This beautifully lit shot of a fairly typical Japanese roadway is presented courtesy of Alfie Goodrich and was intended to be part of the Looking Out The Window in Japan collection that was posted earlier this week.  Technical challenges ensued and Alfie was kind enough to allow the image to be presented on its own as a result.  Thanks Alfie!

In his own words:

“This single frame image was shot from the balcony of our flat in Minami-oi, Tokyo that overlooks the Daiichi Keihin road, or Route 15, which runs from Nihombashi to Yokohama. It was taken as dusk fell in late November (around 5PM).

I tried this originally as an HDR, but shooting multiple frames when the traffic is moving is not easy and especially not so when the individual frames (because of the light level) involved some quite long exposures.

Nikon D300 Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 @ f/6.3 One frame exposed at 1/2sec ISO 250 Slight shift of color and tonal contrast using Nik plugin for Photoshop. Slight dodging and burning to lift exposure in certain areas.”

See more of Alfie’s photography on his photo blog titled Photographer in Japan or peruse his articles and more of his work at Japanorama.

This and other great images of Japan can be found in The Nihon Sun Japan Photo Gallery.

You may also enjoy taking a look at what other Japan bloggers and residents see from their homes and offices in Looking Out The Window in Japan, a compilation of sixteen different views of Japan.

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