My traverse of the Japanese Alps began at the eastern edge of Toyama Bay (富山湾) in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県). From the coast, my hiking party of two Kiwis and I headed up the northernmost ridgeline in the Kita Alps (北アルプス) - aka the Northern Alps. The trip began with nearly a week of nonstop rain as
The Most Bestest Photos of 2018
I always worry about not having enough photos to fill a post with my favorites from the previous year, but it turns out that a year is a pretty long time (despite the feeling that our revolutions around the sun are speeding up). If you're interested, here are the looks back at the previous years:
The Most Favorite Photos of 2017
Last year we had some pretty epic photos make The Most Favorite Photos of 2016, but I think I've managed to outdo myself this year. About a quarter of the way through 2017 I took the plunge and bought myself a new camera (so much lighter and more awesome). Towards the end of this year, I also
The Most Awesome Photos of 2015
Since I have yet to establish a permanent residence on this planet of ours (and I'm open to suggestions as to where this should be), I have nowhere to print and display all the billions of bytes of photographic data I have been amassing in my wandering. Consequently, the internet (and more
Photo Gallery: The Earth’s Most Recent Revolution About The Sun (2014)
We aren't too far past last year for a recap, are we? Don't you have like a year to give a wedding present? If that's true, I think I am well within the scope of allowable time for a photo recap of our last trip around the sun. I would consider last year successful on the whole. I saw a lot of
Photo Gallery: Panorama Archives
Ever since I discovered that my phone could take panoramic photos (January 14, 2011 in case you were wondering), I have occasionally remembered this function and employed it as a means of attempting to capture something extraordinary. As time went on I realized that taking panoramic photos was
Photo Gallery: The Art Of Being Artsy
The original title of this post was "A Bunch Of Shitty Black And White Photos", but at the suggestion of a devoted friend and reader (Monsieur Indie), I have changed it as to not create a bias during your initial viewing of the preceding photos. Some of you may already know where this
Your Jumping Pictures Are Bad, And You Should Feel Bad
“One...two...three...wait! You went too early.” “You said three!” “Yeah, but you need to go when I say ‘GO!’” “Alright fine let’s try again. Ready? One...two...three...GO!” “Ugh, I didn’t get it. You just look like you’re squatting.” “Okay, okay, again.” And on, and on it