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Tokyo Snow

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 7 photos · 23 comments

Tokyo Snow
Snow coming down heavy on the crossing

It was snowing in Tokyo today. I was out this morning and took these shots of Shibuya. The snow kept falling until evening when it became a bit more like rain, but it has not settled yet. Maybe over night we might have more. Tomorrow morning might be a snow blanket !

I took these photos as HDR images, 5 shots of varying light (-2 -1 0 +1 +2) range and then combined them together. Even on a dark day there is enough colored signage for Shibuya to look wonderful and bright.

A bit too wet for football today
A little bit of a dark image across the train lines andbuildings
A few umbrellas speed across the crossing
Down on street level with the umbrellas
Always busy in Shibuya

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23 comments

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  1. att

    ah the moving umbrella ground shot is awesome looking! where are you to get those high up shots looking down at the crossing??

  2. Olgitosk

    Fantastic to see it!!

  3. Marijn Rongen

    As always very nice pictures. I also like the effect of the colorful umbrellas during the different exposures, it gives a clean look of movement.

  4. Shibuya246

    From the hotel near the crossing

  5. goukaseishi

    Absolutely amazing shots, the first few don't even look real. Where is the point you took the first shots from, I didn't know where to go to take an aerial picture when I visited Shibuya in January! :(

  6. Shirokij

    Would like to be here some day and cross it a couple of times!

  7. Shirokij

    Wow! Playing some football on a roof^^

  8. Shirokij

    What a nice photo! Liked the sky color - weather impression is so vivid!

  9. Shirokij

    Impressive! The pics are so good! Would like to have one or two as wallpaper.

  10. Ryudo

    I really love the last picture in this post. Do you have a higher resolution of this? I so want to make this my Desktop Wallpaper

  11. Doug Brahm

    Shutter speed 1/125? Is the umbrella movement an HDR artifact? Love the series

  12. Shibuya246

    Thanks. It is a set of 5 photos taken at differing light for the HDR. Shutter speed would have changed for each one. I try to keep the ISO at 200 when I take HDR, but dont worry about that on normal shots. The day was a bit overcast, but still managed ok without a tripod. I am visiting Australia later this month and will take some photos there also for a change. Thanks for commenting :)

  13. Hamza Abdo

    you are just amazing, those picture just blow me away. Great Job.

  14. Christina Abduljabar

    i have been there last　week

  15. Hamza Abdo

    @[100001504065276:2048:Christina Abduljabar] Lucky You, Hopefully I would get to be there soon.

  16. Bassam Ali

    Christina Abduljabar How was it? is it a good place for living?!

  17. Peter Regala

    NICE Photos, Hopefully it will snow again in Tokyo late this year during our visit...

  18. George Bowen

    I love Shibuya in any kind of weather but especially snow :)

  19. Jarl Ingves

    Very nice winer weather. Hope you not are frozen!

  20. Jarl Ingves

    Very nice winer weather. Hope you not are frozen!

  21. Reika Chan

    sugoi..its look beautiful.

  22. Herlyn Alegre

    really nice photos. makes me fall in love with shibuya over and over again. <3

  23. Bean Waxler

    "It's not over until you sing a fat lady's song".