Retrospective 2008 - Part 3

Here I present my best photos of 2008. As usual this year I continued the themes of detritus and the vernacular landscape. Be it the remains of city infrastructure or the everyday objects that facilitate our economies, I try to highlight things that we see everyday, but might not notice or think about.

I was helped this year by the trick Lensbaby lens and Adobe's Lightroom software. Most of these photos were shot in RAW and converted to JPEG for posting to flickr. I use a Canon EOS 40D camera.

These photos can also be found at my flickr set: Restospective 2008
Part one can be found here. Part two can be found here.

Abunai - Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Don't go swimming in the pond.


Sea Dice II - Kata, Wakayama


Matsuri Girls, Watching - Sanda, Hyogo
I try to avoid taking shots of people or people in Japanese dress, but this shot jumped out at me.


Storage Room - Kaizuka, Osaka


Garden Path - Kanazawa, Ishikawa


Parking Spot #1 - Kameyama, Mie


Gun-Hunting - Kaizuka, Osaka


Raising the Flag for the Sports Festival - Nishinomiya, Hyogo


National Railway Fan - On the JR Nara Line, Kyoto


Hidden Flower - Kishinosato-Tamade Station, Osaka