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Shot during Geike arnaert's first solo concert in the Paradiso Amsterdam.

Geike was the vocalist for the Belgium trip-hop band Hooverphonic for over a decade; and happen to be one of my favorite bands.She broke up with the band 3 years ago and I thought that was the end of that.

I never really looked into things further than after the break-up; so I was pleasantly surprised when I got a request to shoot her; and discovered she went solo.

D700
70-200/2.8
In camera high-contrast monochrome processing using a custom picture control setting.

Two schoolgirls walk from Shibuya JR station into Shibuya's center gai via the Hachiko crossing. A busy street lined up with shops,restaurants, bars and other such places.

I love shooting pictures in the rain :)
Too bad I didn't get the guy in the right fitted into the compostion; but oh, can't have it all if you're shooting from the hip now can ya ?

D700
50/1.2 @ F/1.2
In-camera high-contrast monochrome

Takeshita Dori, is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan.

Mostly a paradise for the youthful Tokyo-ites to shop; as such this capture provides a nice contrast between this older lady, and the youthful sea of shoppers behind her.

D700
70-200/2.8 VR2
In-camera monochrome

Post pro: I wanted to grab a quick shot, but my settings were on manual for a totally different earlier exposure. As such it was under-exposed by about -2 1/3 EV (ouch!) but luckily the noise by raising the exposure in post-pro didn't turn out TOO bad.

Shot of an amazing dancer at Tokyo big sight during Design Festa Vol.34

I normally am not the type to sit and watch this type of interpretive/artistic dancing - but I was so impressed by her performance that aside from taking a handful of shots I just put the camera down and enjoyed :)

D700
70-200/2.8 VR2 + TC-17
Manual exposure: 340/4.8 ISO1000 1/125
Custom Picture control
Untouched aside from minor crop off left

Luna taking a short break during a shoot on Odaiba, an artificial island in Tokyo bay whilst I change equipment to compensate for moving spots.

When I was ready, she seemed lost in tought whilst looking back to the Tokyo mainland; great opertunity for an impromptu snap of the shutter!
That's rainbow bridge in the background, there's a pedestrian road on it you can walk. Stunning view

D700
50/1.2 @ F/2 - Spot metered exposure for the face
In-camera high-contrast mono
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