http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ Hi, my name is Mark. Thanks for visiting. Born in Annapolis, MD. Went to college in Salem, VA. Moved back to Maryland for four years, then to northern California. Fifteen years in the scientific instruments business. Lived in Madison, WI for three years, then the company asked me to move over to Japan. Lived in Tokyo 1989-1992. Went back to Maryland again, then after a year and a half, decided the East Coast was not for me, and relocated to Arizona. Played guitar in various rock and country bands in Tucson, sunlighted [it's like "moonlighting", only it happens during the day] as a Web site designer. Almost moved to NY for a girl, but it didn't work out. Started doing the Web site for <a href="http://www.airrace.org" target='_blank'>the Reno Air Races</a>. Bought a Canon EOS-1D and started taking photography much more seriously. Got recruited to go back to Tokyo and worked for a radio programming company, building audio and video media for stores and the Web. Still did the Air Races. Bought more cameras and lenses. After years and years of using Windows, and eventually custom-building my own computers from parts, I bought my first Macintosh laptop. Three years later - no more PCs, no more Windows. One file server running Unix and several Macs - at home and at work. Moved out of Tokyo down the coast to the Izu Peninsula. Ocean. Mountains. Space. Only a hundred thousand people instead of 12 million. Still come up to the Big City regularly for work. Started traveling too much for my "day job". Trying to make more time for photography and music. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Sun, 27 May 2007 16:31:29 -0700 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:51:50 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/photos/605861423_qJKkw-Ti.jpg http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157358182_7RWwW <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157358182_7RWwW" title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0721-g5z7788-7789/157358182_7RWwW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Tue, 29 May 2007 05:04:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0721-g5z7788-7789/157358182_7RWwW-Th-1.jpg a719b19a2a693a20b91aedc6e63be2f2 65c510bd8859f1a9cef08a5d5c5d8348 203794b10de6be2892e5700816992386 fe77eff290723b3581a2f230f2949396 0c005cd5b2ccafb43e033516340f979d Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ... <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157358182_7RWwW" title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0721-g5z7788-7789/157358182_7RWwW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes japan, wasabi, sushi, mountains, izu, shizuoka, waterfall, green, forest, lush, farming, cultivation Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579952916_VnDuf <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a> </p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579952916_VnDuf" title="Mark Johnston's photo"><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0918-r3z4983-4984tm1/579952916_VnDuf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mark Johnston's photo" title="Mark Johnston's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:01:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0918-r3z4983-4984tm1/579952916_VnDuf-Th.jpg 2009-04-00 07:38:12 83486e326a8278d55bf14e1c01842b78 78813c56f08b0ecf6b3521e8437835cd 0de4b5961197dba7c2fecb7ddcc1f42e e1f8a867c6e318a690c14696d22e8522 c3bc19bc13bdfb1d52eff724b0b7e5d6 88420a972c4ab1b2fe96b082303c32af Mark Johnston's photo <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a> </p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579952916_VnDuf" title="Mark Johnston's photo"><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0918-r3z4983-4984tm1/579952916_VnDuf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mark Johnston's photo" title="Mark Johnston's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes 0918, 4984 Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579929134_qctx5 <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579929134_qctx5" title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0844-r3z8615-8617/579929134_qctx5-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:01:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0844-r3z8615-8617/579929134_qctx5-Th.jpg f16bffd8764b414ac653516e4599e629 819f0e740e30463f1c742135b37766a1 c80d39de6e79ad2dac868b2b99dd757b f03afcd938319c4de813ac24f36bce3f 743e7482effae26a2e8b25aa35936ee9 5076fe3ebf53bb690c26a20b0828e400 A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula. <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579929134_qctx5" title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0844-r3z8615-8617/579929134_qctx5-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes waterfall, shizuoka, japan, izu, nature, rock, ocean Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/8758260_QiY5R#579587216_3P3Z8 <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/8758260_QiY5R#579587216_3P3Z8" title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/0723-r3z0791/579587216_3P3Z8-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:25 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/0723-r3z0791/579587216_3P3Z8-Th-1.jpg 2007-06-09 03:13:57 3cbfeda5f3defdd7710a0fc17de92ce4 50b5c6be7ed130d577c1a0a75c5f2290 3984b6e27bc5f8d07eca8a02ccd00bda 5831d48b833f4df8acfabfdea9cabad0 5e9f86ea8fbae2e27838abf48a64735e 5fec5ead7294fe2e2d8605e3a5e905a9 The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places. <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/8758260_QiY5R#579587216_3P3Z8" title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/0723-r3z0791/579587216_3P3Z8-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes antelope canyon, arizona, light, beam, slot, landscape, rock, sandstone Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157368221_tCMnp <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157368221_tCMnp" title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/112C8744/157368221_tCMnp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Tue, 29 May 2007 05:56:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/112C8744/157368221_tCMnp-Th-1.jpg 12baaa2489a8a1ebe0ddcad73ee394a1 f8f1f3eebfbe5bc41885cd951a2e9250 b1fc1ab497bcaac46274f20dc4fa7d91 cb04ca21221a9365b58fcf659d392219 f6c7fd33c37e64679758eb1f30199bca e0e6169f3beb59e616935bdf86f1583e Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ... <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157368221_tCMnp" title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/112C8744/157368221_tCMnp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes hida takayama, festival, japan, float, carriage, cherry blossom, bridge, river, history, celebration, local Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157364905_Em2RD <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157364905_Em2RD" title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0715-y3g7907/157364905_Em2RD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Tue, 29 May 2007 05:39:34 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0715-y3g7907/157364905_Em2RD-Th-1.jpg 84d078462c83c8215195bcf8cd1ed318 1c5a9294c7326e47ec2b4ca3174361a4 bc5d712ae467d06a061cc6194fd6f65d b2ce5e8419c7148de087aca172f96500 a60778a34361f333195c984fbac8e5b0 8c2e89fd288758665c7da9a2e5123668 Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ... <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157364905_Em2RD" title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0715-y3g7907/157364905_Em2RD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes japan, castle, himeji, history, unesco, world heritage, tower, cherry blossom Mark Johnston Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157356364_Gcvnv <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157356364_Gcvnv" title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0548-g5z8141/157356364_Gcvnv-Th-1.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Tue, 29 May 2007 04:51:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mark Johnston) http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0548-g5z8141/157356364_Gcvnv-Th-1.jpg f7f1267609a8c4a5613d8892487556cc 562dba3be02dc7212f0c1c726f28b98f 37f80028105fd63797bc11d8a9abe2e2 1fa57c662b52c30a75810491d496ba38 1016b6453d9b042e7e7dbf3af2d0cc94 6167f8156101d1b3600dcb599810f6fa Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally. <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157356364_Gcvnv" title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0548-g5z8141/157356364_Gcvnv-Th-1.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes tokyo, shinjuku, garden, shinjuku gyoen, pathway, autumn, leaves, fall, landscape, trees Mark Johnston Mark Johnston