Shiroyama Nights

Above: Florian experimenting with some long exposures on an calm night at Shiroyama Beach, Takahama

A sky full of stars and a couple of oil lanterns for company

While Takahama's daytime is filled with the buzz of beach-goers and surfers, the evenings bring the calming sound of breaking ocean waves, the scuttle of beach crabs, and a dark canvas pin pricked with the light of stars a mere trillion or so miles away. With a few oil lanterns and a bottle of wine, there’s no better way to spend a relaxing, contemplative evening with a good friend in Takahama. On the horizon, the glowing lights of squid fishing boats evoke images of people hard at work while the rest of the town prepares for bed.

When life gets claustrophobic,  a gaze into the unbounded expanse of the cosmos is necessary

Fire. Man's 2nd  best friend (after the humble dog).