Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 900 — map & image data — nearby photos
Marching Back
from shooting those red leaves in the background,
at the Toku'un-in Temple (徳雲院), Kyoto Japan

Ce post de blog est pour les parents de Damien Douxchamps, parce que Damien ne leur envoie pas assez de photos de lui-même.

This blog post is for Damien Douxchamps' parents in Belgium, because Damien, who has lived in Japan for the last eight years, doesn't send enough pictures of himself.

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 10000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Laughing With Paul
at the Sourenji Temple (宗蓮寺), Kyoto Japan
from this outing earlier in the week

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/160 sec, f/1.4, ISO 180 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Okay, I Stand Here for Your Picture”
at the Housen-in Temple (宝泉院), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/160 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Slight Reaction
to my having said something stupid/silly

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Contemplating
the leaf in the swirl pattern in the gravel
Housen-in Temple (宝泉院)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/320 sec, f/2.5, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Adjusting His Leaf
using my iPhone camera as a mirror

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/8000 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Serious Business
Looking macho with his leaf
(C'est juste pour rire)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — image data
A Damien in its Natural Environment
near the Jikkouin Temple (実光院), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 250 — image data
Forging Ahead with Paul
Behind the Sanzen-in Temple (三千院), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/250 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Intense
in post processing only, like some of these

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/160 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pro Stance
at the Sekisanzen-in Temple (赤山禅院), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Easy to Find
at the Shugakuin Imperial Villa (修学院離宮), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/640 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sensing
That I have the camera pointed at him

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/640 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Yup

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Searching
can't find a leaf to shoot
at the Shugakuin Imperial Villa (修学院離宮)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/640 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Killing My Shot

For the most part, Japanese reflexively flash a peace sign when a camera is pointed at them, something that drives most non-Japanese insane, so in the shot above, Damien is mimicking this to spoil my shot. Interestingly, though, he's doing it for exactly the same underlying reason that I suspect the Japanese do it: without something specific to do, they don't know what to do for the camera and so feel uncomfortable.

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Now Trying To Duck my Shot
With Nicolas and Paul joining in

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/11, ISO 5600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ultra Killing My Shot
but at least I've got something useful for blackmail some day

I've been running around with Damien a lot while he's visiting Kyoto from Tsukuba. He's appeared tangentially on my blog previously here and here. Also, here are his socks.