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  • Asakusa

    Asakusa

    One of my favorite places in Tokyo

    I know that I already posted photos from Asakusa but I like it too much not to post more photos from here! So if you are traveling to Tokyo, even for just a short visit, this is a place you do not want to miss!

    Photos are takes with Leica M9 and 50 summicron.

    Previous post from Asakusa

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    I wounded how many pictures that has been taken on this street. Everyone, including me is stopping to take a photo or two…

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    My brother (white shoes in the center) did also stop for a minute to take the mandatory “Asakusa temple photo”.

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    The smoke has, according to the legend a purifying effect so why skip the chance?

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    It is even said that if you wave some smoke on your head it makes you extra clever. So just to be on the safe side I stood beside it for quite a while…

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    If you took away all Iphones and digital cameras it felt like little has changed since they build this temple.

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Tokyo Skytree

    Tokyo Skytree

    A trip to the new Tokyo Skytree

    During my latest visit to Tokyo one of the stops was the Tokyo Skytree. A 634 meter high tower that makes everything around look quite small. Anyway, the weather was nice with clear bus sky so it was a perfect day for the Skytree. Equipped with the Leica M9 and my brother, I headed out on the streets of Tokyo.

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    Me and my patient brother. Thanks for waiting every time I stop to take pictures… Luckily I blend in quite well with all the other Japanese citizens that also stops and takes pictures, ALL THE TIME.

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    The head office of Asahi beer. Quite spectacular building with Tokyo Skytree in the background.

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    This is the first thing that you see when the elevator doors open at the 350 meter floor. Large glass windows all around the tower and a view that in some way makes you feel like being in an airplane going in for landing.

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    Everyone gathered around the glass floor… Hopefully the engineers behind the tower has calculated for the weight…

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    Looking down the glass floor… 350 meter to the street bellow…

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    This is from the 450 meter floor. From this level it didn´t feel that high. It was almost too high and the contact with the ground disappeared. This photo is taken in the northeast direction and away from Tokyo center. Still there are building as far as you could see and from up here the size of Tokyo felt really impressive!

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    This is taken in the opposite direction, more towards the center of Tokyo. You could see Tokyo tower (the red/white peak) in the background stretching to the sky, but only half the high of Tokyo Skytree, 333 meter.

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    The night is falling over Asakusa. The look and feel of Tokyo changes and thousands of streetlights, flashing neon signs and the sound form the city makes it feel almost like being in a movie, not in the real world.

    The visit to Tokyo Skytree went as always in Tokyo, without trouble. There was an enormous queue but since this is Japan, everyone is standing in line waiting for their turn. We didn’t buy any ticket in advance and our total time spent in queue was 30 minutes.

    If you want to visit Tokyo Skytree look at this site for more information.

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Darkest day of the year

    Darkest day of the year

    The darkest day of the year, or the day when it starts to get brighter

    Today it is my day, or at least my names day… the Thomas day. It also happens to be the darkest day of the year… or the day when it starts to get a little bit brighter day by day. Guess it just two ways of looking at it. For sure there will be another summer 2014 and until that I post this photo taken close by our house in Sweden!

    Photo taken with Leica M9 and 50 summicron

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    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Autumn is here

    Autumn is here

    So the autumn has finally arrived to Stockholm

    The summer has been incredible to I can´t complain when the temperature drops down a bit. These photos was taken on a short trip with the kids to the lake of Angarn. A small lake famous for its rich bird life. Al year around people come from all corners of Sweden (and some abroad as well) to study the wildlife. Fully kitted with kids, wife and Leica M9 we went out in the sunshine.

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    The perfect place to hide! A ten meter high wooden tower build to spy on the birds…

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    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Gotland

    Gotland

    Black and white from Gotland

    I just love black and white photos. I think it gives a completely different feeling to sometimes quite ordinary photos when there is not color distracting the image.

    Taken with Leica M9 and 50 Summicron

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    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Low flying

    Low flying

    Low flying balloon over Västerås

    Short trip to Västerås for another exiting flight with the Rabbit-balloon! We did a quite long flight, over 2 hours instead of the normal 1-1,5 hours due to the absence of wind. People often think that the perfect weather for a balloon trip would be when the wind doesn´t blow at all. This would be true if you didn´t have to plan where to land. Since you can´t steer the balloon at all the pilot need SOME wind to be able to predict where he will land. During this flight there winds was almost nonexistent so we drifted everywhere before we finally found a good spot to land on.

    Photos taken with Canon 5D II and EF 24-70 F/2.8L

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    Turn on the heat!

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    John, the first one to leave the balloon at 3000 feet…

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    Coming in low over Västerås. Might be a little bit to low…

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    Spectators cheering at us from bellow.

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    A small aircraft did some really close passing´s.

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    Safe on the ground again!

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Cool looking

    Cool looking

    My cool looking girl

    I just love this image. She looks like there is nothing in the world that could push her out of balance. She will probably be the one that finally turns my hair from black into Mr. Miyahi-white… (Yes the karate master from the movie Karate Kid).

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    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Kolmården

    Kolmården

    Kolmården

    Just a simple photo of the kid, studying the animals on the other side of the fence. I sometimes wonder who looks at who at the zoo…

    Leica M9 and 50 Summicron

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    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • The frozen coast

    The frozen coast

    The winter is getting a grip of Sweden

    There photos were taken in Skåne during March 2013 so it´s just a reminder of things to come. Anyway, this year there is almost no snow and the snow thrower is parked quietly in the garage… The only ones complaining is the kids…

    Leica M9 and 50 Summicron

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    Some of you locals might recognize this road? Lövestads landsväg is the name of the road and it will today represent the typical winter in Skåne.

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    This is taken at Mossby strand. This is where we spend our summer vacation, at least when it´s not raining…

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    This could have been any sunny summer day, but it is not… Hard wind and under zero on the thermometer.

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    Water and wind is creating this cool patterns all over the beach!

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    It was just as cold as it looks…

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Tac-Up Gear

    Tac-Up Gear

    With Tac-Up gear in the woods

    Did a small photo shoot for Tac-Up Gear in Sweden. They needed a couple of new live shoots from the green wood’s of Sweden.

    Canon 5D II, EF24-70 f/2.8L

    Martin from Tac-Up Gear posing in the woods

    Martin, owner and founder of Tac-Up Gear is posing in the terrain.

    Camouflage

    Camouflage

    /Thomas Tanisawa