Blue City Skyline
This shot of the Minatomirai waterfront district features Yokohama’s most well-known high-rise towers and hotel: Landmark Tower (left), Queen’s Tower A and B (center), The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu (center-left), and the InterContinental Yokohama Grand hotel (right), which “evokes the image of a white sail against the blue sea.”
When overseas cruise ships visiting Japan arrive in the Port of Yokohama, this is the skyline passengers will see first as they disembark from the ship.
Fujifilm X100V (23 mm)
ISO 160 for 1/640 sec. at ƒ/4.0
Classic Chrome film simulation
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The hustle and bustle of ATL airport. I find airports a weird combination of hectic and calming. Full of people hurrying to get someplace mixed in with people with nothing to do for a couple hours trying to pass the time.
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惑う時季
新しい緑の葉が寒の戻りによって季節を誤ったのか少し黄色く、少し赤い色になった。
The new green leaves turned a little yellow and a little red, probably because of the wrong season due to the return of the cold weather.
fujifilm gfx50s ii, gf45mm
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Amtrak Adventures
One transportation form that developed countries generally use, but is more or less entirely neglected by most of America is the train.
I had the opportunity to travel from the Midwest to NYC on an Amtrak this winter break.
I think part of the reason why it's overlooked is that compared to flying, it's slow. What could have been maybe a 4 hour flight was a 17 hour meandering ride that took us along the Canadian boarder before traipsing down through upstate.
We boarded the train at 1:30 in the morning, knowing that we'd get into the city around dinnertime.
There was also a brief layover in Albany so the front half of the train going to Boston could disconnect, but then we were on our way.
Maybe it's the slower pace of everything, or the fact that people know it's going to be an ordeal, but everyone on the train is mostly chill.
The dining car and the cafe car are small reprieves from the monotony of looking out the window. The smell of a morning coffee, a little meal of hot food.
People sleep, listen to music, read books, type on their electronics.
Everyone's probably a little unsure if they'd rather be flying, but are certain that they're glad to not be driving.
I kinda see this series as a continuation of the airport meditation I did a while ago. It's also a documentation of an in-between travel space.
On another note though, isn't it great that the 'blr is letting people upload 30 images in one post now??
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Golden Hour Skyline
The large, 32-story building on the left bathing in the evening sunlight is the newly constructed Yokohama City Hall (2020).
I visit one of the cafes in the building almost every day after work to chill out and decompress before heading home. In addition, there is a small supermarket, a few restaurants, a convenience store, a drug store, a bakery, a barber shop, a post office, art exhibitions, free Wi-Fi, a souvenir shop, and more besides the normal administrative offices on the upper floors.
The promenade on the eastern side of the building has benches nestled between regularly planted greenery of in-season flowers where you can relax and enjoy views of the waterfront skyline or watch small cruise boats slowly passing by as they head out into Tokyo Bay.
Reassuringly, the upper floors of the building are also designated as an evacuation area in the event of a tsunami. Hopefully, I will never need to make use of such facilities.
Fujifilm X100V (23 mm) with 5% diffusion filter
ISO 1000 for 1/250 sec. at ƒ/11
Classic Chrome film simulation
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