Tokyo 2nd Day

The rush of the previous day did not stop me from getting up in the cold morning of 6am to take a walk around the hotel neighbourhood.

The first thing I realised was that Japan was really the land of the rising sun. Even this early in a winter's morning, it was bright. My first stop was a little shrine I saw while on the train the day before. This is the Takanawa Shinto Shrine :-

These are the "Komainu" or Guardians that guard the entrance of the shrine. These Guardians are usually Lions, Dogs or Foxes and in this case, they look like lions to me :-

Along the streets, I noticed that they are quite visually impaired friendly with these guide markers to help people navigate the streets and train stations. Also, the street are really clean even before the cleaning crew got to it:-

On the other end the town, there is yet another Shinto Shrine call the Takayama Shrine which according to the plaque (in English), protects the residents and businesses in the area. Here, I managed to capture a shot of someone making a quiet prayer at the foot of the shrine:-

After breakfast, we were out of the hotel and headed to Odaiba. It is a man-made island that was originally a landfill site but now houses several theme parks, a beach, a hot spring and shopping malls galore.

This pink cat is the entrance to a huge cat store that everything you want for your pet including a restruant where you can dine with your cat:-

This is just a glimpse of the longest pedestrian bridge that I have ever crossed:-

Inside Pallet Town is the Venus Fort Mall, which reminds me of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas with it statues and painted sky. You would be right saying that this is a very classy mall and the stores they have there are towards the higher end of the scale:-

Tokyo 1st Day

Visiting Japan has been something I have wanted to do for the longest time. Finally, after much planning, I got to holiday Tokyo. It was exciting as we were not going with a tour group but on a "Free and Easy" holiday.

We took a night flight flying out, here is my boy at Changi Airport waiting for our flight:-


Arriving the next morning at 6.30am, we were welcomed into Japan with a light snow fall and -1 degree celsius. It was my first time seeing falling snow so it was something we enjoyed while waiting for the bus to the hotel:-




It was far too early to check-in so after dropping of the luggage at the Hotel we were off to lunch at Ueno which is a 25min train ride from the hotel. We basically just got into the first interesting restruant we saw:-


Ueno's Ameyoko market is very much a mishmash of stuff with fresh and dried foods as well as clothings and souvenirs:-


After lunch and walking around the market, it was just too cold to stay out longer so back to the hotel to check in and conclude the day.

My Return

I've been neglecting my photo blog for far too long now. Well, fresh from a holiday in Japan, I should have some photos to update. Right now it's being batch process from RAW to JPEG so please bear with it for a little while more.

It was a 5 day trip there so I will splitting the postings into 5 parts showing the sights of each day.

Old friends to this blog will notice that I have a new "toy" in the form of the Canon 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens. I got this especially for this trip as I wanted to just carry around 1 lens. It is a great focal range for travel and great for most days but it kind of disappointed me in the night and indoors even with the IS.

Birthday Time

Been busy celebrating my little boy's birthday. It was a simple affair and nothing really to brag about in terms of shots here. It was really just a family affair snapshot session. But still, I just wanted to share a very cute moment before the party.

Here is the birthday boy helping set up the decorations the best he can.

Wedding Shots

I recently had an oppunity to photograph a wedding. It was my first time shooting such an important event and it was a tiring experience. Running around trying to get that good shot and rushing to change lenses in-between breaks.

But overall, I really enjoyed the chance to try out something new and I was kinda happy with the results. I ended up taking over 400 shots but here are 3 of my favourites that I like to share.

This is just a warm up as I get back into my photography groove and will be doing my weekly posts (hopefully).

The flower girl was so sweet and she could pose for some really nice shots. I like this one because it showed her calm composure before the start of the wedding procession.


I don't know. Black and whites for wedding shots just seems to appeal to me somehow. Most of the shots were in colour except for a very select few that I thought really brought out the feel of the envrioment. Here you see the back of the couple and allows you to see from a guest's point of view. Can you imagine how nervous the couple must be.


I am especially happy with this shot caught just after a joke told by the priest. I fired out so many shots trying to capture the moment the both of them smiled. I think it was a really tender moment that they shared with all the guest there.

Been Missing

Hello all, sorry that I have been neglecting my Blog but work and studies have been keeping me super busy but I will be coming back with new photos to share over the weekend.

To all my regular visitors…hope to have you coming and commenting here again soon :)

Storm Brewing

It been a dry past few months in Singapore without a drop of rain. But recently the weather has started to get back to normal with rain coming down heavy. Today, I was stuck at home when the dark clouds started forming and couldn't resist taking a few shots out of my window.





The rain didn't last very long and very soon the sun came back out...it was setting and out of view from my window. I was however able to catch the setting sun after the rain via a reflection from the window pane. So what you see here really a reflection of the sun on my window.