Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @17mm, HDR image from RAW

The Ginkakuji Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @22mm, f/4.5, 1/50s, ISO 200, RAW

A worker left his straw broom ready for another pass at hand-sweeping the moss grass surrounding Ginkakuji.

Canon 400D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM, f/4, 1/200s, ISO 100, RAW

A Heron sits on the lake surrounding the golden temple of Kinkakuji in Kyoto

Canon 400D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 400, RAW

Lily Pads and a sign I can’t read in the East Imperial Gardens of Tokyo.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @26mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 100, RAW

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @37mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 100, RAW

Osaka Castle in Osaka Japan, once an intimidating double-moat fortress, now a nice museum and park.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @17mm, f/22, ISO 100, HDR image from RAW

A beautiful waterfall less than a half-mile up the hill behind Kobe Station

Photos taken at the Osaka Aquarium.

Canon 400D , EF 50/1.4 USM, f/1.4 , 1/40s, ISO 400, RAW

Canon 400D , EF 50/1.4 USM, f/1.4 , 1/50s, ISO 400, RAW

Two photos from the Asakusa temple area of northeast Tokyo.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @17mm, f/22, 2.0s, ISO 100, RAW

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @40mm, f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 400, RAW

Kyoto Station, bright modern architecture in one of the oldest most traditional cities in Japan.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @40mm, HDR image from RAW

A city corner at night in the lights of the Shinjuku District of Tokyo.

Canon 400D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @40mm, HDR image from RAW