Okinawa Journal

Washed up Puffer

Found this little guy this afternoon while walking on the beach with my daughter. He's missing his tail but still looked kind of cool. 

​Washed up Puffer Fish on the beach in Okinawa, Japan.

Japan Photo of the Day

Shot this while walking around the Koza area.  X-Pro1, 60mm - Processed to B&W with Silver Efex Pro2

​Little boy with his Mom in Okinawa, Japan.

Stairs to Katsuren Castle

If you follow my work you know how much I love black and white, however some photos are just better in color.  This shot of an Okinawan women holding an umbrella to shield herself from the sunlight descending the sharp stairs of Katsuren Castle ruins is one of them.

An Okinawan women holding an umbrella to shield herself from the sunlight descends the steep stairs of Katsuren Castle ruins. Okinawa, Japan

MPro App Test 3 - A small local Shrine

A few snapshots with "MPro" on the iPhone 5 at the shrine.

MPro App Test 2 - Lines and Silhouettes

A lady having breakfast at McDonald's. Shot using the Black and White photo app "MPro" on my iPhone 5.

MPro App Test 1 - Morning Coffee

An old man having his morning coffee at a Mcdonald's. Shot with my iPhone 5 and my favorite black and white photo app "MPro".

Popular on 500px

For those of you who are not familiar with 500px.com it's a photographer site similar to flickr only much better.  So many of the photos on 500px are just simply amazing and can humble even the best of photographers perusing the site for inspiration.​  If you are familiar with 500px then you already know how difficult it can be to reach the coveted Popular section.  Reaching the Popular section is based on votes received by other account holders most of which are photographers so you are basically voted to the top by your piers.  So it's kind of a big deal for me to see one of my street photos make it to the Popular section recently.  Here's the photo below and here's a link to the image on 500px if you want to vote for it too. :)

Japan Photo of the Day - Waiting at The Shrine

Naha, Okinawa

Japan Street Photo of the Day - Naha, Okinawa