Central Kyoto at Dusk

I've always loved photographing the sky when the lighting is just right. The richness and variety of the colors! I give God all credit and Glory for His awesome handiwork.

Kiyomizudera Temple

In Kyoto, Japan.

Appetizers

An appetizer plate at a local restaurant in Osaka. We've got some shrimp (heads still attached, of course) some raw fish, fish eggs, and some lemons and wasabi sauce to spice it all up.

It's mine, and you can't have it!

A local squirrel looks for a place to hide his stash.

Happy Duck

Shot right before he went out for a swim...

"Ressurected" Sunset

This picture as shot was all wrong, until I tweaked it a little in Lightroom to bring out the colors I saw when I shot it... Here is the "before" picture:

Train Tickets...

As I watched a steady flow of travelers buying tickets at a bank of machines (another common occurence in Japan) I was inspired to take this shot.

Japanese Restaurant

I took this shot of the cook at a restaurant (no idea of the name) while in Japan on business.

Hammamatsu at Night

Sunlight at last

The skies over Kakegawa, Japan one afternoon after about 3 straight days of rain.

At the 7-Eleven

Very familiar images for anyone who has ever visited Japan...

Heavy Branches

I wonder how much more these branches can take before breaking...

Sad...

One more from the Africa trip. We saw this little boy crying by the roadside one day. It appeared that some other kids may have been picking on him. We called him over and gave him some candy.

For those that are interested...

What I have posted to my blog over the past week or so have just been a small part of what I saw and experienced along with the rest of the delegation that traveled to West Africa. For those that are interested, the full album of photos can be found on the Facebook page of Faith To Face Ministries:

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=295069&l=0dc938f8b2&id=95416148043

Another airport

This time I am in Amsterdam airport Schiphol. 8 hour layover!!

"Hawking"

Some girls trying to sell us fruit outside the van as we prepare to leave Elmina. The locals call it "hawking". There are even "no hawking" signs on parking spots and sidewalks.

Fishing boats

Boats lined up near the shore at the village of Elmina in Ghana.

Point of No Return

Today I visited the Elmina Castle in Ghana. This old fort was used for years as a final stop in the african slave trade.

The inhuman treatment of these captured africans was almost too much to hear about. The small room where they were detained still has a faint stench over 200 years later.

Below are shots of the fort as well as the "point of no return" the gate the slaves had to go through (one by one) to board the slave ships and bid Africa farewell forever.

Location:Ghana

The things a guy has to do...

... To keep all his "tech" charged up while away on a missions trip!

In this picture:
- 2 extension cords
- Canon camera charger
- video camera charger
- spare video camera battery and charger
- iPhone charger
- voltage converter

Whew!

Fortune Teller

A fortune teller by the road in Accra, Ghana... with a cash register!

Way to use your head

Women in a marketplace in Ghana carrying a variety of items on their heads.

Akwaaba!!

I have just arrived in Ghana! Next three days will be spent with the local pastors touring local schools and holding revivals. Then we conclude with a sightseeing tour of Cape Coast (the last stop in Africa before slaves sailed for America)
Of course I'll be posting photos, so stay tuned!

Scenes from the city

One of the local marketplace areas we see as we drive the streets of Monrovia.

First church service

Sunday morning service, Liberian style!!

This is the lobby of my hotel...

... Believe it or not, I am in Liberia, West Africa. The hotel is owned and operated by Chinese. It almost felt like I was traveling for work...

Bags, Bags, Bags...

Picture this times about 5... That was how much we ended up checking in. All for the sake of ministry....

Lunch stop

Benefit of a road trip - food stop at Cracker Barrel!

The Best Camera...

... Is the one that's always with you. To that end, over the next several days I will be posting pictures taken during my upcoming missions trip to Africa (Liberia and Ghana) with my iPhone 4's camera. Stay tuned...

My First Mobile Blog Post

This is my first mobile test post 

Just a random picture of some African-themed art on my wall.


- sent from my iPhone