A few weeks ago I met up with my good friend Michael Braeuner before he left for Japan. He wanted a few pointers on how to use his newly aquired DSLR. I gave him a quick tutorial on how to properly expose photos, and how to use his camera timer in conjunction with a tripod. […]
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Photos: Special thanks to Ethan Caldwell who was able to shoot this feature while in Japan. Also special thanks to our friend Yuki Kokubun for providing outstanding translation services. With the recent interest in Japanese vintage cars, it’s rare to find many of these small specialty shops in Japan that are really accessible. This […] Star Road (有限会社 スターロード), is one of the premier vintage restorers/tuner located in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. They typically work on the Z and Skyline platform, but take in other cars as well. Although the shop is not well known outside of Japan, we hope to soon change that. I’ve been networking with the owner Shouji recently […] When I first heard about “The Retro Car Kings” back in December, I was in utter disbelief after viewing the trailer. Being a huge fan of the vintage car culture in Japan, the news of this show was equivalent to hearing that Top Gear was coming to the US. However, unlike Top Gear USA, the […] Photos & story by Ahmed Rashid A few months ago I found out that a a few of my friends from Chicago were heading out to Japan for a once in a lifetime trip. Mark took some great shots and already posted them on our forum, but Ahmed just finally wrapped up his set so […] |
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