DirtyGlassEye
Land of The Rising Sun
You know where this is, you've seen it before. This shot is used in all the promotional material for Japan. After seeing it so many times, I'd argue this shot symbolizes Japan (on a photographic level at least). Hence my title choice, which is one of the primary nicknames for the country. It's truly unbelievable that this island nation has THE longest history in the world, one of the most respectable cultures, managed to preserve it's strength through centuries of self isolation, has some of the most beautiful landscapes in both urban and natural backgrounds. And on a personal note, the strive for perfectionism in Japan is inspiring to no end. And Shinto is one of the better religions I've had the privilege to research. Japan is a near perfect country.
This shot however, is not. I'm actually a little embarrassed to release it in this state. So why is it here at all? The conditions for getting this shot, I would not allow myself to walk away from this one. Up before dawn to get "the rising sun", the road up to Arakurayama was closed. I'm no hiker, so walking up all those flights of stairs might have been one of the most grueling and physically demanding things I've had to do in this country (even Fushimi wasn't as tiring as this).
On top of that, I made the massive mistake to shoot this with a slow shutter, even with a tripod there were many problems. Every angle I got here had a problem of random blurs of light. I had to balance out the clarity and the noise reducer in editing, and certain pieces are still out of proportion. This is still the best angle I got here and this is as good as this image is going to get. I was actually a little worried it would look like an AI image when I was finally done with it. My associate said I was overexaggerating and that it was fine so I uploaded it anyway. But I will gladly hit this location again in the future, I must never lose the strive for perfection, at all of these places and angles.
Land of The Rising Sun
You know where this is, you've seen it before. This shot is used in all the promotional material for Japan. After seeing it so many times, I'd argue this shot symbolizes Japan (on a photographic level at least). Hence my title choice, which is one of the primary nicknames for the country. It's truly unbelievable that this island nation has THE longest history in the world, one of the most respectable cultures, managed to preserve it's strength through centuries of self isolation, has some of the most beautiful landscapes in both urban and natural backgrounds. And on a personal note, the strive for perfectionism in Japan is inspiring to no end. And Shinto is one of the better religions I've had the privilege to research. Japan is a near perfect country.
This shot however, is not. I'm actually a little embarrassed to release it in this state. So why is it here at all? The conditions for getting this shot, I would not allow myself to walk away from this one. Up before dawn to get "the rising sun", the road up to Arakurayama was closed. I'm no hiker, so walking up all those flights of stairs might have been one of the most grueling and physically demanding things I've had to do in this country (even Fushimi wasn't as tiring as this).
On top of that, I made the massive mistake to shoot this with a slow shutter, even with a tripod there were many problems. Every angle I got here had a problem of random blurs of light. I had to balance out the clarity and the noise reducer in editing, and certain pieces are still out of proportion. This is still the best angle I got here and this is as good as this image is going to get. I was actually a little worried it would look like an AI image when I was finally done with it. My associate said I was overexaggerating and that it was fine so I uploaded it anyway. But I will gladly hit this location again in the future, I must never lose the strive for perfection, at all of these places and angles.