Some rather hastily composed shots of Tokyo’s (Ogikubo) late autumn landscape, taken while I was out for my lunch break. Everything you see here looks more vibrant and intense when viewed in person. Further down the road in the direction of Higashi Koenji (東高円寺) and Shinjuku the trees are blooming even more rampantly but I didn’t have the time to venture that far.

Illuminated by Tokyo’s mid afternoon light ( similar to late afternoon light 4/5pm in Singapore, though less harsh ) the leaves reflect and bounce off so much ambient light the streets and buildings are bathed in a brilliant, almost glaring yellowish glow. Kinda reminds me of the look in Jean Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie or A Very Long Engagement. The 2 pictures with the fallen leaves look quite different because the tar pavements are fairly dark and absorb most of the reflected ambient light…I think.