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Fireworks in the distance

By on August 7, 2010 in japan, Photography

Ooooo…my favourite month in Tokyo with all the festivals in full gear. Glanced out the window about an hour ago and realized I could see the Edo-gawa fireworks about 10km away, so out came the tripod and the big lens.

They just ended a about 10 minutes ago and, hot off the press, here are a few shots:

red in the distance: Edogawa hanabi/江戸川花火

Edo-gawa fireworks 江戸川花火

Edo-gawa fireworks 江戸川花火

And, of course, one of my black and white fireworks photos:

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Little Creatures

By on August 2, 2010 in japan, Miscellaneous

Last night, I went to a local festival (I’ll post more on that later) and, just as I arrived and I was surveying the scenery, I turned to my left and saw this:

festival attendee with his two little friends on his shoulders

Speechless…

Middle of Tokyo.  No doubt they were smuggled here in a paper towel tube or something else. What compels..?

Anyway, as for taxonomy, will take a bit of research. Some type of lemur, but that’s as far as I’ll venture.

EDIT: See comments, below. Thanks, Dave, for IDing the “little creatures”. Definitely marmosets based on this Wikipedia picture. (By the way, Dave is the creator of the awesome KanjiBox app – get it!)

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