Alexandre Gervais - Latest Comments

Re: Pontocho's back alley, Kyoto (Japan)

dintomd — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:05:10 -0000

LIKE A PERFECT JAPANESE.....!!

Re: Shops of Sannen-zaka, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:30:35 -0000

I can't recall exactly where I took that picture but I think you're right, it was near the end of it. But the thing is this slope is rather long and it's not a constant incline, some parts have only a slight decline and some other parts are literally stairs...

Re: Shops of Sannen-zaka, Kyoto (Japan)

TeleChellie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:24:13 -0000

The only part that seems slanted is the small table & umbrella; everything else seems flat. Optical illusion?
I take it this is near the bottom and that the slope is not that steep?

Re: Lantern in Zenkōji, Nagano (Japan)

zichi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:52:11 -0000

My wife was born in Nagano. We lived there from 1994-2004 before moving to Kobe City. Nagano is a place of outstanding beauty and a paradise for the painter or photographer.

Re: Himejijo Main Tower, Himeji (Japan)

zichi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:49:17 -0000

Himeji Castle will be closed from April 2010 until 2014 for repair works. That will be a major tourists upset especially because many will just show up without checking first!

Re: Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto (Japan)

zichi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:45:18 -0000

we visited Kinkaku-ji Temple or the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto this red leaf autumn. Last year (09) was the best red leaf season for 15 years. Probably due to a cooler and wetter summer. I was annoyed by all the restrictions but again this is common when visiting sites in Kyoto. From home (Kobe City) to the temple took less than 1 1/2 hrs and cost less than ¥1,000 not including the admission charge.

one of my pic's http://twitpic.com/1198b8

Re: Pierced Blonde of Seijin Shiki, Tokyo (Japan)

TeleChellie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:43:24 -0000

And here I was expecting to see a statue... :-P

"The pierced blonde? I'd never heard of that before!"

For her sake, I hope she uses a lot of conditioner. Platinum must be pretty hard to maintain...

Re: Gion at night, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:59:42 -0000

Yeah I saw your 'Parying wheel' picture which is extremely similar, not only that but we posted them within days of each other... What camera and gear are you using ?
And yes I visited Kyoto twice already, once in 2007 and a second time this last september, both time for a week.

Re: Gion at night, Kyoto (Japan)

burleydude — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:02:36 -0000

Thanks. I think it looks great.
And some of our photos are alarmingly similar! Did you visit Kyoto?
Andy

Re: Gion at night, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:56:52 -0000

It's the same theme, but like you said heavily modified. I mostly started from this one for the landing-page type homepage, the top menu and that I could display my content this wide.

Re: Gion at night, Kyoto (Japan)

burleydude — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:44:57 -0000

I have the Fullscreen theme by Graphpaper, but it doesn't look much like this. Is this a different Fullscreen theme or is it just heavily redesigned?

Re: Gion at night, Kyoto (Japan)

iveybrandon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:17:24 -0000

All your pictures are beautiful. Too bad you cant get into a geiko house with that camera!

Re: Tokyo Sky Drive – Night v.01

gavinovz — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:45:20 -0000

cat2525jp has some of the best videos of Japanese highways and railways.

Re: Nigirizushi, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:35:05 -0000

Sorry I don't remember at all what kind of fish was on this one, I think I had like 12 different kind that day....

Re: Nigirizushi, Kyoto (Japan)

twitter-12975892 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:13:09 -0000

Ooh. That sushi in the photo looks yummy. What kind is it?

Re: Ema of Fushimi Inari, Kyoto (Japan)

TeleChellie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:31:44 -0000

Ah.... should've figured as much. :-P

Now I have some time to figure out what I'll draw on mine :)

Re: Ema of Fushimi Inari, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:21:38 -0000

Wishes are on the back side.

Re: Ema of Fushimi Inari, Kyoto (Japan)

TeleChellie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:19:15 -0000

I see anime eyes under there...

So people leave pictures now instead of wishes?.. or is this for the tourists? ;)

Re: Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto (Japan)

alexgerv — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:47:46 -0000

not really from what I remember there was plenty of signs around to indicate the way to the temple...

Re: Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto (Japan)

ninoart — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:22:50 -0000

I really really want to go here one day. I admire this temple for a long time already. Is it hard to find?

Re: Obi details from Seijin Shiki, Tokyo (Japan)

twitter-7007892 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:10:09 -0000

What a nice and clear shot you got there. ^_^ I didn't know there were meanings behind how they tie an obi (i.e married vs. unmarried). Thanks for sharing. ^_^

Re: Bamboo forest, Kyoto (Japan)

David — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:54 -0000

Great job with the site. You photos have really nice composition. I like the addition of the blurbs from Wikipedia/etc and camera metadata. Thanks!

Re: Bamboo forest, Kyoto (Japan)

twitter-53352349 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:06:32 -0000

I love this photo. I've been wanting to capture a bamboo grove this but never quite got it and you simply nailed it. Nicely done.

Re: Japanese Rock Garden, Kyoto (Japan)

TeleChellie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:40:20 -0000

I've always wanted a rock garden; they're so peaceful to me. I have this really strange fear though... that something will occur and I'll have to walk through it. What if my phone is on the other side and it rings? I guess I need one of those old school above ground houses, like from the Edo period :-P

Re: Fushimi-inari, Kyoto (Japan)

twitter-59508538 — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:34:50 -0000

nice photo!!　I always want to go there...