Took this shot today of a train heading past Kita Nagano Station. It was flying right past me. Pretty cool. I chose black and white for this photo because I thought it fit the mood pretty well. The color shot was great and I may post if eventually, but for now this should work great. Trains in Japan are very fascinating and I’ve been riding them for almost 15 years now. I have also been driving for about five years now in Nagano and Tokyo which has been a welcome change. However, driving in Tokyo is still pretty insane.

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Late last summer I photographed this butterfly while out hiking in the Nagano Japan Alps. Actually I was out on a BBQ with my family up in the mountains and I spent some time roaming around the trees looking for things to photograph. Normally I am not much of a nature enthusiast with regards to photography, but there are some things that stand out which are fun to shoot. Although I got a good green background in the photo, I elected to convert it to black and white and keep the butterfly in color. For me it seemed to be the right touch to capture the image I was looking for. Enjoy!

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