The Morning After

The best part about typhoons is the morning after, or simply the day after– when the rain has finished and the strong winds have cleared the sky of its habitual haziness.

I’m still trying to learn more about photography and how to take good pictures – to that end, I used the soft late-afternoon light and the clear sky to practice with my aperture values and shutter speed, just outside my apartment in Susono.

Here is yet another picture of the rice paddy – this time, with rice growing and ready for reaping:




Here is Mt. Fuji, seen over the neighborhood rooftops, swirling in post-typhoon trauma: