Tokyo has illuminations everywhere, doesn’t it?
Since I’d just bought the DSLR, I went to the Marunouchi Illumination 2009.
The objective: illumination photography.
A photo gallery from this shoot is here. Take a look if you have a moment.
Being a Saturday, there were quite a few people — and a noticeable proportion who were clearly there to shoot photos.
Plenty of people with DSLRs and full tripod setups. Honestly a bit surprising.
…which did mean I could shoot without feeling self-conscious.
Illumination photography is hard. ISO, white balance, shutter speed — still can’t get a handle on it.
Even with a tripod, longer shutter speeds lead to blur from any vibration.
On top of all that, composition turns out to matter a lot — still very much a beginner.
From there I headed over to Yurakucho and Ginza for more shooting.
Ginza is bright even at night — in photos it looks almost like daytime.
Focused on the famous spots.
The Ginza photos are in the second half of the same gallery.
Plenty more to study and practice. Yes.