I had an amazing afternoon at an ikebana (flower-arranging) show held at the Shoren'in Temple. 600 photos to sift through.... above is one that caught my eye.

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(If you can't see the photos above, try viewing your screen from an extreme angle, perhaps from way above, and the image should somewhat appear. Or, scroll down...)

(カメラのレンスのミスのせいで上の写真はだめに成りましたけれども、アドベLightroomというソフトで半分まで立ち直る。)

Fourth-grade Anthony had his school Sports Festival today. Wanting to keep my baggage to a minimum, I chose the Sigma "Bigma" 50-500mm Zoom for the day. I loved this lens when I first got it two and a half years ago, but it quickly developed CPU problems that caused it to "freak out". I ended up having it replaced twice, and while the third copy's CPU seemed okay, its image [...]

In a comment on my "Low-Quality Photographic Lighting Has Me Seen Green" post from two days ago, RoyReddy suggested a product that might help (an X-Rite Color-Checker Passport). It looked like a good idea, so I ordered one yesterday, from Amazon Japan.

This morning I was disappointed to see the "delivery estimate" of "October 21, 2012 - October 27, 2012". Drat, that pretty much means that the Amazon store I bought it from is just an office that imports things on demand (e.g. from America) and when they receive it, forward it to me. I was disappointed to have to [...]
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The fall colors won't get going in earnest in Kyoto for another month and a half, but I came across this leaf yesterday that seems to have begun things with gusto.

京都の秋はまだまだですが、この葉っぱは元気で速い。

The other day while my wife was preparing for her ballet recital, I wandered around the shrine complex across the street from the venue. That's where I snapped the "Cute Little Melodrama in Five Photos" sequence that I posted the other day.

The direct sun made for harsh lighting that I just didn't have the skill to deal with well, so from a technical point of view these photos are crap, all lacking a certain richness. I'll have to head back on a lightly-cloudy day. Still, it's a pretty area, so even crappy photos are not too bad to look [...]