Sunday, January 06, 2008

Shadow



















The subtle curves of this pipe on the side of a building cast a striking and disturbing shadow on a recent morning. Such things can easily go unnoticed, and most often do. This one is passed by the photographer nearly every day, but previously was never seen with the light striking in just this way.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Koenji Awaodori (5)

Koenji Awaodori (4)

Koenji Awaodori (3)

Koenji Awaodori (2)

Koenji Awaodori (1)

Koenji Awaodori is the largest awaodori in Tokyo, and the second largest in all of Japan. Well over 100,000 people come to watch more than 12,000 dancers perform in the streets of Koenji in western Tokyo. This festival takes place in the last weekend of August, so clearly ikasumi has been a laggard of late when it comes to posting photographs.