Obeisance To Tradition

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — 1/160 sec, f/3.2, ISO 3200 —
map & image data — nearby photos

Parting Bow

a kendo master prepares to depart the dojo after a bout
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I've been feeling remarkably unproductive of late, sorry. I'm hoping soon to have a proper post about the kendo (“Japanese fencing”)
event mentioned a couple of weeks ago, but for now here's one picture from it.