![Kuan-Fu Chang and Verena Wee in Kyoto, Japan KFC and Verena in Kyoto -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031429_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 44mm — 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — map & image data — 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 Before the Feast, the Photograph -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031234_sm.jpg)
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 Verena Photographing Leaves at Murin'an With this result -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031438_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — 1/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — map & image data — 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 KFC at Murin'an's Tearoom Floor -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031440_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — 1/20 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
KFC at Murin'an's Tearoom Floor
![Verena Wee takes a photograph at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan Verena Intently Targeting Across the Lake With this result -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031446_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 50mm — 1/180 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Verena Intently Targeting Across the Lake
With this result
![Kuan-Fu Chang photographs at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan Another Low Shot for KFC -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031444_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — 1/320 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400, — map & image data — nearby photos
Another Low Shot for KFC
![Verena Wee at the Nanzen Temple, Kyoto Japan Verena at the Nanzen Temple Just before taking this shot -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031465_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — 1/1000 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320 — map & image data — 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 Under the Aqueduct -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031468_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 32mm — 1/60 sec, f/7.1, ISO 500, — map & image data — nearby photos
Under the Aqueduct
![Verena Wee checks her photograph of lunch at Konjaku, near the Heian Shrine in Kyoto Japan Verena's Lunch Arrives -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031485_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — 1/80 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — map & image data — 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. Anthony Wasn't Too Hungry -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031493_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 28mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Anthony Wasn't Too Hungry
![Verena Wee photographs Kyoto, Japan from the Shogunzuka hilltop viewing area Kyoto -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031495_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — 1/8000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640, — map & image data — nearby photos
Kyoto
![Kuan-Fu Chang photographs a butterfly as his wife looks on, in Kyoto Japan Butterfly -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/](/i/JEF_031512_sm.jpg)
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 26mm — 1/800 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Butterfly
This would look great as a slideshow with wacky background music.
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 🙂
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.
It’s a pity that KFC’s noodle clip isn’t available anymore. 🙂