Antiquarian

IhavemadeitaruletocallatthebranchshopsofantiquariansinShibuyaeveryweekendsincethelastyear.IkilltimetherewhileIwaitformydaughterattendingaballetschool.Recently,however,Ifinditpleasantratherthanboringtobrowsetheshops.ThepleasureoflookingaroundtheshopsisnottofindanantiqueforwhichIhaveseriouslylooked,buttocomeacrossoneofwhichIhavenoteverthought.Forinstance,inthe...Antiquarian

Bigtwin Bike

TheDaysISpentWithLeica～"BigtwinBike"※Thephotoisnottheone.Ilikeamotorcycle(bike).Idon'thavelikesanddislikesaboutatypeofabike.Anybikeslookfascinatingwithorwithouthighperformanceforme.Further,Idon'tmindridingiteveninthescorchingsummerorinthefreezingwinter.Ifyouaskme,however,tochoosethebestinthetypesandtheseasons,Ichooseabigtwinbikeandautumn.Asyoumayhaveanespeci...BigtwinBike

Nightfall

Lastnight,IpostedmyfavoritephototakenbyLeicawiththeconcernedmymusing.Thoughitwasmyfirsttrial,thenumberofaccesstothisblogswelledtomysurprise.Ireaffirmedthegreatnessofthename,"Leica”...TheDaysISpentWithLeica～"Nightfall”Thisisthetitleofthephoto.ItookthisphotomanydecadesagoinParis.ItwasthefirstcitywhichIvisitedasaforeigncountryinmyyoungerdays.Itwastoolongagoform...Nightfall

Indifference

Iliketotakephotos.Aboveallkindsofphotos,Ilikeasnapshotonthestreet.IbelongtoacameraclubinTokyo,andsometimesdisplaymyphotostoitsexhibition.However,Iwantedtoshowmyphotostomorepeople.Ihavealreadytriedseveralmeansforthispurpose;Firstly,IpostedmyphotostoFacebook.IquitteditsoonasIknewthatthepeoplewhoIliketotakephotos.Aboveallkindsofphotos,Ilikeasnapshotonthestreet....Indifference

Filson Magnum Camera Bag

Youdon'tknowwhenashutterchancefortakingagoodphototurnsup.Youcanmakeitaruletocarryacamerawithyouwherevertogo.Ifyouneverwanttomisstheshutterchance,youalwayshavetohaveacameraonyourhand...Itisnotpractical,however,tocarryacameraexposedasitsometimesrainorelse.Youneedacamerabag.Thebagshouldbeyourfavoriteoneandalsoassmallandlightaspossibletocontinuetheaforementioned...FilsonMagnumCameraBag

Skittle

SkittleIboughtaskittlelastyear.Askittle,whichisalsocalled“ahipflask”,isaflatlycurved,metalbottlefortakingwhiskyoutside.Thenameofaskittleissaidtostemfromthenameoftheoldgame“skittle”inEngland,whichistheoriginofabowlinggame,astheskittle’sshaperesembledtheshapeofapinusedforthegame.Ioftentaketheskittleoutsidewithmeinwinter.Youmayregardmeasanalcoholicmanoraheavydr...Skittle

Duffle Coat

TomyphotofriendinBelgium,Howareyou?It'sgettingcolderandcolderdaybydayinTokyo.Ihavefelttheheraldofwinterthesedays.Ihopeyouareallwellandfine.Lastweekend,Itookmycoatsforthewinteroutofadrawer.TherewasadufflecoatwhichIboughtlastyear.Althoughthecoatisalittleheavyandcumbersomefortheactivityoftakingphotos,Ilikethespecificdesignofthecoat.Thisyear,Iorderedthesamecoatf...DuffleCoat

Snow Country

“WhenIwentthroughthelongtunnelintheborder,itwasSnowCountry.”ThisisthefirstphraseofthefamousJapanesenovel,Yukiguni,whichwaswrittenbyYasunariKawabata.ThisphraseoccurstomymindwheneverIgothroughtheDaishimizutunnelofShinkanseninwinter,whichistwenty-twokilometerslong,thethirdlongesttunnel,toNiigataPrefecturefromTokyoinwinter.AlandscapewhichIusuallyseeinthetrainsud...SnowCountry

Changing in thinking

Ihavepostedmanyphotostomyessaysinthisblogsinceitsstarter.Themostofthephotos,however,werenottakenbymeunfortunately,becauseIcouldnotnecessarilypreparethephotowhichfitstheessay’scontentintime.FromthisApril,changinginthinking,Ichoosemyfavouritephotosfirstlyandthenpreparetherelatedshortcomments.Myworkloadtokeepthisbloglighten,soIwillreviseitregularlyinashorterspa...Changinginthinking

Fly fishing

FlyfishingFlyfishingisnotaneasyfishinginwhichanyonecandabblebutisafascinatingoneforseveralreasons.Infishing,usuallyyouonlyhavetoputabiteatthehook,decidethelengthbetweenthesinkerandthehook,andthrowitdirectlytothefishingpoint.Flyfishingneedsalittlebitmorerituals:asitfeaturesusinganartificialflyinsteadofthebiteandcastsitwithataperedlinelikeawhip.Firstly,youhave...Flyfishing