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June 4th, 2007 10:43pm JST (4 years, 8 months ago)

Kuan-Fu Chang and Verena Wee in Kyoto, Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 44mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
KFC and Verena in Kyoto

When it rains it pours. I hadn't had someone visit from The States for three years, and this week I'm enjoying two visits, my Aunt Jeannette as I noted yesterday, and separately, an old colleague from Yahoo! who now lives in Singapore, Kuan-Fu Chang (aka “KFC”), and his wife, also a former Yahoo!, Verena Wee.

I particularly enjoyed how they're both somewhat camera geeks, so I enjoyed taking pictures of them taking pictures.

I'd met them for dinner the other night, bringing along my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for the low light, watching as they photographed the various dishes as they arrived. In the shot below, it's a tomato dish, with scallions and grated daikon, and was quite good.

Verena Wee photographs a Tomato/Scallion dish in Kyoto, Japan

Nikon D200 + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 — ¹/80 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1000 — full exif
Before the Feast, the Photograph

Today we walked around my place, visiting the gardens of Murin'an, the Nanzen Temple, and the Shogunzuka hilltop overlooking Kyoto.

A silhouetted Verena Wee photographs leaves at Murin'an, Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Verena Photographing Leaves at Murin'an
With this result

Kuan-Fu Chang photographs the floor of the tea room of Murin'an, Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — ¹/20 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
KFC at Murin'an's Tearoom Floor

Verena Wee takes a photograph at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 50mm — ¹/180 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Verena Intently Targeting Across the Lake
With this result

Kuan-Fu Chang photographs at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/320 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400, — full exif & map — nearby photos
Another Low Shot for KFC

Verena Wee at the Nanzen Temple, Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Verena at the Nanzen Temple
Just before taking this shot

Verena Wee photographs the arches of the aqueduct at the Nanzen Temple, in Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 32mm — ¹/60 sec, f/7.1, ISO 500, — full exif & map — nearby photos
Under the Aqueduct

Verena Wee checks her photograph of lunch at Konjaku, near the Heian Shrine in Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/80 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Verena's Lunch Arrives

Verena Wee, Kuan-Fu Chang, and Anthony Friedl at Konjaku, near the Heian Shrine, in Kyoto Japan. Anthony is drawing a parking lot.

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 28mm — ¹/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Anthony Wasn't Too Hungry

Verena Wee photographs Kyoto, Japan from the Shogunzuka hilltop viewing area

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — ¹/8000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640, — full exif & map — nearby photos
Kyoto

Kuan-Fu Chang photographs a butterfly as his wife looks on, in Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — ¹/800 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Butterfly

October	31st,	2006	Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Prime Lens
June	3rd,	2007	Aunt Jeannette In Kyoto
June	10th,	2007	Family Moments at the Nanzen Temple
July	5th,	2007	Kyoto's Okazaki Area, From Mt. Daimonji
July	17th,	2007	Anthony Inspects a Butterfly
January	10th,	2008	Old Japanese Lock
March	4th,	2008	Desktop Backgrounds: Bamboo, Stones, and Coral
June	11th,	2008	Hiking Close to Home: Higashiyama
December	7th,	2008	Burning Relief: The Outside Walls of Kyoto's Murin'an Garden
November	25th,	2009	Teeming Throngs Enjoying the Colors at Kyoto's Eikando Temple

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This would look great as a slideshow with wacky background music.

— comment by Nils on June 6th, 2007 at 9:59am JST (4 years, 8 months ago) — comment permalink

Thanks heaps for showing us around, Jeffrey. We had an awesome time!
The photos that made the cut can be seen here.

Think I might get a dslr after all

— comment by verena on June 7th, 2007 at 1:03am JST (4 years, 8 months ago) — comment permalink

Thanks much Jeffrey! You and Anthony were our highlights in Kyoto.
These are my photos that made the cut. There’s also a short clip I made from some of the photos in that set about you making a bowl of noodles for Anthony.

— comment by kuanfu on June 9th, 2007 at 5:16pm JST (4 years, 8 months ago) — comment permalink