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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 18mm — ¹/20 sec, f/7.1, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cheers!

I had a small but tasty get-together the other day with some friends, including recent graduates of the school I wrote about the other day in “Kyoto Butsugen College of Massage”.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 20mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Small Get-Together

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm — ¹/25 sec, f/7.1, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Dig In
shrimp

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Willfully Ignoring The Photographer

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Just Kidding

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tempura Portrait

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Person Portrait

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 4500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Chillin'

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 4000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Rapt Attention
to some story or another
photo by Paul Barr

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/80 sec, f/1.4, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos
Another Food Portrait
dessert

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/80 sec, f/1.4, ISO 900 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tiramisu Arrives

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 4000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tiramisu

This was at Uroko (鱗), a restaurant near the corner of Shijo/Kawaramachi in Kyoto, that I really like for their 蛇の目焼き (janomeyaki) grilled chicken, which is utterly out-of-this-world tasty. The food and drink seemed to never stop all night, but the price was quite reasonable. Highly recommended. The restaurant is here.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm — ¹/60 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Checking Out My Portfolio
on my iPad

I knew my crop-for-iPad plugin for Lightroom would come in handy sometime.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/250 sec, f/1.4, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Engrossed in Conversation

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Bar Glasses

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/200 sec, f/1.4, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Layers

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — ¹/160 sec, f/1.4, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Roughhousing
photo op

The recent grads were from a tight-knit class, so after three years together were like one big family. It was a fun evening.