Source: よっくん Yokkun (@yoshi115t) - image used with permission

These impressive photos of the Olympic Torch look like CG imagery or a scene from an anime

After the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic Flame was transferred to a new location in the Daiba 台場 neighborhood of Tokyo. The area is cordoned off, but you can see the torch very well if you have the right camera equipment. Fortunately for us, Japanese photographer Yokkun had the right equipment to do just that. Daiba is the site of the life-sized Unicorn Gundam statue, and as a Gundam fan, Yokkun has had plenty of experience taking photos there:

Leveraging his experience taking Gundam photos in Daiba and taking advantage of the beautiful backdrop afforded by a gorgeous azure sky adorned with billowing cumulus clouds, he trained his camera lens on the newest addition to the neighborhood. The impressive photos that resulted looked alternately like a computer graphic image or a scene from an anime.

"The Olympic Flame that has now moved to Daiba. There were visually pleasing clouds so I turned it into one of those 'anime-looking photos' which you sometimes see these days"

Image reproduced with permission from Yokkun よっくん (@yoshi115t)

"The Olympic Flame that has now moved to Daiba. I thought they would move the Olympic Torch as is, but it looks like this is a smaller version of the Olympic Torch we saw in the Opening Ceremony. The weather was good, and I think the photos I took look like computer graphics. Other photos are in the following Tweets."

Image reproduced with permission from Yokkun よっくん (@yoshi115t).

Cropped by grape Japan to reveal details:

Image reproduced with permission from Yokkun よっくん (@yoshi115t)

A wider shot of the area:

Image reproduced with permission from Yokkun よっくん (@yoshi115t)

"The Olympic Flame that has now moved to Daiba. Taking it from the opposite side (from the side of the life-sized Unicorn Gundam), I could put some greenery in the background, so even in the daytime, you can clearly see the flame and the air shimmering above it."

Image reproduced with permission from Yokkun よっくん (@yoshi115t)

Yokkun's fantastic photos of the Olympic Torch add to the excitement of the events. If you happen to be in the Tokyo area, you can go to Daiba and see it for yourself but you may want to bring binoculars to see it well.

If you want to see more of Yokkun's photos, and especially if you're a Gundam fan, you can follow his Twitter account here.

By - Ben K.

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