Autumn Dusk Skies of Shinjuku 2008
November 14, 2008 · Print This Article
There is no doubt I pay way too much for my shoebox of an apartment in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Yet, there are certain benefits to living in the building I do. One of the greatest is the ability to see the sunset each and every day the weather allows for it. Over the course of the year the sun sets over distant mountains in summer, to behind Shinjuku’s skyscrapers in winter and to where it can be seen setting in the above photograph, between the skyscrapers of Nakano-sakaue. Autumn often offers the best sunsets and dusks skies, and even the very rare orange sunset (above).
Dusk is my favorite time of the day, and it comes early this time of year in Tokyo, about 4:30pm. I am often home at this time, which is another reason why I like autumn sunsets the best–because I’m actually home to see them pretty much every day.
All photos above and in the gallery below were taken from my balcony and were handheld shots using my Nikon D80. Around dusk on week days I’m often working at my desk, which is right beside my balcony doors. So when I look over my right shoulder and see a good dusk sky, I hop up and grab the D80 and take a few shots. Five minutes later the sky will have changed, so I’ll go out on the balcony again and snap a few more shots. Not having such sunset views anymore will be one thing I will miss about living in Tokyo once I return to the U.S. next year.
AUTUMN DUSK SKIES OF SHINJUKU PHOTO GALLERY:
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Some really nice shots you have. You might pay too much for your shoebox apartment, but at least you get some really great views.
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Jason Collin Reply:
November 16th, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Thanks Jay….I may do another sunset series before I leave this apartment in January, if I can get distinct enough shots from these.
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Some great shots, that’s a pretty special view you’ve got over there. What part of town will you be moving to next?
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Jason Collin Reply:
November 17th, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Thanks Chris, I appreciate the complement as I think very highly of your photography work.
I’ll be moving all the way back to the U.S., so my time to photograph Japan will soon come to an end (February 2009). My next view will be from either California or Florida.
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You should make some calendars with all these good photos compiled over the years! People look at me cross-eyed when they see my 2007 calendar of Fuji-san still hanging up.
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Jason Collin Reply:
November 18th, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Yeah Steve, you are right. I’m going to start putting together calendars this week! Thanks for the idea!
Did you take the photos in your Fuji calendar?
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Steve-O Reply:
November 20th, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Nope, I bought it at Tokyu Hands. Very good photos, though. I need another vacation to Japan.
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Jason Collin Reply:
November 20th, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Make sure you come before the end of February!
I think I might have enough decent shots of Fuji to make a calendar, maybe.
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