japanese compact cars

they're smaller than you think.

pose for the camera

chill

solitude

Kokusai Street at Naha

Another photo of the guy playing harmonica at the marketplace in Kokusai Street at Naha.

gotta love okinawa weather

American Village .Weather in Okinawa is so unpredictable.

shakespear

Starbucks coffee in American Village. Books became so small these days.

remembering

In late March 1945, a fierce battle such as has rarely been seen in history took place on these islands. The "Typhoon of Steel" that lasted for ninety days disfigured mountains, destroyed much of the cultural legacy, and claimed the precious lives of upward of 200,000 people. The Battle of Okinawa was the only ground fighting fought on Japanese soil and was also the largest-scale campaign of the Asia-Pacific War. Even countless Okinawan civilians were fully mobilized.
A significant aspect of the Battle of Okinawa was the great loss of civilian life. At more than 100,000 civilian losses far outnumbered the military death toll. Some were blown apart by shells, some finding themselves in a hopeless situation were driven to suicide, some died of starvation, some succumbed to malaria, while other fell victim to the retreating Japanese troops. Under the most desperate and unimaginable circumstances, Okinawans directly experienced the absurdity of war and atrocities it inevitably brings about.
Carved in the marble stones are just some of the names of those who died in that war.

Peace Memorial Park

strbx

Starbucks coffee in Chatan,in front of Camp Lester gate. Studying for the advancement exam.

母

i came up to them after and ask permission to take a close up portrait.

..look after you

♪♫♪♫

sunabe seawall sunset

aybol

Aybol (pinoy slang)

1 "eye ball" meaning to meet someone you met in virtual means like chat, email, phone or text-messaging.

guy: where r u? :-)
girl: i'm already here ;-)


finally had the chance to get around and try out my new 50mm f1.2 manual focus lens. the bokeh on this lens wide open is amazing.

-inspired by ce28nn's photos.

companion

..going for an afternoon walk.

View On Black

Tried using Joe Wigfall's technique in shooting. He never lifts his camera so his eye. He learned to see with his hand,shooting and framing trusting his instincts.

Sunabe seawall sunset

Nothing's more relaxing than watching the sunset - with your loved one, while reading a book, or in my case with a bottle of beer.

like a scene from a movie

I've been doing some experimenting with color processing with Camera RAW and came up with this tone. Influenced by Pil and Peter's framing and tones that looked like a scene from a movie.
Still a long way to go but here's my try on it:

Kokusai Street in Naha. Taken on July 25,2010.



Kokusai Street in Naha. Taken on May 10,2010.

these reminds me of a scene in the movie "You got served"



dance battle in Camp Futenma. Taken on June 12,2010.

blind harmonica

I always find him at the same spot,entertaining the crowd in exchange for spare change.
-Market place in Kokusai Street in Naha. Taken on July 25,2010

First post!

Finally decided to start this project after being inspired by street photographers like alfie goodrich, ce28nn/peter, danny santos and all those i met in flickr going out to the streets and take snapshots of scenes in everyday life.

here's my first one:
taken on May 3,2010 at the Sunabe seawall. Both of them enjoying the view of the sunset.


Sitting high on Daddy's shoulders,
I look both up and down.
There are so many people
Hurrying all around.

It is just much too scary
(Until the day I'm older,)
Which is why for now I feel safe
Sitting high on Daddy's shoulders.
~anonymous