Rustico Olaes Photography

Rustico Olaes Photography Hi, I'm an amateur / hobbyist photographer. I've always enjoyed the artistic work of others, now I would like to share my work. ENJOY!! :)

Our son Jordan who is stationed at Luke AFB was able to sign us on base for Military Family Day. It is the day before th...
03/27/2018

Our son Jordan who is stationed at Luke AFB was able to sign us on base for Military Family Day. It is the day before the actual Airshow that's free to the public. We had a wonderful time viewing all the static displays and watching all the aircraft flying. The biggest treat was watching the Blue Angels perform!

This weekend adventure led me to the quiet town of Nagahama at least that’s what I thought when I ventured out of the tr...
07/24/2016

This weekend adventure led me to the quiet town of Nagahama at least that’s what I thought when I ventured out of the train station and exited west towards Biwa lake. I immediately saw in the near distance Nagahama castle perched on a small hillside reminiscent of other castles I visited. The garden area was serene and beautiful with dozens of dragon flies seamlessly flying by welcoming you to their neck of the woods. Even though the train station was no more than a couple hundred yards for the castle, once you entered the gardens all noises from that area were soon drowned out by nature. It was like the trees filtered out the noise and only allowed the sound of the birds singing, only for a moment would you hear a vehicle roll by but only for a moment. As I walked along the shore line, the lapping of the water on the shore became soothing and made you forget the town was behind you. I watched a couple teens fishing along the shore line to see if they would catch anything and saw young couples sitting on the garden benches just enjoying the quietness. I continued to stroll around the garden capturing images that were uniquely beautiful to me.
Afterwards I found a local eatery by the castle and ate lunch once I finished, I wondered what else did this little town offer so I decided to walk to the other side of the train tracks to see. That’s when this little town I thought was quaint showed its other side…lol as soon as I cross over the train track, that peaceful soothing sounds quickly turned to cars and bicycles bustling down the streets and people scampering towards some barricaded alleys. I followed (out of curiosity) the crowds towards the alley, that’s where I encountered another side to this place. The place these people were so eager to go to was an open market area, where a bunch of vendors would sell their wares to the hundreds of people visiting. I don’t know if there was a festival going on because like in Kyoto during the Gion Festival there were a lot of young and old girls/ladies wearing yukata’s and there were also musicians playing at the temple and on the streets. It seemed more like a party than a market if you know what I mean, I didn’t see any banners signifying a celebration, but then again I can’t read kanji…(hahaha) I tried some of the local pastries and enjoyed a glass of Kirin beers, after that I decided to start heading back to the train station. As I was heading to the station I found the Flintlock museum Japan’s oldest railway station. Although it is no longer operational the latter is filled with train memorabilia and two genuine engines one coal, one electric.
If you are ever up this way. This town is a must see and another one of Japan’s hidden beauties.

There's is always something to do on the weekends here in Japan. Last weekend there was aspectacular hour and a half fir...
07/17/2016

There's is always something to do on the weekends here in Japan. Last weekend there was aspectacular hour and a half fireworks display. The play was crowded with so many spectators I didn't thin I was going to be able to setup my tripod to take some time lapse photography, but I was actually able to setup right in the middle of the bridge. I set my camera up for three settings; 15, 20, & 30 sec. witha an ISO of 100 and f/stop at 8. I had to work fast because they were shooting the fireworks quickly. I managed to get a few pictures.

I guess since Imissed the fireworks back home on the 4th, this kind of made up for it....lol

ENJOY the photos!!! :)

Rusty

This weekend adventure takes me to the Gion district in Kyoto to join in the celebration of Gion Matsuri, the festival o...
07/17/2016

