This was shot at the 'apres-ski' part of the most recent Flickr Tokyo Photo Session meet-up, in an izakaya in Yurakucho. The kitchen was right behind where we were sitting. The chefs were all very nice and totally cool with me shooting pics of them.
I made this triptych [three-image montage] as part of a project I have been recently doing with my photography students.
http://japanorama.co.uk/2009/01/30/photography-project-multiple-images/
Nikon D300
Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AF D
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