Hermosa Wave Photography
Hermosa Wave Photography
Daniel Sofer
My almost-daily blog of landscape photography has been running for 23 years. Photographs of wherever I am, these days mostly Kyoto, Japan and California, USA.
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A large buddha inside the Huyen Khong Cave, largest of dozen caves in Da Nang's Marble Mountains. フエンコン洞窟 ダナンのマーブルマウンテンにある十数か所の洞窟の中で最大のフエンコン洞窟内にある大きな仏像。
Looking at the skyline of Da Nang, with the Bãi Bụt beach in the foreground. ダナンのスカイライン バイ・ブット・ビーチを前景にダナンのスカイラインを見る。
First time in Vietnam and we were welcomed by Typhoon Fengshen, heavy rain and flooding. That did not stop the locals however, who simply donned their ponchos and continued on. ベトナム台風...
Mie-do Hall at Daikaku-ji Temple the other day. Rendered on Fujicolor Superia 400 film. 先日の大覚寺御影堂。富士フイルム スペリア400で撮影。
Visitor to an evening illumination event in Arashiyama's Bamboo Grove, takes a photo of illuminated hanging bamboo balls.
A boatman, piloting his flat-bottomed boat with a long bamboo rod, returns downstream after dropping off his passengers. A couple enjoy the river from the shore. 長い竹竿で屋形船を操る船頭が下流へ向かう。岸辺から川遊びを楽しむカップル。
Shamisen player serenades visitors in Arashiyama's bamboo grove. 嵐山の竹林で三味線奏者が演奏している。
Watching the morning sky from the Togetsukyo Bridge, as the sun emerges from behind the Higashiyama mountains in the east. 渡月橋から朝の空を眺める。太陽が東山の向こうから顔を出し始める。
One last photo from the just-ended Osaka Kansai Expo 2025. A long exposure on Fujifilm Superia 400. 大阪・関西万博2025がちょうど終わったばかりだが、最後の写真を一枚。富士フイルム Superia 400で長時間露光した。
Traditional yakatabune rest on the Oigawa River beneath dramatic sunset clouds.
On the final Expo weekend, a look at the Grand Ring, reflecting in a shallow pond in front of the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion. 万博最後の週末、ブルーオーシャン・ドーム・パビリオン前の浅い池に映るグランド・リング。る。
Mingei (Japanese folk art) sculpture and furniture displayed at the former home of renowned 20th Century potter, Kawai Kanjiro. 20世紀の著名な陶芸家 、河井寛次郎の旧宅に展示された民芸の彫刻や家具。
Ichikawaya Coffee, a machiya in the Gojozaka neighborhood. I liked the black and white treatment, but I missed the bright red scooter from the original color image, so I composited it on top....
A brilliant daylily at Hokyo-in temple, captured on Kodak Ektar film. 宝筐院の鮮やかな萱草。コダック エクター フィルムで撮影。
A long exposure in the last light of the evening, the Katsura River and Togetsu Bridge, with Mt. Ogura in the background. 桂川と渡月橋、小倉山を背景に夕暮れの最後の光で長時間露光。