Reply 8): But from the last couple of months these are some of my highlights

Gorgeous effects.

Quoting allrite (Reply 12): I'm enjoying your Japan photos.

Thanks allrite. Hope you had as good a time as we did!

Quoting braybuddy (Thread starter):

Great pics. I think me fave is the girl dressed as a geisha? walking down the street.

Quoting allrite (Reply 1):

I need to go to Japan...I like the train & coastline pics.

These were the puppets for " The Horses of Majorca" a show put on during the Celebration of St. Narcis, in Girona. They danced around to techno, fantastic.



This is the lake in Banyoles, Cataluña. I know the pic ain´t nothing great, but it´s pretty & reminds me of home!



& this is a monument to Salvador Dali, in Figueres, Cataluña.



Thanks  

Some more photos from my new neighborhood:


San Pedro, part of the Port of LA, and the Vincent Thomas Bridge:



Not my best, but a large ship passing the breakwater on its way into the port:



The same large ship heading into the port:



Very excited for the photo possibilities involving fog:



Catalina Island (about 25 miles off the coast):



This is what I imagine the whole coast of Scotland looks like - golf courses and fog  
(Trump National Golf Course on Palos Verdes):



More fog with Catalina:



Ben observing the Korean Bell of Friendship (you might recognize it if you've seen The Usual Suspects) and the Moon:



Basketball at the edge of the world:

More from San Pedro:

Battleship Iowa:



Vincent Thomas Bridge at night (haven't found an unblocked view yet):





Container ship being unloaded and loaded. There were 4 or 5 cranes operating while I was watching; 3 or 4 were unloading, and one was loading. Quite incredible to see:

Here is some of my recent wedding work! (for more, see www.stellaryear.com/blog). ENJOY!























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Quoting aerdingus (Reply 14): Great pics. I think me fave is the girl dressed as a geisha? walking down the street

Thanks aerdingus, and your're right! They look fantastic and you see them now and again in the Gion area of Kyoto. Love your first shot, BTW, it's very atmospheric.

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 15): Basketball at the edge of the world:

Beautiful pic!

Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 17): Here is some of my recent wedding work

Superb stuff, AITIX87!

Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 18): Thanks aerdingus, and your're right! They look fantastic and you see them now and again in the Gion area of Kyoto.

Wow! I have to go...

Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 18): Love your first shot, BTW, it's very atmospheric.

Aw thanks. I have a crappy camera but glad it caught the excited atmosphere!

Back to some home-grown pics. I took some before the holidays which I've just got around to editing, so here goes:

It's gone very quiet in here. Time for a few more:

I know it's coming up to Christmas and people are probably busy, but where are all the a.net snappers?

Some of my latest:










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Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 22): I know it's coming up to Christmas and people are probably busy, but where are all the a.net snappers?

I've been mostly taking aviation photos lately. That said, I have a couple nonav photos here and there, but just haven't gotten around to uploading them yet.

But I'm still enjoying looking at yours, so don't stop posting cause no one else is!

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 23): That said, I have a couple nonav photos here and there, but just haven't gotten around to uploading them yet.

Bring 'em on Vikkyvik!

Here's one. Shot in between shooting airplanes:

A few more from San Pedro. Ports fascinate me endlessly:

And a couple more. Traffic snaking up Palos Verdes Drive East:

Some Christmas light photos from the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood in Torrance:

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 26): A few more from San Pedro. Ports fascinate me endlessly:

Some nice night-time shots there vikkyvik.

Some local shots from the past week. It's THAT time of year again, so might as well start with a few festive ones, taken on the winter solstice:

Couple photos of Boston while home for Christmas. Unfortunately didn't bring my tripod into the city, so these were shot at ISO3200. One second exposures taken while balancing the camera on a fence:

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 30): Couple photos of Boston while home for Christmas

Nice shots, but I think the second one looks better with the upturned boats adding interest in the foreground.

It's now 2013 and time for a new thread if anyone wants to start one. I've been editing some pics over the last few days and will post them before the weekend

Quoting MWHCVT (Reply 8): star trail from a local landmark

That wouldn't be at Burton Dassett hills would it? I live literally 'just down the road'.

Josh

Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 31): Nice shots, but I think the second one looks better with the upturned boats adding interest in the foreground.

Thanks! And absolutely, the 2nd one was my best from that night. May end up getting that one framed or something.

Just can't believe I didn't put my tripod on the car. Had to do quite a bit of NR in post-processing. Not to mention trying to balance the camera while my fingers were freezing off.

Quoting CaptCufflinks (Reply 32): That wouldn't be at Burton Dassett hills would it? I live literally 'just down the road'. Josh

It would indeed be  it's about 15-20 minutes from me where about are you from then?

Some snow-related shots: