Spent yesterday walking the streets of Kamakura with my wife.

Although (shocking fact ahead) I did not carry a tripod with me, the light was beautiful and I could grab a few fun shots:









more images after the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardlangui...57622724423908/

Cheers,
Bernard

Really like these, Bernard, especially the "keyhole" shot. Makes me miss Japan.

Love the simplicity of the cup of tea Bernard - that for me captures the essence of Japan. Great stuff.

My favourite is also the first one and for the very same reason: simplicity.

Kamakura is one of my favorite places. Beautiful shots, Bernard. My favorite is the torn paper. Are you going back?

Torn paper and Cup of Tea are my favorites. Lovely!

Eric

I love the bowl, Bernard, for the same reason as everyone else: simplicity, beautifully caught. The others aren't too shabby, either.

Jeremy

Thanks a lot for your kind words, I gather that simplicity works.

Cheers,
Bernard

Perhaps because we are all such simple-minded souls, Bernard.  


Cheers,

Eric

That reminds me a famous story once told to me by my Japanese archery teacher (Japanese archery is called Kyuudo or 弓道 - the way of the bow). It was the story of an old master archer, one of the best ever to shoot arrows in the Japanese archipelago.

He was once invited by yound practisers to attend a gathering and was very surprised to see that they had prepared a bow for him... he had simply assumed that they just wanted to chat with him while anybody would normally understand that they expected him to demonstrate his skills.

My teacher used this story as an example to explain that beginners and experts have in comon the simplicity of their approach to life and their craft.



Cheers,
Bernard

Bernard,

That reminds me that the reading list for a photo workshop I took back in the '60s with Minor White included the book "Zen and the Art of Archery." The same kind of relaxed simplicity, stripping things to essentials, is undoubtedly valuable in both archery and photography (and in many other areas of life).

Cheers,

Eric