This weekend adventure takes me to the Gion district in Kyoto to join in the celebration of Gion Matsuri, the festival of Yasaka Shrine, the most famous festival in Japan! It takes place over the entire month of July but the main attraction are the floats (Yamaboko Junko). The word Yamaboko refers to the two types of floats used in the procession, there are 23 yama (smaller floats) and 10 hoko (large floats). The Hoko’s can be as tall as 25 meters and weigh over 12 tons. During the parade theses gigantic floats are pulled by men to appease the gods to prevent an outbreak of an epidemic, even today a local boy who is the divine messenger is cannot step foot on the ground from the 13th to the 17th when he is paraded around the town.
Today I attended the Yoiyama or viewings, there are literally hundreds of thousands of people walking the streets to view all the Yamaboko’s. It is such a controlled chaos of people walking around, I’m surprised no one was trampled, but then again this is Japan and not the US (sorry guys). People from all over Japan and foreigners, some walking around traditional Yukata’s (Casual Kimono, light weight) I even caught some foreigners joining in on the festivities. What I appreciate the most about this culture is the respect for one another and life. I've been fortunate to visit many places around the world and I have to admit Japan is one of the safest places I’ve traveled to.
Anyways, Like I stated earlier this festival runs the entire month of July and tomorrow is when the parade begins but it starts so early in the morning that this old body might be able to handle another 10hrs of walking around, plus I heard it’s going to rain, so I’m going to have to pass. There is another parade next weekend that I might attend so until then enjoy the photos. Rusty

Well this trip was quite interesting for me. The day started of pretty normal, got on the JR train to Osaka and staring ...
07/03/2016

Well this trip was quite interesting for me. The day started of pretty normal, got on the JR train to Osaka and staring at all the rice fields along the way not noticing the time an "Wah-lah" I'm at Osaka station.
Once I got off the train I'm totally OVERWHELMED by how many people are at that station, Kind of reminded me when Bridget & I went to Penn station in NY. I pulled out my phone and typed in "OSAKA CASTLE". Google promptly showed everything you wanted to know about Osaka Castle and how to get there. So it said its a ~45 min walk from the station. I thought it's a nice day I'll walk... Long story short, the GPS took me on a whirlwind tour of Osaka and I literally got lost!!! After finally getting my bearings and getting the GPS to work right, I finally made it to the castle in an hour and a half!!!
I know it has been said "if you've seen one Japanese castle/temple you've seen them all". Appearance wise it might be somewhat true, but there is so much history inside each one of there castle, the stories told in each one I've visited is amazing and the architecture is spectacular. Also to see something this grand and old surrounded by modern amenities is a site to see. Although I wasn't allowed to take photos inside, the outside and surroundings were beautiful and majestic, a bit of modern mixed in with the past.
One extra added specialty during my visit was that there is a Kendo sword fighting school on the same grounds, where they still teach the art of bamboo sword fighting also on the outskirts of the castle was a park where folks relaxed, strolled along the paths, kids riding their bikes and people enjoying the weather.

From my hotel window I could see off in the distance a shiny looking temple. I tried to Google it to see what it was but...
06/26/2016

From my hotel window I could see off in the distance a shiny looking temple. I tried to Google it to see what it was but I could not find any information on it, I decided to go exploring and go there. The hotel I am staying at has bicycles for the guest to use, I was able to get one and with camera and bike I trekked off to find this temple. When I got there I found out it was abandoned and run down. It looked like no one had been there in years. The foliage was untrimmed and the buildings were in disarray. There where 6 warrior looking statues and a large statue of a monk in front of the temple. The place felt eerie as I walked around the grounds, the air was still but I felt as though I was being watched (could have just been my imagination), As I continued to wander I stumbled on to a statue of a man with his hand held up as to say "STOP" do not enter and as I continued taking pictures of the temple entrance,was two ravens staring at me and cawing as if warning others of unwanted guest...That's when I knew it was time for me to leave... Interesting day..

This weekend travels took me to a city where canals, well wish temples, mountain trails, and a place where there is a lo...
06/19/2016

This weekend travels took me to a city where canals, well wish temples, mountain trails, and a place where there is a love sanctuary...

Nishi side gate entrance
06/13/2016

Nishi side gate entrance

Our last stop for the day, but it was worth it. Very calming and tranquil. We ended up at the Segano river to end our ...
06/12/2016

Our last stop for the day, but it was worth it. Very calming and tranquil. We ended up at the Segano river to end our day.

Higashi Honganji, or, the Eastern Temple of the Original Vow, is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan
06/12/2016

Higashi Honganji, or, the Eastern Temple of the Original Vow, is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan

Visited the the Golden Pavilion over the weekend. I visited this place 10 yrs ago and it still so very beautiful.
06/12/2016

Visited the the Golden Pavilion over the weekend. I visited this place 10 yrs ago and it still so very beautiful.

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