#h4d-40

In a sea of red: Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto por Alfie Goodrich Por Flickr: Shot last year when I was on an assignment in Kyoto for the magazine of the Canadian Automobile Association. Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. Hasselblad H4D-40 HC80mm f/2.8

Mountains of Kyushu from my flight into Oita por Alfie Goodrich Por Flickr: Back in July, I went down to Kunisaki, flying into the nearby airport of Oita. I'd taken a few shots on the flight down from Tokyo with the Hasselblad H4D-40 and 80mm lens. It was more manageable to hold up to the plane window than the 300mm I also had in the bag. But just past Hiroshima, the view and the light on the distant mountains became amazing so I got the 300mm out. It's always a challenge to get sharp shots through the aircraft window, as there are two layers: one of plastic and one of glass. Condensation, scratches, ice... all create challenges. And shooting through the centre of the window is always preferred, as if you look down through the edges you get some horrible distortion and more effects of the double window and air-gap. Still, this effort wasnt bad. It's not super, super sharp at 100% but it's good enough at web resolution. Hasselblad H4D-40 HC 300mm f/4.5 Apart from the re-sizing and adding my watermark, this is straight from the camera.

Tokyo ToyTown: motorway flyover in Shinjuku, Tokyo por Alfie Goodrich Por Flickr: Part of an ongoing series I am shooting with the Hasselblad HTS1.5 Tilt-Shift Adaptor. This one was shot from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tocho. There are some great views from that building and this section of motorway always attracts my eye. All this series of shots are made hand-held. The focus is so thin on the TS adaptor that it's fussy and annoying to use a tripod. The camera, lens and adaptor are pretty heavy so it's a good workout shooting with this rig. Hasselblad H4D-40 HTS.1.5 tilt-shift adaptor HC80mm f/2.8