Comments on: Daily Photo: Pontocho Alley in Kyoto

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:24:11 +0000

I found the street to be cleaner and more manicured than I was expecting, almost sterile. I was also there during New Year’s time when many people might have been out of town or just home, so there wasn’t much buzz on the street then, unfortunately.

By: Savage Japan

Savage Japan — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:25:50 +0000

The fist time I walked down Pontocho, the Japanese friend I was with didn’t clearly explain that this was a famous and historically significant street by the Kamogawa river. But it was so interesting, I permanently embedded the location in my mind.

Only years later, during my first 3 month adventure in Japan when I was actually living in Kyoto, did I come to realize that this was not just some random street we were walking down.

By: Steve-O

Steve-O — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:44:08 +0000

The reds, greens and blues contrast nicely.

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:57:33 +0000

Thanks Ben….I use active matrix metering, with one-point focus and the range set to wide (on my Nikon D80). I probably set the focus on the red lanterns on the left and then recomposed.

I usually choose the brightest object to set the focus on for night shots, as long as it’s not bright enough to make the rest of the shot dark.