I was recently invited back to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to photograph their Samurai Exhibit.  Very interesting exhibit and I would encourage you to see the exhibit for yourself.  I really enjoyed taking the photos but seeing the items up close is very impressive. Great opportunity for me and I hope you enjoy the photos.

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My wife actually asked me if that was a real person.

HMNS Samurai-15 This is one of the most ornate saddles I have ever seen.  Hard to imagine the amount of time that was put in to make something like this.

HMNS Samurai-14 Another photo of the Samurai saddle.

HMNS Samurai-24 The Samurai helmets were the most impressive items on display.  

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These are just a few photos of the items that are on exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.  To see all of the photos you can click on this link www.reeds-photography.com/samurai which will take you to the gallery with all of the photos.  The photos in the gallery are by no means all of the exhibits in this display.  Most all of the photos I took were taken on a tripod with a long exposure time.  This was very time consuming and with the 2 hour time period I had to work with, did not allow me the time to take all of the photos I would have liked to have taken.  So take a trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the Samurai and other exhibits on display. You won't be disappointed.  Please "Like" my blog on Facebook and share with your friends and family.

Sincerely,

Kelly