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Travelling and taking photos.

Day 270- Cherry Blossoms – the instagram series

Posted on May 23, 2013

The fith in the series. Edited in Snapseed on a Galaxy S3, pretty in pink. Click here to see the complete series. ◄Follow me on Instagram!

Day 269- the Japanese Beatles, the encore

Posted on May 18, 2013

The last of my Japanese Beatles photo shoot, the encore. Click the track list to see the others – Strawberry fields Across the Universe Octopus’s Garden Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da Come together Please click on any of the images to see a … Continue reading →

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Day 268 – Monkeygram – combining all the instagram filters (part 3)

Posted on May 8, 2013

In my previous posts (here and here) I experimented with combining all the instagram filters on one of my monkey moments. For the finale, here is an animated GIF – cycling through the filters as they converge to become more and … Continue reading →

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Day 267 – Monkeygram – combining all the instagram filters (part 2)

Posted on April 28, 2013

In my previous post I experimented with combining all the instagram filters on one of my monkey moments. I thought it would be cool to combine the results in a collage. It looks a bit like a broken tv – … Continue reading →

Day 266 – Monkeygram – combining all the instagram filters

Posted on April 28, 2013

Have you ever wondered what a photo might look like if you applied all the filters in Instragram to it, one on top of another (excluding black and whites)? I took one of my monkey moments and found out… Original … Continue reading →

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Day 265- the Japanese Beatles (track 4)

Posted on April 24, 2013

Track four from a Japanese Beatles tribute band, from the balcony seats. See the other tracks in the playlist (in this case taken from my favourite album – Revolver): Taxman Eleanor Rigby I’m only sleeping Love you too As a … Continue reading →

Day 264- Cherry Blossoms – the instagram series

Posted on April 19, 2013

The fourth in the series. Edited in Snapseed and tweaked in Photoshop touch on my Galaxy S3. I did two edits on this one and couldn’t decide between them. Vote for which one you prefer below… Click here to see the complete … Continue reading →

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Day 263- the Japanese Beatles (track 3)

Posted on April 15, 2013

Track three from a Japanese Beatles tribute band. See track one and two in the playlist. Incidentally, the track three’s on my favourite Beatles album’s are: Blackbird, The White Album (disc 2) Nowhere Man, Rubber Soul Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Abbey … Continue reading →

Day 262- the Japanese Beatles (track 2)

Posted on April 12, 2013

Track two from a Japanese Beatles tribute band. See track one. Please click on any of the images to see a a full size version.

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Day 261- Cherry Blossoms – the instagram series

Posted on April 7, 2013

The third in the series. Edited in Snapseed and tweaked in Photoshop touch on my Galaxy S3. Click here to see the complete series. Click to see a full size version. ◄Follow me on Instagram!

Day 260- the Japanese Beatles

Posted on April 6, 2013

A teacher at one of the schools I teach at invited me to see a Beatles tribute band at cafe in my town. They were amazing! As far as I could tell the one on the right was Paul and … Continue reading →

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Day 259- Monkey Moments- Part 12

Posted on April 3, 2013

Another monkey moment from the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, looking poignantly into the distance. See some more moments here. Click to see a full size version.

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Day 258- a fishing boat (part 2)

Posted on April 1, 2013

The second in a nautical photo shoot. See the first here. Please click on any of the images to see a a full size version.

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Day 257- a fishing boat

Posted on March 25, 2013

My hometown in Japan, is a fishing town. At night, boats bob and glint on the horizon – catching nocturnal octopi. This one however, is a past it’s best - battered and bashed, leathered and weathered. Please click on any … Continue reading →