High Dynamic Range Images of Tokyo

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:00:04 +0000

I recently came across some great images of Tokyo that intrigued me. I did some research and found out that the images were High Dynamic Range Images (HDR) that are created when multiple exposures of an image are combined. This images are fantastic and often resemble a modern painting or a scene from a futuristic movie or cartoon. Here are a few of my favorites:

A Shibuya Side Street

The entrance to a shrine in the Gotanda area of Tokyo

The Imperial Garden in Autumn

Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba

The image that peaked my curiosity and led me to the other images presented here was an amazing HDR image of The Peninsula Hotel Tokyo. If you like these images as much as I do you will want to peruse the Japan HDR Flickr Group or my search of Tokyo HDR images.

Image Credit: Flickr, Shibuya Side Street in HRD, Shrine at night in HDR, Surface of water, Imperial colors of autumn

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A cool article about meishi, the etiquette of business cards in Japan. This is a must read if you are traveling to Japan on business and an interesting read even if you’re not.

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Lastly, the writers in the b5 travel and culture channel bring you some great photos from the cities that we write about. Why don’t you do a little armchair traveling and check them out?

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Photo Credit: Flickr, the exchange

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High Dynamic Range Images of Tokyo

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