Rina Akiyama 秋山 莉奈 is this weeks J-Babe Of The Week for no other reason that she occasionally eats at my local sushi bar in Yoyogi …. well, that and because she’s gorgeous.
Not so sure how practical this bikini is …. but does it need to be? No.

Rina, from Tokyo was born on the 26th of September 1985 and is currently a in demand Japanese actress, Gravure Idol and any talent she gets cast for.
I took a run up to Iwappara for the first time on Saturday, it was also my first snowboard outing for 2009 …. and i loved it.
Iwappara Ski Resort is about 90 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo, an easy journey out and back.

It was a pretty average day, a bit overcast and rainy at times.
Since seeing these types images for the first time a year or so ago i’m glad my new camera has an in built function to take the series of under and over exposed images in quick succession with very little work from me.

photo credit: EugeniusD80
Over the course of the weekend i will be attempting my first HDR image and if i can get even the slightest level of success i’ll be well happy with myself.