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Mar 28 2014 8 Comments

Tokyo bruiser?

A gentle giant, or a man not to be messed with?

Japanese gentle giant or tough guy

Categorized: Photography

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  1. Martin says

    3/28/2014 at 8:50 am

    I’d say he looks like a guy who can take care of himself.

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    • Lee says

      3/28/2014 at 10:44 am

      Yeah. Gentle giant he may be, but it’d perhaps be best not to test that theory!

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  2. Taki says

    3/28/2014 at 9:05 am

    He doesn’t have the gyoza ears… Check his fingers and invite him to a pint if he’s got all of those 🙂

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    • Lee says

      3/28/2014 at 10:46 am

      If I did, I’m sure he’d have a few interesting tales to tell. A bruiser he may or may not be, but he definitely looks like a real character.

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  3. Hans ter Horst says

    3/28/2014 at 6:07 pm

    Great character indeed, luckily for you there are plenty such in Tokyo 🙂
    You’re shooting these from a low angle, what technique of street photography are you using? I usually keep my camera in front of my chest and use a wide-angle lens and the camera in continuous focus mode.

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    • Lee says

      3/28/2014 at 6:27 pm

      There are — more than enough!

      I always carry my camera in my hand, with the strap wrapped round my wrist, so for this photo — and the first geisha in the previous post — I simply crouched down briefly and fired off the shot. However, with the bright, steady sun, I’d pre-focused for this shot, so only had to worry about composition. But with the low-light of the geisha shot, I just had to focus manually — that’s the only option available to me.

      Oh, and I use a 35mm lens (on a full-frame camera). After experimenting with different focal lengths, the last 18-24 months had made me realise that’s what suits me the best.

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  4. Kankeinai says

    3/28/2014 at 11:09 pm

    For a second, I saw a weapon under his jacket. Nice “mood”.

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    • Lee says

      3/29/2014 at 10:53 am

      Thanks! Thankfully not…

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