Monday, December 12, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

View from Kompirasan

View from Kompirasan
Kompira Shrine, Kotahira, Japan The view from the Shrine after a 748 step climb :-)

Friday, November 18, 2016

Steamy Autumn Morning

Steamy Autumn Morning
The early morning sun causes steam to rise from the thatched roofs of gasshō-zukuri houses in Shirakawa-gō Gifu, Japan

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Magnificent Mt Fuji

Magnificent Mt Fuji
Travelling in magical Japan for 6 weeks! Many more photos of this stunning country on my return :-)

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The Day Before Endless War

The Day Before Endless War
One from the deep archives! Afghanistan, December 23rd 1979. Olympus OM and Kodak Plus-X Pan B/W film. Scanned with a Plustek Opticfilm 7200i

Friday, April 22, 2016

Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue
entering the Marlborough Sounds - South Island in the foreground, Arapawa island in the backgound

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Blessing of the Boats

Blessing of the Boats
The Blessing of the Boats is a southern Italian tradition where boats are decorated with flags and blessed by a priest to protect the crew from the sea and to bring good fortune. The ceremony has been adopted in Island Bay since 1933, when the fishing boat Santina foundered in Cook Strait, with the loss of four crew including three Italians. In the late 19th century, Island Bay was settled by Italian and Shetland fishermen.