2018 Shinjuku, a photo from Tokyo, Kanto

Photographer's Note

I dedicate this image to Takero. He has seen it already, on the LCD of my camera, a couple of hours after it had been taken, during our mini TE meeting in Tokyo.

Shinjuku is an area of Tokyo known for its train station, which is the busiest in the world, Tokyo government offices as well as its red-lights district and so called Electric Street housing many large electronic stores. It also has, in my opinion, some of the best displays of neon lights in Tokyo, so that's where I headed to test my new fisheye lens, purchased that very morning.

This is my last upload from Japan for now. I'm going to post something from my latest journey to Central Asia next. Mainly because Gert has been telling me off for some time for not showing images from my last 10 or so trips. ;-)

tyro, tyro, ChrisJ, pajaran, jemaflor, holmertz, Royaldevon, sacimar, jhm, bukitgolfb301, papagolf21, PiotrF, alvaraalto, GyurMaster, maloutim, macjake, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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tyro (30513) 2019-11-07 14:33

Hello Kasia,

Oh, what fun!! I can imagine that a fisheye lens could open up lots of inetersting photographi possibilities though, in the end, I can imagine that there won't always be very many occasions when one could use one.

But this is surely a perfect capture for your very first venture with your new toy! I love the circular frame, the curved "straight" lines and your own strong symmetrical composition too. Your depth of field is, of course, quite remarkable with everything in sharp focus throughout the frame - but I do like the fact that you have also used a fairly slow shutter speed to allow motion blur of the passers-by.

Lovely light and great rich colours.

I'm sure Takero will love this - because I do! :)

Brilliant!

Kindest Regards,

John.

abmdsudi (88573) 2019-11-07 17:30

Hi Kasia
A cracker of a smooth exposure level to this shot, is dynamic with blurry ghosts' movements but the building remains in sharp focus with crisp detail to settle the eyes. The framing really works great with nice central aspect enveloped by the glowing light. some intense colours and real close to enable the ultra wide lens to take the whole lot of the scene to reveal an extra ordinary depth and curvatures.

This perhaps how fish in a bowl see the world or simply 'fish's world perspective' I think, its an exciting sweet lens well worth messing around yielding a new dimension as portrayed. It's the way to express your bold ideas and for us to enjoy and feel. Remarkable capture :))
Best regards

Gerrit (59968) 2019-11-07 22:36

Hello Kasia,
Dynamic shot that fits the lively environment perfectly. The orange color and the symmetry in the signs make the photo strong.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

jemaflor (135448) 2019-11-07 23:30

Hi Kasia,
Interesting photogenic effect with your fish eyes, good rendering, nice sharpness and warm colors, good idea, interesting POV, original shot, well made, tfs.

ChrisJ (160036) 2019-11-08 0:34

Hello Kasia,

A creative use of the fish eye lens, with the image resembling a fortune teller's crystal ball. Excellent use of motion blur of the hurrying pedestrians. Tfs!

holmertz (92884) 2019-11-08 2:04

Hello Kasia,
I will look forward to seeing you taking my advice to move closer in time. ;-I
You could have dedicated this jointly to György for stepping into his special comfort zone of globalized photography. It's a really fun shot with the motion blurred people and the great orange Jumbo sign as the supreme eye-catchers. There's also a very nice starry light towards the upper right corner, and a superb contrast between the very good light inside the picture and the complete darkness outside.
Have a nice weekend,
Gert

lousat (129979) 2019-11-08 3:20

Hi Kasia,great way to close your japanese series,for the moment! A great idea and a beautiful effect very sharp and bright,i like the perfect symmetry on the neon signs of Jumbo too. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (75420) 2019-11-08 3:24

Hello Kasia,

I don't have a lens, like this but I like the effect that it can have; here your shot looks like a crystal ball, the images suggesting what might be your future! It is so bright and colourful that immediately attracts attention and it's very well composed to create this sense of symmetry.

Oh dear, my suggestion that this might be your future didn't intend that you might become like an elephant but knowing you, you might become involved in the conservation of these wonderful animals!

