Skyjay
@skyjay.bsky.social
Bird, pilot, motorcyclist, mechanic, amateur DAW enthusiast | 41 | He/Him | Let's Fly!
Found some leftover candy from Halloween. Stuff is pretty tasty. Wait, what do you mean I look different?
Awesome Croctober piece from @aenverthil.bsky.social !
Awesome Croctober piece from @aenverthil.bsky.social !
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Found some leftover candy from Halloween. Stuff is pretty tasty. Wait, what do you mean I look different?
Awesome Croctober piece from @aenverthil.bsky.social !
Awesome Croctober piece from @aenverthil.bsky.social !
Sensou-ji at night closed to viewing, but still open to pray. Waited between several passerby conducting prayers. For a quiet place at 2AM, it sure was busy.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sensou-ji at night closed to viewing, but still open to pray. Waited between several passerby conducting prayers. For a quiet place at 2AM, it sure was busy.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Specially happy with this one, this is the previous photo but a crop of the deer's eye with the reflection of the Namdaimon (south gate) in it. Crop is to see how clear it is in the original.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Todai-Ji Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Todai-Ji Nara, Japan
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Specially happy with this one, this is the previous photo but a crop of the deer's eye with the reflection of the Namdaimon (south gate) in it. Crop is to see how clear it is in the original.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Todai-Ji Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Todai-Ji Nara, Japan
A deer in nara looks on, the gate entrance reflecting in it's eyes.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A deer in nara looks on, the gate entrance reflecting in it's eyes.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Moonrise over Asukasa Hanayashiki just before the lights of the park go dark.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Moonrise over Asukasa Hanayashiki just before the lights of the park go dark.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Back alley streets at night, towering over narrow streets. A feeling unlike any other.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm F/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm F/2.8
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Back alley streets at night, towering over narrow streets. A feeling unlike any other.
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm F/2.8
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm F/2.8
More close-ups of the doors to Todai-Ji. Timbers felled from trees we haven't seen since make up the doors to this immense place. The scale of the doors brings to mind the size of the forests that grew them.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm F1.4
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm F1.4
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
More close-ups of the doors to Todai-Ji. Timbers felled from trees we haven't seen since make up the doors to this immense place. The scale of the doors brings to mind the size of the forests that grew them.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm F1.4
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm F1.4
Inside the halls of Todai-Ji. The vastness of the space is hard to get in terms of scale until you are actually there. Hard to believe it's pretty much all wood!
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 14mm F2.8
Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 14mm F2.8
Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Inside the halls of Todai-Ji. The vastness of the space is hard to get in terms of scale until you are actually there. Hard to believe it's pretty much all wood!
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 14mm F2.8
Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 14mm F2.8
Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan
I don't know if god is in this chili's but I sure am.
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I don't know if god is in this chili's but I sure am.
Asukasa Monja Kanoya closing up after another night of serving customers. The still of night punctured by the conversation of the workers, and the occasional movement of bottles or empty supplies.
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Asukasa Monja Kanoya closing up after another night of serving customers. The still of night punctured by the conversation of the workers, and the occasional movement of bottles or empty supplies.
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Strut your stuff little bird, for the castle grounds are your home.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Strut your stuff little bird, for the castle grounds are your home.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
The bow of a castle wall cuts a path through the moat that surrounds it. Stacked stones wait still, submerged, and waiting to repel unwelcome visitors.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The bow of a castle wall cuts a path through the moat that surrounds it. Stacked stones wait still, submerged, and waiting to repel unwelcome visitors.
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Osaka Castle, Japan
Observing the door hardware at the entrance to Todai-Ji some of which may have been in use since 1709. The previous temple was even larger before it burned down.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm f/2.8
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Observing the door hardware at the entrance to Todai-Ji some of which may have been in use since 1709. The previous temple was even larger before it burned down.
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm f/2.8
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm f/2.8
Late nights at Senso-Ji provide some interesting opportunities.
8 seconds, iso 320 f/16
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm F/2.8
8 seconds, iso 320 f/16
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm F/2.8
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Late nights at Senso-Ji provide some interesting opportunities.
8 seconds, iso 320 f/16
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm F/2.8
8 seconds, iso 320 f/16
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm F/2.8
This guy let me get really close to catch this shot. Sometimes they just let you hang out, of course he had a good sniff of the lens once I took this.
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This guy let me get really close to catch this shot. Sometimes they just let you hang out, of course he had a good sniff of the lens once I took this.
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4
A curious deer steps out from the treeline, likely seeking snacks.,
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A curious deer steps out from the treeline, likely seeking snacks.,
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Nara, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
In the dark shadows of the city, the light finds it's way into canyons and roads in the morning casing a contrast to the streets below.
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm f/2.8
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm f/2.8
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In the dark shadows of the city, the light finds it's way into canyons and roads in the morning casing a contrast to the streets below.
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm f/2.8
Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm f/2.8
The entry gate to Osaka Castle has a number of interesting shapes and angles. Abstract they form some interesting patterns that start and stop from nowhere.
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The entry gate to Osaka Castle has a number of interesting shapes and angles. Abstract they form some interesting patterns that start and stop from nowhere.
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8
A quiet early morning in Tokyo.
Asukusa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810
Asukusa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A quiet early morning in Tokyo.
Asukusa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810
Asukusa, Tokyo, Japan
Nikon D810
A couple takes an walk among the rain in early spring in the palace gardens outside Osaka Castle.
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A couple takes an walk among the rain in early spring in the palace gardens outside Osaka Castle.
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Easily one of my favorites from the trip. A storefront with all the signs, taken at night.
Tokyo, Asukasa, Japan
Tokyo, Asukasa, Japan
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Easily one of my favorites from the trip. A storefront with all the signs, taken at night.
Tokyo, Asukasa, Japan
Tokyo, Asukasa, Japan
Kings Bay Lodge, at sunset. A natural pool water slide looks over the bay that fed it for decades, and the one that has closed it for now.
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Kings Bay Lodge, at sunset. A natural pool water slide looks over the bay that fed it for decades, and the one that has closed it for now.
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810
I've gotta be on the road HOW LONG?!
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I've gotta be on the road HOW LONG?!
A juvenile small blue heron surveys the banks looking for a meal. Mere feet away from a lounging crocodile.
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm
September 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A juvenile small blue heron surveys the banks looking for a meal. Mere feet away from a lounging crocodile.
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm
Crystal River, Florida
Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm