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Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

The Golden Week sun shines down on Poppies and painted names.

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 400, f/11, 1/125

#wabisabiblues #Japan #LifeinJapan #SouthOsaka #Trains #graffiti #らくがき #kansai #Osaka #fujix #Fujifilm #Asahipentax #Oldlens #apsc #streetphotography #Grainy #Flowers

Late morning sun shines on a train crossing guardrail with light orange poppies sprouting from sidewalk cracks. Sticker and tagged graffiti adorn the orange and black rail. An elderly Obaachan (elderly woman) walks in the background with her hands clasped behind her back. Taken in Ebisucho, South Osaka.

May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

Follow the Arrow

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/30

#Japan #Nightshot #LifeinJapan #osaka #Kansai #japanstreet #neonlights #neonvibes #streetsigns #Fujifilm #Oldlens #Fujix #Streetphotography #grainy #wabisabiblues #APSC #mirrorless #Southosaka

A nightshot of a neon lit supermarket called Tamade on an Osaka street, with several arrows throughout the image on street signs and one large neon red arrow.

May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

Natsukashi Blues - なつかしブルース

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 500, f/4, 1/80

#Wabisabiblues #Nostalgia #r34 #nismo #Nissan #skyline #gtr #Osaka #taxicab #streetphotography #Fujifilm #Oldlens #Xt4 #Train #Japan #importcar #motorsports #streetracing #なつかし #japanstreets #Kansai

A 1998 Nissan Skyline R34, a classic black cab, the Nankai rail passing by, all just past golden hour in Southern Osaka. Shot on vintage Pentax glass.

May 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

The New World, rusted and commodified laid out before you.

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 3200, f/4, 1/125

#Wabisabiblues #Japan #Osaka #Shinsekai #Nipponbashi #Kansai #Fujifilm #Xt4 #oldlens #ruleofthirds #Streetphotography #fatherdaughter #asahipentax #bluehour #tsutenkaku

A father and his small daughter ride their bicycles on the backstreets of South Osaka. The daughter is wearing a pink bicycle helmet. The sky is clouded and grey during blue hour leaving a gloomy feeling that is warmed by the pair. A powerline canopy stretches across the sky. Tsutenkaku tower rises above the street in the distance over Shin Sekai.

May 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

My future tied in knots.

NikonD3300

#Japan #LifeinJapan #shinto #buddhism #zen #nomadicphotog #sakura #nikond3300 #nikon #vintagelens #oldlens #bokeh #flowers #spiritual #Camera #DSLR #CMOS #oldcamera #hanami

Paper fortunes, called O-mikuji, tied to the small branches of a white cherry blossom tree at a Shinto shrine. Usually the bad fortunes are tied, and the good fortunes are held onto.

April 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

Blurred souls stare into devices.

Fujifilm X-t4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 35mm
ISO 400, f/8, 1/125, 24mm

#Japan #fujifilm #fujifilmxt4 #35mm #primelens #oldlens #vintagegear #vintagelens #motionblur #nagoya #meitetsu #train #apsc #mirrorless #noai #xt4 #filmsimulation #grainy #photography

March 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

One Man's Treasure.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28mm-85mm, 1:3.5-4.5 (1986)
ISO 800, f/3.5, 1/40 (No tripod), -1ev, 28mm

#Japan #Rust #scrapmetal #mossy #rainymood #urbandecay #inaka #Inakalife #Nikon #NikonD3300 #vintagelens #Nikkor #Camera #moss #APSC #Digitalcamera #Macrolens #Wabisabiblues

A tightly stacked pile of old metal scraps and wood that has collected rust, lichen, and moss sits on the side of an old Japanese home, still wet after a late winter thaw.

February 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

After the thaw.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/125, -1.ev, 28mm

#rainymood #photography #Nikon #APSC #Oldlens #Vintagegear #moss #lichen #spiderwebs #mushrooms #wood #winter #rain #macrophotography #Macrolens #bokeh #Adaptedlens #1x1 #Camera #DSLR

A macro-lens photo of the wooden frame of an old house in Japan after a winter thaw. Moss and lichen grows on it, with frosty abandoned spiderwebs stretching from it.

February 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

Grey would be the color...

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm, 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 400, f/2.5, 1/2000, 50mm

#Jtree #joshuatree #monochrome #blackandwhite #Bokeh #desert #mojave #mojavedesert #serrano #Chemehuevi #cahuilla #nikon #vintagelens #naturephotography #landscapephotography #walkabout #Camera

A black and white shot of a desert plant with massive stacks of boulders out of focus in the background. Joshua Tree, California.

February 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

Don't turn back.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 6400, f/11, 1/500, -.03 ev, 28mm

#Japan #Camera #Nikon #Oldlens #Vintagegear #Fukui #Torii #Island #Snow #Sea #Waves #lifeinJapan #clouds #Stormclouds #Landscapephotography #Photography

A red pedestrian bridge leads over rough winter seas to a forested island with a lone torii gate. Light snow falls from a cloudy dark sky. This island is said to be haunted due to its proximity to Tonjimbo, Japan's Suicide Cliffs.

February 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

The physical manifestation of 248 years of democratic capitalism. Artificial, environmentally toxic, pseudo-beneficial and yet it persists, rotting beautifully.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/125, -.07 ev, 28mm

#flowers #decay #artificial #Nikon #photography #Camera