Jozenji Night

A look down Jozenji Street during the light pageant.

Wrong Angle

This could have been better if taken from the front.

Jozenji Street Light Pageant

The first of many shots.

Congratulations

This one is for the USA Women's Soccer Team.

Enhanced

When I take pictures of fireworks, I like to have something else in the shot to give it some context. After I uploaded this picture to Flickr, I realized the sky was too black to see the building , so I "fixed" it with the Flickr photo tools.

Fire Flower

This one looks like the fire flower on Super Mario Brothers.

2012 Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival

It was another great fireworks display downtown.

Jogi Fireworks Part 2

This is what happens to fireworks in the mountains [or anywhere for that matter] when there is no wind.

Jogi 2012 Fireworks

One thing you should do when you take pictures is scout the location. I did a few weeks ago, but I didn't know where the fireworks would come from.

So when I got there (in the dark) I asked another guy with a camera where the fireworks would be and he said that direction. I wanted to get both the fireworks and the whole pagoda in the shot, but now I need to wait until next year to have another chance.

I guess I could have shot in portrait.

Mt Izumi from Izumi Botanical Gardens

I got to visit Izumi Botanical Gardens recently. It is a fun place to go.

Rebel Base

I am looking forward to coming back here to Jogi Nyorai Saiho-ji Temple with a telephoto lens. I only went with a 55mm this time.

Jogi Nyorai Saiho-ji Temple

The road leading up to the temple in the village.

Signs

Maybe instead of all the signs, they should move the shop closer to the street.