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One of the first images from the earlier days of my photography. This was taken back in 2008 in Japan after getting my first entry-level dSLR. Looking back from now, I felt it was not as well taken and could be improved in so many ways...I thought the human silhouettes at the base of the gate gave it a sense of scale and also created an interesting effect.
Gives me an urge to want to visit each prefecture once more...
-Finalist in the Celebration Asia! category in the Travel Without Borders photography competition organised by award-winning travel magazine Asian Geographic Passport-
Decided to offer this as a print for a limited period of time. If you can please support! --->> Print
Featured at: # ArtistCorner, # PhotographyWorld, # Through-Emilys-Eyes, by * Dance0927, by * PutYourBraveFaceOn
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Thanks for the feature! 
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You're welcome
Yes, I hope we get to Japan too, I'm doing my best to earn enough money for this journey :3
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Hope I can get a chance to visit the wonderful national parks in Argentina too! That's a dream for me
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I hopen you can do it someday 
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I can't wait to visit the glaciers and majestic mountains that I always see in the works of other photographers
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Woow awesome
You might want to participate to the photo contest and win a trip.
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Woow awesome.
You might want to submit your photo to win a trip.
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Everything can always be improved, but this is lovely!
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Hi Gaby!
Thanks so much for the feature! It's a great honour
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Yay! Iβm very glad to announce you that your artwork has been chosen to be amongst the best deviations submitted to our in the month of January 2012. You can check it out here: Featured & here: Hall Of Fame ( 21 β January 2012 ) . 
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Hi RuNaMi!
Thank you very much for the feature! It's a great honour! 
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This is indeed a very interesting picture you took, theres almost no words for it
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Thank you, it's greatly appreciated
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WWWOOOWWW!!! Amazing shot I would loved to have seen this!!!
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I would really love to visit and see it again!
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Beautiful backlight. A perfect balancing between the luminosity.
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Thank you as always! Hope I can return there for more captures
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Miyajimasan, I went here when I was studying abroad in Japan
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Same here Brian! The was the 2nd time I visited Miyajima
Which prefecture did you study in?
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I was in Osaka, Kobe at Kwansei Gakuin University. Did you just visit for fun?
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Oh actually I was in Osaka for a year for exchange
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I went to Osaka University of Foreign Studies
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Interesting, I know a few people who when there. Some people from that school transferred to my school in the US.
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Oh you mean they went to your school for exchange? Nice!
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yes, that is how I heard about my exchange program at Kwansei Gakuin University that I did.
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I see! It must have been a great experience for you as well
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I found out. It's Kwansei Gakuin
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Hi Oleg! Thank you for dropping by and for your comment!
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Gnohz, you visited where I visited for a while! I love this! The Torii Gate in Miyajima Island is just absolutely spectacular! Thank you for bringing back such fond memories! <3
-Jeff
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Hi Jeff!
Oh so you just visited Japan recently? Which prefectures did you visit apart from Hiroshima? ^^
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Ah, no I visited about 13 years ago. I lived in Hiroshima, visited Kyoto, Tokyo, Miyajima, Osaka, and most of the areas in between! I lived there for 4 and a half years all together but the second time was 2 and a half.
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Great to hear that! I'm envious that you could live there for so many years!
I lived in Osaka and Tokyo, and when I was in Osaka, I travelled to all the places you mentioned, and I also went up to Aomori and down to Yamaguchi. I'd love to do that again!
Were you there for school or something?
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My dad had a work-trip with Ford, for Mazda. As a result, he took the family with him. Most of my memories come from Japan! I grew up in the Hakushima district, going to the Hiroshima International School (H.I.S.) and then switching to Hakushima Elementary School. I still can't believe I went to school right next to the Johoku train station (or what was left of it). The Hondori was one of my favorite places to be!
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Oh I see! So you were quite near to the Hiroshima station
It must have been a great place to experience life there. I also went to Kure, to the Yamato museum (I think) down south.
So that means you went to elementary school together with other Japanese children? It must have been tough trying to pick up the language at first
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8 or 9. It was difficult. I was picked on by the only half-English, half-Japanese boy there. I guess the girls thought I was cute or people paid more attention to me than him (hair color was probably part of that).
What a way to experience life. Most of my memories before that are gone. Japan had more than a lasting impression on me.
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