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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I originally took a photo of this stone pillar in the bamboo grove, marking a "Historical Cultural Landscape Conservation District" in order to study what it says, but I like the calm atmosphere in this image, a place being preserved by...
Looking over some brush along the Yodo River at the Umeda Sky building and other Umeda high rises. 淀川沿いの葦原越しに、梅田スカイビルやその他の梅田の高層ビル群を眺めている。
Ume blossoms on a branch rising from a large tree trunk, in the Kyoto Gyoen Plum Garden. Shot on Kodak Ektachrome E100 Film. 京都御苑の梅園で、大きな木の幹から伸びた枝に咲く梅。コダック・エクタクロームE100フィルムで撮影した。
Hanging branches of ume plum blossoms in the garden of Umemiya Taisha shrine. 梅宮大社の庭に枝垂れ梅。
A late afternoon walk along the Katsura River, near Matsuo Taisha shrine. 松尾大社近くの桂川沿いを、夕方に散歩する。
Ume plum blossoms along the tracks near Kyoto Station, as a train passes by. 京都駅近くの線路沿いに梅の花が咲く。列車が通り過ぎる。
Cherry Blossoms! Kawazu zakura in full bloom at Yokohama's Motomachi Park, in the historic Yamate district. 桜だ！横浜・山手の歴史ある元町公園で、河津桜が咲き始めました。
A close up of the Yokohama Chinatown East Gate. Zoom in and look at all the detail! 横浜中華街の東門のクローズアップ。ズームインして細部まで見てみよう！
Seeing Mt. Fuji when I pass by on the Shinkansen never fails to excite. And this location crossing the Fuji River is my favorite place to shoot. 新幹線で通り過ぎるときに富士山を見ると、何度見ても感動する。そして富士川を渡るこの場所は、私のお気に入りの撮影場所だ。
Kaimon Chengchao was a powerful figure in Kyoto's Zen establishment during the early 15th century. The son of Emperor Chōkei of the historically disputed Southern Court, he is memorialized here beside his father within the imperial...
Peering in the doorway of an antique shop on Nijo Dori. 二条通の古道具屋の入り口を覗き込む。
A panorama of the original factory buildings (1904) of the famous Japanese porcelain and ceramics manufacturer. Although most of Noritake’s manufacturing still takes place in and around Nagoya, the original factory site is now a park,...
At the Fukuda Museum of Art, looking across the water terrace at the Oi River. After a walk through the modern galleries, a gaze out the window to enjoy the beautiful landscape outside. Shot on Velvia 50 film....
Red and white Ume plum blossoms in bloom in the gardens of Kyoto's Imperial Palace. 京都御所の庭園に咲く紅白の梅の花。
Boatman wraps up for the day, along Nakanoshima Island. 中之島で一日の終わりに船を片付ける船頭。