A place for things I found…
I managed to attend Anime USA for the first time in over 4 years, since they moved away from the Crystal City Hyatt to the Wardman Park Marriott in DC.
I didn’t get to see everything, but I did manage to get some photos, so enjoy!
Enjoy!
Decided to put the gallery here instead of on a page, that most people wouldn’t see.
These are shots from Katsucon 2015, held February 13-15, at National Harbor outside of Washington DC.
Enjoy!
Finally posted something new, I took a few pictures at MAGFest 13 in January and posted them on a new page.
Here are a few of them:
Almost exactly 2 years ago today, October 23Â 2012, IÂ was on the first full day of my third trip to Japan, a month-long excursion I called “Nerdtour 2012” (I blogged it on this site). Â One of the best places I went was this little slice of old Tokyo park design, called Kiyosumi Garden. Â It was just about 1 or 1.25 miles up the road from the apartment I stayed at, and my buddy John had been there before, so on a somewhat rainy day we set off to see this. Â It’s a nicely laid-out park, with a large pond or small lake in the middle, beautiful landscaping, and more turtles in one place than I had seen in a long time! Â I took this picture of a couple having their picture taken, I don’t know if they were models, or of they were a genuine couple preparing to get married. Â Either way, it was a stroke of luck getting this shot from across the lake, given it had been raining off and on with breaks in the clouds allowing the sun to shine. Â I plan to go back sometime in the next year, if all goes well, if not, then the year after. Â There is so much more of Japan to see!
BTW, I wrote a small photo book that you can buy on Blurb.com!
A couple who were waiting for their photographer, caught in a moment all to themselves. I hope they have a long and happy life together.
On the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion of D-Day, the 6th of June 1944, I went to the WWII Memorial in downtown DC to get a few photos. I had missed the commemoration ceremony that morning, but I did see the wreaths laid at the Freedom Wall, one from each Allied nation that fought in WWII, and had died on the beaches of France that day. I love the WWII memorial, for its subtle and no-nonsense tribute to a straightforward, no-nonsense generation that fought and destroyed the militaristic and totalitarian dreams of conquest, at a terrible cost. For their sacrifice we can’t give enough thanks, and it’s good that we can honor them while many are still with us. Their remaining time with us is now far too short, and I wish that anyone who knows a WWII veteran will take time to thank them.
In the middle of Yoyogi Park there’s a small lake with two fountains. During the day they alternate how high they shoot up, but at night they are both lit from below by constantly changing colored lights, which create fantastic displays of light and motion.
