Comments on: Stonecarver Daizo Nishimura at Work http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lin, from Southern California http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37537 Lin, from Southern California Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:55:18 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37537 I found it very interesting that he uses the split bamboo brush and inkpot as opposed something more modern like say, a Sharpie or even a regular, stiff paintbrush. Did he say anything about why the split bamboo brush is used? <span class='jfriedl'>I didn't ask... it seemed obvious to me, being the same reason that they carve the stones by hand rather than using computer-controlled high-precision milling machines. —Jeffrey</span> I found it very interesting that he uses the split bamboo brush and inkpot as opposed something more modern like say, a Sharpie or even a regular, stiff paintbrush. Did he say anything about why the split bamboo brush is used?

I didn’t ask… it seemed obvious to me, being the same reason that they carve the stones by hand rather than using computer-controlled high-precision milling machines. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Andrew Shieh in Sunnyvale http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37520 Andrew Shieh in Sunnyvale Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:25:43 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37520 The "Brush of Split Bamboo" photo is absolutely perfect. <span class='jfriedl'>Thanks. He was working fast, so I had to work faster, and have quite a few almost-in-focus shots that attest to my inability to do so consistently. Sometimes it's best to just be lucky and carry a big memory card. —Jeffrey</span> The “Brush of Split Bamboo” photo is absolutely perfect.

Thanks. He was working fast, so I had to work faster, and have quite a few almost-in-focus shots that attest to my inability to do so consistently. Sometimes it’s best to just be lucky and carry a big memory card. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37510 Zak Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:11:35 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37510 Glad I got that lens back. You were having entirely too much fun with it. Glad I got that lens back. You were having entirely too much fun with it.

]]> By: Tom http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37505 Tom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:10:58 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-12-07/1389#comment-37505 Very interesting photos that you took at the stone mason's yard. I really like the close-up view of "Brush of Split Bamboo". Very interesting photos that you took at the stone mason’s yard. I really like the close-up view of “Brush of Split Bamboo”.

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