Category: photo challenge

Oops, I have just deleted completely some pictures about water and what’s more I have no opportunity to take pictures this week. In such case usually I decide to not participate in a challenge but I may be abscent also next week. After, wondering this and that, eventually, here’s mine.
Under dark sky, just next to dark water, hearing low sound of wind, and thinking about far place, I was looking at a motion of water. It was not a cheerful moment but definitely beautiful. The rhythm of water was simple and it drew a white line to separate my place from the sea.

Lens-Artists Challenge #293: Water in Motion

Perhaps, it would be better to add a cheerful moment at the end of this post. It was take at Tokyo Disney Resort.

I’m not sure why they say Yokohama blue but surely it shall be blue, probably not because of color of water, color of sky, color of people nor color of culture, but Yokohama is. As usual, someone is joging at a park next to the bay. As usual, a lot of tourinsts are dis embarking from a cruise ship. As usual, people are visiting there for weekend shopping. Even after a hundred years, nothing has changed. One very small difference is that I am part of the city.

Lens-Artists Challenge #291: Cityscapes

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The name of the shop was “Boutique Ephemer” and it seemed to be open for a limited time. There were signs all over the place asking you to feel free to enter, but for some reason I hesitated to go inside even though I had no plans to buy anything. The shop itself was decorated in Christmas-like colors, and just looking at it made me feel happy.
I’m a rather practical person and don’t mind window shopping at bakeries. In the end, I end up buying bread.

Lens-Artists Challenge #288: Window Sopping

（日本語訳）
そのお店の名前は「ブティック・エフェメール（儚いお店）」で、期間限定のようでした。どうぞご自由にお入りくださいといった言葉があちこちに書かれていたものの、何も買う予定がないと入りづらいものです。クリスマスみたいな華やかな店舗でした。どちらかといえば自分は現実派で、パン屋さんでもウィンドウ・ショッピングができてしまう方ですが、でも、結局はパンを買ってしまいます。

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It was always raining when I did something different from ordinary days. Sometimes it was snowy in wintertime. When I supported my family who had to do something important, when I visited a place that I was looking forward to, when I had to do unpleased things, it always rained. For a long time I didn’t understand why.
After many years have passed, I realized that I remember bad weather as a bad memory. I learnt even also that a rain makes up the world being beautiful.

Lens-Artists Challenge #286: Weather

いつもと違うことをするときはいつも雨が降っていた。 冬には雪が降ることもあった。 大切なことをしなければならない家族をサポートするとき、楽しみにしていた場所に行くとき、嫌なことをしなければならないときは、いつも雨が降っていた。 そして長い間その理由が分からないでいた。
何年も経って、悪天候のことは嫌な思い出として覚えていることに気づいたのだった。 雨が降ってこそ世界が美しいということも。

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Yokohama is a big city but it has a short history. It was in 1859 that Yokohama suddenly appeared in Japanese history, let alone world history. That was only 160 years ago. The peaceful era that had lasted for 300 years entered a major turning point after a mission from the United States appeared. Yokohama became the place to open a port for them. Fifty years later, the red brick warehouse was built as a national bonded warehouse. Now that its role has ended, it is now a beautiful shopping mall that is loved by citizens.
Above picture was taken there at night time. The historical scenery during the day and the energy at night seem to symbolize modern Yokohama.

Lens-Artists Challenge #284: Day & Night

横浜は大都市である。歴史は浅い。横浜が世界史どころか日本史に突然登場するのは1859年のことである。わずか160年前でしかない。300年も続いた平和な時代は、アメリカからの使節団が現れたのちに大きな転換期を迎える。横浜は、彼らのために港を開く場所となった。その50年後、赤レンガ倉庫は国設の保税倉庫として作られた。今ではその役割を終え、美しいショッピングモールとして親しまれている。