Anyone who knows me even marginally understands that I am prone to obsessions. Those who know me well can confirm that:
1) I am obsessed with earthquakes.
2) I am obsessed with bridges (especially those over the Sumida river in Tokyo).
3) I am obsessed with my new digital camera.
That said, I was in Odaiba yesterday looking over The Rainbow Bridge, which connects this manmade island to the rest of the metropolis. Odaiba is built on a fault line. As a result, T-dog and I had just enjoyed a day at the volcanic hot springs. These baths are only some of the many attractions found on this surreal and futuristic "island".
So anyway, we had a great view of Tokyo Bay:
Still, I can't ever seem to stay content with just 'taking normal pictures' for too long. If you've ever seen a live shot of a minor earthquake on television (such reportage is quite common over here), you know that it looks like a normal view of a city, except someone is shaking the camera. Seriously, it looks as if the cameraperson has the jitters or something. From these observations is born my new experiment: simulated earthquake shots. My first victim: The Rainbow Bridge.
Did I mention that Odaiba is built upon the same type of manmade land that collapsed from liquefaction in the Kobe quake back in the 90s? In the event of a major earthquake- which, as it happens, Tokyo is overdue to experience- the city where I live is basically fucked beyond human comprehension. And yet, like a rainbow in the eye of a hurricane, the devastation might still look pretty from a certain angle...
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