Week 4: Konichiwa

6/5: And the trip begins. We left for Tokyo today and because of the long flight and time zone difference, this was one of the few pictures that I took on the 5th.

6/6: First night in Tokyo. Brandon and I wandered into a little restaurant and were startled to find out that absolutely nothing was in English. After blindly ordering food by pointing at things on the menu, we had fun trying to figure out what we were eating. I took this shot with the help of the timed shutter release and a couple of (clean) ashtrays to prop the camera up.

6/9: This is the famous street crossing in Tokyo that is the busiest in the world. It is right outside of the Shibuya train station and is absolutely flooded with people. When the crossing turned green it looked like a bunch of marbles had been released simultaneously. Pretty nuts.

6/10: This is the gate to one of the most famous temples in Tokyo. We were stoked to finally go to this absolutely massive temple and get to see the inside of it. The only problem... We got there and the entire thing was under construction and we couldn't go in. At least the gate was pretty cool...

6/11: Tonight we went to the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Shinjuku. This is the bar that Bill Murray and Scarlet Johannson frequent in the movie Lost in Translation. The view up here was breathtaking. I also never thought I'd see a five figure bar tab in my life, but theres a first time for everything, right?

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June 5, 2010: LAX to NRA

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/400

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO: 400

Focal: 18mm

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June 6, 2010: What Have We Gotten Ourselves Into?

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/10

Aperture: f/5.0

ISO: 800

Focal: 18mm

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June 7, 2010: The Electric City

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Tv

Shutter: 1/20

Aperture: f/13

ISO: 800

Focal: 24mm

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June 8, 2010: Temple of Love

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/25

Aperture: f/4.0

ISO: 400

Focal: 35mm

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June 9, 2010: Shibuya Roll Call

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/13

Aperture: f/5.0

ISO: 400

Focal: 70mm

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June 10, 2010: Under Construction

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/400

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO: 100

Focal: 20mm

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June 11, 2010: Lost in Translation

Lens: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Priority: Av

Shutter: 1/8

Aperture: f/4.0

ISO: 1600

Focal: 28mm

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