The combination of always carrying my mobile, and the considerable number of photography apps currently available, has meant that the iPhone has recently become a particularly pleasing plaything, allowing me to bag pictures I may otherwise have missed, or, alternatively, experiment more with those I might not have.
A versatility that can result in opportunities for surreptitious shots of ladies paying no attention to train manners by talking on the phone, with the time-honoured technique of marginally covering one’s mouth really not concealing any of the conversation.
And, on the slopes, when a bulky camera would have unbalanced my sadly still basic abilities, the iPhone is a semi-decent substitute of sorts.
Or, with a few app-based alterations, there is the option of some slightly different takes on well known districts.
Or less well known window displays.
Plus an amazingly bendy building.
Some youngsters happily sauntering home.
And the quaintest little train I have ever had the pleasure to come across.
A journey that was quite possibly filled with more laughter than the one below, as it involves a care worker walking with an old couple on what could well have been their last potter around the park.
Should you have the urge to see some more, several of these pictures, along with plenty of others, can also be viewed here, where all the iPhone images I upload to my Twitter page are now located.
There's also the option of following Tokyo Times by full feed RSS, and now Twitter too.
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One or two of these are really quite impressive for iphone pictures. What apps do you use?
Thanks! Mostly BestCamera, and Lo-Mob for the frames on the top and bottom pictures.
Some really cool pics. Where is the ski mountain?
Cheers Matt. It’s in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture.
lol the dude on the right in the quaint train looks incredibly happy to be there! dude on the left not so much.
I love these filters – very apt for their subjects
Yeah, I enjoyed the ambience of the train, but nowhere near as much as that fella!
The filters really do make all the difference. The originals are rather dull to say the least.
I continue to be impressed with the shots you are making with your iPhone Lee. I am usually not a fan of framing, but I think it works with the shots you have made here. Nice mix of urban and the landscape mountain with snowboarder shot. Well done.
Thanks Jason. It’s certainly no substitute for my main camera, but it really is fun to play about with. Good practice too as far as composure is concerned.
Wow! I can’t believe you took those with an Iphone! It makes me want to get one.. badly..
You always have such lovely pictures : )
I love your blog. I just spent 11 days in Japan, traveling about with my fiancee, and more than once I snapped a shot that I thought was a “Tokyo Times”-style pic. That shot of the OL on the bike, cycling in heels… classic.
Thanks for the kind words Eric. Very nice of you to say so.
You make me wanna go home. Your third eye is amazing.