Asakusa(Tokyo) Samba 2010

Samba festival@Asakusa - The streets of Tokyo's Asakusa district come alive with dancing girls, fabulous costumes and Latin sounds for Japan's version of the Rio Carnival. The highlight is the Grand Parade, which starts last Saturday of Aug mid-afternoon and lasts for several hours...

Lightning photographs

This is my first attempt to shoot lightning.. :)

I used a tripod,remote control trigger and tamron 18-250mm lens for this. Tried with bulb exposure mode to increase open duration of shutter.

Ward office of Nasushiobara.

Osaka-Kyoto Trip

Osaka Trip:- We started our trip to Osaka by 2010 midnight. For the travel, we rent a 'Toyota Noah' car. We had to drive almost 700 Km from Nasu to Osaka... And we reached there by 12th Aug after noon.
Visited Universal Studios of Japan, Nijō Castle, Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), Heian Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple and Kyoto Tower. The trip was very enjoyable.
Here is some snaps taken from the trip... Will upload more photos soon.. :)


Clicked on the way to Osaka..


We can see these types of many Tunnels in the Expressway from Tokyo to Osaka..


This is taken from a show named 'Water world' presented by Universal Studios.


Posing..


From the Magical Starlight Parade at Universal Studios


Nijō Castle is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan.


Nijō Castle is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan


Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), also known as Rokuon-ji (Deer Garden Temple), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.








Kiyomizu-dera, officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera is an independent Buddhist temple in Eastern Kyoto.


Kyoto Tower.


Night view from the famous Kyoto Tower.