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So, I finally made it back to beautiful Okinawa and was reunited with my beloved camera.

My first full day back I went out and started shooting. I really didn’t have any goal for this adventure, I just wanted to get out and snap some photo’s. I usually shoot landscapes, so I really wanted to get away from that and try something new. I really want to start learning and applying new techniques I have read so much about so I can grow and develop a style of my own. Anyways…

Here are a couple shots from my day of wandering around with a big grin on my face!

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After spending about 18-20 hours on a plane, I have finally made it back safely to Okinawa. I cannot stress how relieved and excited I am to be back in Okinawa.

There is nothing wrong with being back in the United States, I just love and appreciate so many little things that Okinawa has to offer. I think it is going to be extremely difficult when the time arrives for me to leave this amazing island in five months. I will definitely go kicking and screaming for sure!

Nothing better than being back with my beautiful wife, dog, and camera! You know I can’t forget the camera. And if you were wondering, I listed them in the order of importance starting with my old lady. Although, I think the dog may have to learn a couple new tricks or the camera might take over the number two position, haha.

Needless to say, I never want to leave Japan again…I love Japan!

As the days go by here in Mississippi without my camera, I find myself spending more and more time looking at other photography related websites on the web.

Thanks to JapanSoc.com I have had the chance to discover plenty of great Japan related photography websites in the past six months. If you don’t already know, JapanSoc is a social bookmarking site, devoted to blogs and news about Japan.

Here are some of the websites that I routinely visit:

• HDR Japan
• Tokyo Times
• Photographer in Japan
• Japanorama
• JasonCollin.org
  
• Dannychoo.com
• The Japanese Eye
• i-cjw.com
• Japanwindow

These are the websites I try to visit as often as possible. If you feel that I missed a couple, feel free to leave a comment and share your favorites with me! Hopefully you enjoy them as much as I do.

Let’s start off with explaining my problem. Many of you may know that I have been living in Okinawa, Japan for the past three years (good). However, I had to travel to the U.S. for some Windows Administration classes and was unable to bring my camera equipment with me (bad).

The past year I have taken my camera with me almost everywhere I possibly could. Unfortunately, I did not bring my camera with me and now I am facing the beginning stages of withdrawal. What makes the situation even more overwhelming is the fact that I have ordered new equipment and had it shipped to Okinawa. I can just imagine how the new equipment feels. The new equipment is just anxiously sitting in a box somewhere in my home waiting to unveiled to the world.

The good thing is that I have spent a lot of time reading and looking at other photo related blogs out there on the WWW. I can’t wait to get back and take some shots with the new gear. I will surely post photo’s as soon as I get back.

I did stumble across a website that offered a list of the Top 100 Photography Blogs . I looked through the links and there are some really great websites listed.

With all this extra "no camera time", I would love any suggestions on other great photography related websites you might visit.

I think Beyonce has some real competition with this guy. He has some really great moves!!

Living in Okinawa, Japan for nearly three years means I spent plenty of time looking on the web for general information regarding sightseeing, destinations, restaurants, climate, and culture. I wanted to share some of the websites and links that I have discovered that helped me get the information I needed. I hope these websites can provide some information to help with learning more about Okinawa, Japan.

• Okinawa Hai
• Okinawa Hai Society
• Wikipedia Okinawa
• Japan Guide
• Japan Update
• Okinawa.com
• mahae plus
• OkinawaInformation.com

These are just a few websites that I have found with information on Okinawa. If you have your favorite informational Okinawa website, please leave and comment and share with everyone else.

Have you ever wondered what you could photograph legally while you were out on your photowalk? Well, I found this great article that lists in detail some of the rights you have as photographers. So, next time you are out and someone tries to kick you out for photography, you will be better prepared and knowledgeable.

You’re sure you haven’t done anything wrong, but you don’t know whose side the law is on. Fret no more

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