Japan Photo Explore - Tohoku Winter Photography

[@davidianjames1]

Another great trip Thanks Nick

[@bettywing52]

Thanks for your stunning work which I could watch over and over. If you come from the age of film cameras, having the drones and the digital equipment must make it seem like heaven when you guys look at the results. They're the shots everyone dreams of making.

[@nickpitsasphoto]

Thanks for your lovely feedback, Jane. And yes, we do come from the age of film! I love the instant results of digital. That feedback, used wisely, can accelerate your growth as a photographer.

[@noowunnoowun8573]

Thoroughly enjoyed this latest installment in your JPE series. The Fire Festival looked extraordinarily dangerous - especially the shot with the child clinging to the person twirling what looked like a campfire all over the place. Wonder what the origin of the practice was? Maybe to keep enemies at bay? Keep evil spirits away? Ted must've had a ball - and Fire Twirling would look good on his resume :)

[@nickpitsasphoto]

noowun noowun, thanks for your comments. The festival began to keep evil spirits away from crops. And yes, the video doesn't do justice to how much fun Ted actually had.

[@kiIIingxspree]

17 meters Jesus Christ. Sucks about the drone :(

[@nickpitsasphoto]

Yeah, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was a huge disaster. Almost 16,000 people lost their lives. The tsunami also destroyed the Fukushima nuclear power plant. With the drone, at least I managed to recover it so that I could return it to the place I bought it from. Because they couldn't fix it they gave me a full credit, which I used to buy a newer one.