Photo-Traveloque of joon S lee

  Abashiri Riverside Panoramas: One River, Multiple Moods. From the hotel window, a bird eye view of Abashiri City can be seen nestling along the river and stretching far into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is a low-lying city dominated by the natural landscapes of mountain peaks, forests, lakes, rivers and sea. The colors and moods of the city change readily under the cyclical nature of its vast surrounding environment. I was there for a few days in the winter season, I have experienced fast changing weather conditions, which can be stormy and windy at one moment but sunny and cool a few hours later. It is common to see the same place evoking multiple moods under different weather conditions. Abashiri Riverside City Bird eye view from a hotel's tinted window  The hat-shaped Rock, t he Sea of Okhotsk a nd the snow-capped Shiretoko Peninsula  can be seen in the far horizon Bright Daylight Sceneries Riverside Promenade - I A picturesque grouping of buildings lining along the riverb...

  Winter Scenery @ Jozankei Onzen Soaking in the mineral-rich, open-air hot spring bath while gazing at the snowy winter landscape is a relaxing and an unforgettable experience. Although, Jozankei onzen town is famous for its brilliant autumn fall colors. its aesthetic appeal during the winter season has it own delightful characteristics too.   The landscape of Jozankei Onzen is characterized by the meandering  Toyoshira River, which winds through the steep cliffs on both sides of the valleys as it passes through the town. The combination of hilly terrains, deep valleys, distant peaks and meandering river in the landscape has created a spatial order that is dynamic and 3-dimensional -- making it a wonderful place to explore  scenic vistas and panoramas.  This dynamic spatial quality is further enhanced by the white snowy environment of the winter season. The view  possesses a   sense of spatial transparency and depth, as it  penetrates thro...

  White Landscape These are images depicting scenes of ordinary winter landscape in foggy, misty and dreamy atmosphere – they resembled random composition of pale shadows and vague silhouettes set against vast snowy environment.  The photographs are taken in various physical and weather conditions, including that of snow-storms, cloudy days and on fast moving train.  They captured the enormous transforming power of  snow-storm that turns simple and mundane landscape extraordinarily. Beie Blue Pond Frozen Pond Forest I  Frozen Pond Forest II Frozen Pond Forest III Frozen Pond Forest IV Furano - Biei Farmlands Snowy Farm I  Snowy Farm II  Snowy Farm III Snowy Forest  Bibaushi Station Snow-covered Station Office  Snow-covered Railway Tracks I Snow-covered Railway Tracks II Beie Shikis ai-No-Oka Snowfields Villa in Snowland I Villa in Snowland II Villa in Snowland III     Shairogane Onsen Waterfall Frozen Iron Bridge    ...