DirtyGlassEye
Mahogany mansion
Tokyo normally is known for some of it's tightly compact skyscrapers and apartment complexes, some clean, some filthy. Often accompanied by neon signs and lights. And then, amidst all that, there's this. An incredibly random decaying red castle that looks like it has nothing to do with Japan that it's almost funny. The Ohjo building.
I have no idea what this place was built for or why, but today it hosts techno raves for some reason (so I wouldn't have gone in even if it was open at this time). But having this random location in a large urban setting oddly enough provides a good contrast.
After an extensive hunt spanning months I found "that 1 shot" of Ohjo at night and narrowed out it's location and name. On 2 separate days, and 2 separate ends of my trip, I scouted out Ohjo for the options on compositions. This one being my first one. There wasn't anything particularly challenging to note. This is just a street side view looking up. The windows looked incredibly glossy which I guess adds to the architecture of the shot. You can barely see a neon sign on the top of the building on the left, there were other inactive lights that I edited out, and ofcourse the only other thing that needed editing was ofcourse, the ever repulsive and perpetual white sky. Raised the clarity and lowered the exposure. Finding a balance on the sakura branch (not so much the blossoms, just the branch itself) also proved a bit time consuming, but you can't rush art.
I wonder how many people will realize this is Tokyo before I say it, cause it looks NOTHING like it.
Mahogany mansion
Tokyo normally is known for some of it's tightly compact skyscrapers and apartment complexes, some clean, some filthy. Often accompanied by neon signs and lights. And then, amidst all that, there's this. An incredibly random decaying red castle that looks like it has nothing to do with Japan that it's almost funny. The Ohjo building.
I have no idea what this place was built for or why, but today it hosts techno raves for some reason (so I wouldn't have gone in even if it was open at this time). But having this random location in a large urban setting oddly enough provides a good contrast.
After an extensive hunt spanning months I found "that 1 shot" of Ohjo at night and narrowed out it's location and name. On 2 separate days, and 2 separate ends of my trip, I scouted out Ohjo for the options on compositions. This one being my first one. There wasn't anything particularly challenging to note. This is just a street side view looking up. The windows looked incredibly glossy which I guess adds to the architecture of the shot. You can barely see a neon sign on the top of the building on the left, there were other inactive lights that I edited out, and ofcourse the only other thing that needed editing was ofcourse, the ever repulsive and perpetual white sky. Raised the clarity and lowered the exposure. Finding a balance on the sakura branch (not so much the blossoms, just the branch itself) also proved a bit time consuming, but you can't rush art.
I wonder how many people will realize this is Tokyo before I say it, cause it looks NOTHING like it.