I left really early in the morning to get to the famous Arashiyama bamboo grove in Kyoto, Japan, but I got a bit lost and ended up arriving about 45 minutes later than planned. By that time there were already some tourists around and I couldn't get the tourist-free shots that I wanted. So instead I started shooting off to the sides, into the forest, and tried some camera movement as well.
This is a fairly simple shot of sunrise over Lake Winnipeg at Winnipeg Beach, Canada. I had come out here to get shots of the ice formations that occur as spring sets in, but I was too early. I tried a few shots but this was my favourite; I like the sunlight hitting the tops of the snow ridges and the peaceful feeling of the image.
This is the fairly long escalator near the top of the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, Japan. Don't go on it if you're scared of heights. I used a wide angle lens to accentuate the curve of the railings.