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

sacimar (38173) 2019-11-08 5:42

Hello Kasia,

original image with an interesting visual effect, I like the idea to present this street using the fisheye lens, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

jhm (203039) 2019-11-08 9:36

Hello Kasia,

Takero shall are very happy with the parabola.
Jumbo a Dutch world chain, of shops.
Excellent captured.
Pleasant colours, nice sharp and clear.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (82264) 2019-11-08 13:59

Hello Kasia,
A great photo of the neon lights and the people rushing by. You captured the motion blur really well. The orange and yellow lights stand out wonderfully from the dark backdrop.
Lars

bukitgolfb301 (53894) 2019-11-08 16:21

Hi dear Kasia

Wow almost 2 years has passed--, I see.
Ya I remember your lens's impact, I want to add to my lens line-up. Unusal imapct is so strong and the contarst of stop and blurred is also so attractive.
Please come to Japan again if you have time. Anxiously waiting for your new sereis. By the way did you go to Kamikouchi? I start upload new sereis for Kamikouchi.
Thanks for your sharing,

Al the best and have a good day! Takero

papagolf21 (152599) 2019-11-08 23:38

Bonjour, Kasia,
Très originale composition fort bien mise en image.
Belle réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

CLODO (45094) 2019-11-09 5:35

Hi Kasia

Nice wink to Gyorgy with this fish eye view, I like the blurred human silhouette giving life to the picture.
Cheers
CLODO

PiotrF (52330) 2019-11-09 15:47

Czesc Kasiu
Ciekawa sceneria dla testow nowego sprzetu.
Swietna kolorystyka i ostrosc. Obiektyw zaliczyl test :)
Powaznie skrywasz przed swiatem fotograficzne dokonania z ostatnich 10 podrozy?
Powinnas rzeczywiscie to naprawic
pozdrawiam
Piotr

Nicou (193806) 2019-11-09 23:15

Hello

Image tu en mouvement quelle boule et couleur quel effet superbe présentation et captage fantastique
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

alvaraalto (42280) 2019-11-10 0:13

Hello Kasia
This seems to me exactly the right place and opportunity to try out your new fisheye lens. The composition is extremely suitable for this and the photo has therefore been extremely successful. Congratulations on the result.
Excellent work
Have a good Sunday, groet Rob

GyurMaster (21349) 2019-11-10 1:20

Hello Kasia,

Welcome to the club of fisheye users and circle image makers! :) I think this image shows that your purchase was a good investment!

Best Wishes,
Gy.

rychem (72179) 2019-11-11 8:05

Bardzo atrakcyjne ujecie, to jest specyficzny obiektyw a efekt super, test wypadl na BDB :)
pozdrawiam Ryszard

macjake (96157) 2019-11-12 13:25

Hi Kasia
So you met up with Takero! That's great. What was the meeting like? was it only for one evening, did you go to many different places? What is his English like? you know what I like most about this one, with all the distortions and circles, the horizontal line under JUMBO is perfectly straight anchoring the shot so well. Its a dream of mine to visit Tokyo for the same reasons you mentioned in the note. fun shot! I actually want to see more of your Tokyo shots hahaha. cheers
Craig

COSTANTINO (104191) 2019-11-13 13:10

Hello dear Kasia and have a nice time
original version
this is surely a perfect capture..
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

maloutim (13617) 2019-11-16 1:18

Not being very technical in photography, I had never heard of a fish-eye lens before, and thought from the thumbnail it was a capture taken in a giant Christmas ball. It’s very effective anyway,.
Good eeffect created by the blurred passers-by in the shopping centre.
Kind regards.
Marie-Louise.

mcmtanyel (58830) 2019-12-01 21:08

Hello Kasia,
So, this is from a fisheye lens. I thought it was a reflection from a shiny sphere. In either case, I love the effect. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

emka (152228) 2019-12-02 23:28

Witaj Kasiu,

Fajna pamiątka za spotkania z Takero. Ciekawa kompozycja, udana próba rybiego oka. Fajne duchy. Ja sie jakos Shinjuku nie zachwyciłam.

Pozdrawiam MAłgorzata