2016-07-20

Yamashita Park MM21 Nightscape


Minato-Mirai Skyline.
View from Yamashita Park.

Yokohama Bay Bridge.
View from Yamashita Park.

Hikawa Maru moored at Yamashita Park.

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel in the Minato Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Minato-Mirai seaside business district, Yokohama

Hikawa Maru moored at Yamashita Park

InterContinental Yokohama Grand Hotel

Yokohama Bay Bridge.
View from Yamashita Park.

Yokohama Marine Tower

Yokohama Marine Tower

The Guardian of Water, a Donal Hord sculpture gifted by Yokohama's sister city San Diego in 1960.

One of thousands of roses in Yamashita Park

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2016-07-19

MM21 Yamashita Park


Seagulls resting on mooring chain of retired ocean liner berthed at Yamashita Park, Yokohama.
ISO 200 for 1/400 sec. @ f/5.6
#カモメ #山下公園 #横浜 #seagull #YamashitaPark #Yokohama

Osanbashi Pier (Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal) is a popular destination even if you’re not boarding a cruise ship.
ISO 200 for 1/320 sec. @ f/11.0
#大さん橋 #大さん橋国際客船ターミナル #横浜 #OsanbashiPier #Yokohama

Wind turbine on industrial coastline of Ebisucho in Yokohama Port.
ISO 200 for 1/400 sec. @ f/13.00
#風車 #横浜港 #横浜 #WindTurbine #YokohamaPort #Yokohama

My border collie trying to keep cool under her towel during a hot summer afternoon.
ISO 100 for 1/400 sec. @ f/17.1
#ボーダーコリー #夏 #ワンちゃん #bordercollie #summer #Yokohama

A pilot boat leaving Port of Yokohama in the direction of Tokyo Bay past the Yokohama Bay Bridge.
ISO 200 for 1/250 sec. @ f/11.00
#水先船 #パイロットボート #横浜港 #横浜ベイブリッジ #YokohamaPort #pilotboat #YokohamaBayBridge

Minato-Mirai district on waterfront of Port of Yokohama.
ISO 100 for 1/200 sec. @ f/11.00
#みなとみらい #横浜港 #横浜 #MinatoMirai #YokohamaPort #Yokohama

Shadow of industrial pipes.
ISO 100 for 1/320 sec. @ f/8.0
#工業用配管 #IndustrialPiping #abstractphotography

Japanese coast guard helicopter likely conducting rescue training.
ISO 200 for 1/320 sec. @ f/11.0
#ヘリコプター #海上保安庁 #helicoptor #JapanCoastGuard

Hot dog ready for some ice-cold water.
ISO 200 for 1/320 sec. @ f/5.60
#ボーダーコリー #夏 #ワンちゃん #bordercollie #summer #Yokohama

InterContinental Yokohama Grand, a hotel on waterfront edge of Yokohama Port.
ISO 200 for 1/320 sec. @ f/5.60
#ホテル #みなとみらい #横浜 #横浜港 #hotel #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #YokohamaPort

Remains of the 104 year-old Shinko Pier Hammerhead Crane, Yokohama’s first quay crane Hammer Head which was installed in 1914 on the waterfront of Yokohama Port. The Hammerhead will be the center of attraction in a new park to be built to commemorate her many years of service to the development of Yokohama as a port city over the past 100+ years.
ISO 200 for 1/250 sec. @ f/11.0
#新港埠頭 #ハンマーヘッドクレーン #みなとみらい #横浜 #横浜港 #ShinkoPier #HammerheadCrane #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #YokohamaPort

Huge stones used for benches at park. From late 1800s, the stones formed Yokohama Port’s original breakwater, which sank into ocean after 7.9 magnitude earthquake in 1923. Stones were discovered in in early 2000s and repurposed. 
ISO 400 for 1/250 sec. @ f/9.0
#開港の丘 #歴史的な石 #みなとみらい #横浜 #横浜港 #KaikoHillPark #HistoricalStones #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #YokohamaPort

Steps on the waterfront where she can take a dip and cool off in the waters at the Port of Yokohama.
ISO 200 for 1/250 sec. @ f/5.60
#ボーダーコリー #夏 #ワンちゃん #bordercollie #waterfront #PortofYokohama

Minato-Mirai district skyline on waterfront in Port of Yokohama.
ISO 200 for 1/200 sec. @ f/11.00
#みなとみらい #横浜 #横浜港 #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #YokohamaPort

The Hikawa Maru ocean liner (1930 to 1960) berthed at Yamashita Park. Noted passengers include imperial family,  Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth, and even Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. Yokohama Marine Tower on right watches over the port.
ISO 200 for 1/200 sec. @ f/11.00
#氷川丸 #山下公園 #横浜マリンタワー #HikawaMaru #YokohamaMarineTower #YamashitaPark

Tokyo Bay cruise ship pulling into Port of Yokohama on waterfront of Port of Yokohama.
ISO 200 for 1/320 sec. @ f/11.00
#みなとみらい #横浜 #横浜港 #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #YokohamaPort

Wooden deck on Osanbashi Pier (Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal).
ISO 400 for 1/250 sec. @ f/9.0
#大さん橋 #大さん橋国際客船ターミナル #横浜 #OsanbashiPier #Yokohama

Wooden deck on Osanbashi Pier & Yokohama Marine Tower (in background).
ISO 100 for 1/320 sec. @ f/5.6
#大さん橋 #大さん橋国際客船ターミナル #横浜 #OsanbashiPier #Yokohama

Building near Osanbashi Pier built in 1936. Currently a shop for ladies shirts designed by a 3rd generation designer from Tokyo circa 1953. Classic exterior preserved. Interior is modern, simple, but stylish.
ISO 200 for 1/80 sec. @ f/6.30
#Stripes #ストライプス #designershop #デザインナシャツ #Yokohama #横浜

Opening Port Festival Park commemorating Japan-U.S. treaty signed in 1854 under direction of USN Commodore M. Perry forcing an end to Japan’s 220-year-old policy of isolation under the Shogun.
ISO 400 for 1/100 sec. @ f/6.30
#開港広場公園 #park #公園 #日米和親条約締結の地 #Yokohama #横浜

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2016-07-04

Lamp Shade


When she died, you were not there.
When I cried, you were not there.


In my time of need, I was alone.
In the depths of despair, I was walking blindly in the dark.


No shoulder to lean on.
No healing for my heart.


I can forgive you. I have forgiven you.
But you will never know how much I needed you.

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