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

Canon 400D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM, f/11 , 1/600s, ISO 1600 , RAW

Caught this shot of Merlin playing in the harsh shadows of a setting sun.

Canon 300D , EF 50/1.4 USM, f/2 , 1/500s, ISO 800 , EC -1.3, RAW

My first attempt at the now-ubiquitous “smoke” photo. Took a few iterations to get the shutter speed fast enough and the background dark enough. For those who haven’t seen these shots before, the smoke is shot against a black background, then the photo inverted and colorized to achieve this effect.

Canon 300D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM, f/14 , 1/100s, ISO 400 , RAW

One more fall shot (love the colors reflecting in the water on this one!), run through a virtual “Orton Effect”, as described in this post. Gives it an impressionist feel. I’ll have to try this technique selectively on some portraits.

Canon 300D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @17mm, f/22 , 1.5s, ISO 100 , RAW

Canon 300D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @40mm, f/22 , 0.7s - 1.5s - 3.0s, ISO 100 , HDR Processing, RAW

A couple of shots from a Vermont brook on the slopes of Killington that by all rights should have been frozen the first week in January. One of the few benefits of a grossly warm winter is getting to venture outside for photos.