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Japanese Ministry of
Image Title:  Japanese Ministry of
 
 By: Roger Williams  
  Copyright ©2005



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Photographer Roger Williams {K:84106}
Project N/A Camera Model Voigtlander Bessaflex
Categories Architecture
Cityscape
Film Format
Portfolio SLR
Japanalia
Lens Ultron 40mm F/2
Uploaded 11/12/2005 Film / Memory Type Fuji  Superia
    ISO / Film Speed 400
Views 192 Shutter 1/500
Favorites Aperture f/11
Critiques 16 Rating
5.40
/ 5 Ratings
Location City -  Kasumigaseki
State -  TOKYO
Country - Japan   Japan
About This is the view of a Japanese Ministry (don't know which one) from the 15th floor of the family court, looking towards the Imperial Palace (the roofs of which you can see nestling among the trees the other side of the moat). It is typical of pre-World War II "official" architecture, which passes for western style.
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There are 16 Comments in 1 Pages
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Alexandre Pierre   {K:225} 11/12/2005
beautiful shot!


Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 11/12/2005
Great composition and view Roger, the building almost looks like a model, very crisp detail and colours
Margaret


cessy karina   {K:14205} 11/12/2005
very nice bird view of the building
nice depth, very well composed


Ellen Smith   {K:14418} 11/13/2005
I think they went a little to far West for there idea of Western. It's a great shot Roger. For a moment I thought you were back here.
Ellen


Tim  Schumm   {K:28854} 11/13/2005
Yes it looks so western...could be a building from here for sure. Great view from this vantage point. I wouldn't have thought there would be so much treed space there in Tokyo


Roger Williams   {K:84106} 11/13/2005
Tim, there isn't THAT much treed space in Tokyo, but that's the Imperial Palace grounds you're looking at there! If anyone can have greenery where he wants it, it must be the Emperor.


Gabriela Tanaka   {K:16531} 11/13/2005
A very beautiful shot, Roger!!! Was my red wall a challenge or was it posted before????Hahaha!
Now I remember I got a glimpse of it, might be the ministry of justice of the one of the interior. It looks good among the concrete and glass in the area! And about the trees...I beg to differ, if there was always something to impress me in this megalopolis was the presence of trees and vegetation wherever a small place is left free from concrete, iron, glass and asphalt.It is not only the Emperor who affords having trees around!
Gabriela


Rob Ernsting   {K:8949} 11/13/2005
It is close to the architecture that you can find in my country as well, very nice view. Great sharpness and ISO 400 grainless as far as I can tell. Do you use a setting in the scanner software for that or Neatimage?
P.S. You asked question in two of my photos, about latitude of fillm and Spanish rements. Please see the replies. Cheers, Rob.


Rob Ernsting   {K:8949} 11/13/2005
It is close to the architecture that you can find in my country as well, very nice view. Great sharpness and ISO 400 grainless as far as I can tell. Do you use a setting in the scanner software for that or Neatimage?
P.S. You asked question in two of my photos, about latitude of fillm and Spanish rements. Please see the replies. Cheers, Rob.


Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 11/13/2005
Nice view, Roger.
Good shot.
Best regards, Chris


Roger Williams   {K:84106} 11/14/2005
Rob, to answer your question I don't use NeatImage for noise reduction nor is there a setting in my rather basic (Epson Twain 5.5) software for that. I have tried using the PhotoRetouche NR utility because I have such a good experience of the other utilities in this set, but I never have much luck. I think I prefer grain! Given a good exposure, Superia 400 ISO has very good grain, although it soon begins to show up if you underexposse. The ISO 800 emulsion is similar but much less forgiving.


Roger Williams   {K:84106} 11/14/2005
Small places, yes, Gabriela, but there's very little of the scale of Hyde Park, Richmond Park, or even St. James' park for that matter. Even Hibiya is no bid deal. Meiji Jingu is fine, but there you have the Emperor again...


KEVIN TEMPLE   {K:8135} 11/15/2005
more to the right Roger would have been better but good all the same


Roger Williams   {K:84106} 11/15/2005
You're quite right Kevin, but as it was I was kneeling on a windowsill with the camera jammed up against the window frame to get this shot from the 15th floor... and there just wasn't any "right" I could move to.


Ahmet Baki Kocaballi   {K:13645} 11/16/2005
Hi Roger,
nice capture of a typical architecture..
it is a pitty that some part of the building in shadow.. also i think you may try to landscape format here..


Paul's Photos   {K:35218} 11/20/2005
when I saw the thumbnail, I did not think the image was from japan... interesting contrast in styles...


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