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At the village of BriBri on the Sixaola border river between Costa Rica and Panama, locals and well-informed strangers wait for the crossing to take advantage of the duty-free lower prices for alcohol and other luxury goods in Panama. The border is effectively open here; on the opposite shore, several shops set up to cater to the special demand have settled in the rainforest. The village of BriBri and neighbouring settlements are inhabited by the small indigenous tribe of the same name (pop. approx. 5000).
Limón Province, Costa Rica 19.10.2012
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Bei dem Dorf BriBri am Grenzfluß Sixaola zwischen Costa Rica und Panama warten Einheimische und kundige Fremde auf die Überfahrt, um von den zollfrei günstigeren Preisen für Alkohol und andere Genussgüter in Panama zu profitieren. Die Grenze ist hier faktisch offen; am gegenüberliegenden Ufer haben sich im Regenwald mehrere auf die spezielle Nachfrage eingerichtete Läden angesiedelt. Das Dorf BriBri und benachbarte Siedlungen werden von dem gleichnamigen kleinen indigenen Volk bewohnt (ca. 5000 Einw.).
Provinz Limón, Costa Rica 19.10.2012
Browsing the duty free at Heathrow airport and seen these lovely coloured perfume tester bottles.
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I took this shot at the Vancouver airport just before leaving for Maui. I rather liked the reflections off the shiny floor. The photo was taken in February 2020, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well!
Gibraltar. The Rock of Gibraltar and views from the rock. Gibraltar was a major Royal Navy base as Great Britain could control the straits of Gibraltar and shipping going in and out of the eastern Mediterranean. Famously John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew down to Gibraltar to get married in the registry office there. One great thing about from the history is that its completely duty free
• Absichtliche Kamerabewegung (ICM) am Flughafen Abu Dhabi
• Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) at Abu Dhabi Airport
AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
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This is the newly renovated Nogoya International Airport terminal. They jazzed it up with new carpet tiles, accent lighting and more duty free stores. (Nagoya, Japan Dec'08)
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Duty free shop in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
Since Andorra is located between two countries, it’s a great place to shop because of its tax haven status benefits. You can roam the shopping streets as you will find a large selection of things to buy that are duty free. The largest number of shopping complexes in Andorra are located in the capital city of Andorra la Vella.
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AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
BEST VIEW LARGE
We are passionate about bringing a relaxed approach while creating beautiful, natural and vibrant images.
AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
BEST VIEW LARGE
AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
BEST VIEW LARGE
AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
BEST VIEW LARGE
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Hi ha tot un mon fascinant de clons de les càmeres Leica. I no parlo de les copies post-sovietiques modificades en general per provar d'enganyar incauts. Em refereixo a les copies fetes els mateixos anys 30, 40 i 50 de les Leica I, II i III, generalment per fabricants Sovietics, Francesos, Italians i Japonesos. Les més nombroses son les sovietiques però potser algunes les més interessants son les japonenes.
La gran majoria foren produides a la postguerra mundial, ja que les patents alemanes havien estat anulades pels vencedors, i qualsevol fabricant podia lliurement produir un diseny tan solid i conegut com la Leica. Algunes d'aquests "Leica" japoneses presenten força millores sobre el diseny original, però en aquest cas m'interessava un dels models més fidels al original: la Nicca IIIS.
La Nicca IIIS fou produida els anys 1952-54. És una copia estèticament conservadora, practicament identica en tot a la Leica III de 1934, incloent l'ajust d'enfoc del telemetre i el cargol lligat al marquet del visor. La única diferencia evident son els endolls de flaix a la part frontal.
Aquesta càmera en particular va marcada EP al dial de rebobinat, cosa que indica que fou venguda en una base militar nord-americana al Japó i com a tal marcada com exepta d'impostos d'exportació.
L'objectiu no venia amb la càmera, essent un Industar-50 sovietic que jo ja tenia.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
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There is a whole fascinating world of clones of Leica cameras. And I’m not talking about post-Soviet copies modified in general to try to fool the unwary. I am referring to copies made in the same 30s, 40s and 50s of the Leica I, II and III, usually by Soviet, French, Italian and Japanese manufacturers. The most numerous are the Soviets but perhaps some of the most interesting are the Japanese.
The vast majority were produced in the post-World War II period, as German patents had been annulled by the victors, and any manufacturer could freely produce a design as solid and well-known as the Leica. Some of these Japanese "Leica" feature quite a few improvements over the original design, but in this case I was interested in one of the most faithful models to the original: the Nicca IIIS.
The Nicca IIIS was produced in 1952-54. It is an aesthetically conservative copy, virtually identical in everything to the 1934 Leica III, including the telemetry focus adjustment and the screw attached to the viewfinder window "elbow". The only obvious difference is the two flash plugs on the front.
This particular camera was marked EP on the rewind dial, indicating that it was sold at a US military base or duty free shop in Japan.
The lens did not come with the camera, being a Soviet Industar-50 that I already had.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
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