Typical Okinawa
Typical Okinawa
Typical Okinawa
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Nov, 2012Views
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Location
This was taken along araha area in Okinawa, Japan during my my evening sunset stroll :)Time
I would leave my apt about 20 mins before sunset and stay out about 10 mins after then rush back home to continue dinner etcLighting
Often times I will squint my eyes so I can only see the shape for a strong silhouette image. Natural light.Equipment
I think my Nikon D700 with 16-35mm lens, but I could be wrong...it might have been a D300 with the 18-70 kit lens, it's quite an old image, so when I find the original, hopefully I can updateInspiration
People and connections inspire me. Strong silhouettes at sunset. This man (a fisherman) was there quite often. I wanted to capture his essence and the Okinawa vibe with the bikes - the local fisherman ride them everywhere up and down the seawall and beachEditing
I am pretty sure this was shot jpg. I try to capture as much as possible in camera. I am about 90% an in camera cropper too - foot zooming even if I have a zoom lens on sometimes too :) - The colour was just popped, literally a 30 sec edit for this oneIn my camera bag
I typically don't like a lot of equipment, unless I am going somewhere where I most likely won't go again (case in point, the snow monkeys in Japan). If that is the case I carry a pink jansport backpack and any additional lenses are inside a hat or scarf or t.shirt (depending on the season). For my nightly walk I prefer to just have my camera and lens and that's it (and of course my iphone). For more out there trips I will have my nikon 700 and 50mm and then decide on one or two more lenses depending on the trip. Snow monkeys (Nikon with 50mm plus macro and 70-200 - that was a big one!). London (nikon with 50mm plus 16-35 and maybe Lensbaby). Kyoto (Nikon with 50mm). After sunset seascapes, etc (Nikon with 16-35 and tripod - I don't like taking the tripod out!) I ALWAYS have my iphone. I never underestimate what can be captured with it and the less equipment the better, I feel like it drags my artistic flow down.Feedback
Go out before sunset, at least 15 mins. Sometimes the sunset isn't the greatest sky. I actually don't really care for clear skies, I love big boombastic clous and all the colours and textures. Talk to the locals, build a rapport, even if you don't speak the language. Smile and laugh! Stay 10 mins after sunset, sometimes that's when the skie creates it's greatest hue. You always see people leaving a spot right at sunset. Wait. The sky does amazing things 10 mins after oftentimes and if it doesn't, keep that as your zen or meditation moment!
