Ueno Market

Practising some night pic's with my new lens

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April 15th 2007
I have Saturday night to myself so I decided to take a wander around and try out my new lens. Its A Sigma 30mm 1.4 and I bought it for taking photo's at night. I'm a beginner with photography have a Nikon D50. I found out with such a low focal point you have to be careful where you focus the lens. Anyway here are some of the pic's I took last night. ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more