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 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。
The leaves of the cherry trees turn color and fall, long before the maple leaves. Here are some in the morning sunlight at Arashiyama Park. 桜の葉はモミジよりもずっと早く色づき、そして散る。嵐山公園で朝日に照らされた葉である。
Maple leaves starting to get a tinge of orange and red color, at Nison-in Temple. オレンジと赤の色合いを帯び始めたカエデの葉（二尊院にて）。
Looking up at the stage of Kiyomizu Temple. Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 film. 清水寺の舞台を見上げる。
Giant Gundam action figure "salutes" the sunset at the Osaka Kansai Expo. 大阪・関西万博の会場で、巨大ガンダム像が夕日に向かって敬礼する。