From Behind The Camera

Japan really has a special place in our hearts for my wife and I. Some may say they left their hearts in San Francisco but we left ours in Japan. Some day, I would really like to go back as there was just so much to see and do.

Much of the time, when I blog, you see the resulting images of my endeavors but not really how I got that shot. While in Japan, my wife took a few of me while I was actually making the photograph. Here's two of them:

I try to get right in the action while also not being too pushy or aggressive. It's a fine line and one I'm always balancing on all the time.

I try to get right in the action while also not being too pushy or aggressive. It's a fine line and one I'm always balancing on all the time.

Here's the resulting image.

Here's the resulting image.


I was so focused on getting this image, I totally did not notice these two curious on-lookers trying to check out the photograph I was taking. I recall petting them after the image though.

I was so focused on getting this image, I totally did not notice these two curious on-lookers trying to check out the photograph I was taking. I recall petting them after the image though.

Resulting image

Resulting image