{"id":332,"date":"2007-01-14T22:39:11","date_gmt":"2007-01-14T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-01-14\/332"},"modified":"2007-06-30T20:17:44","modified_gmt":"2007-06-30T11:17:44","slug":"vine-and-bamboo-again-with-desktop-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-01-14\/332","title":{"rendered":"Vine and Bamboo Again (With Desktop Backgrounds)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p>A few days after I <a\nhref=\"\/blog\/2006-11-25\/290\">posted<\/a> <span class='nobr'>a photo<\/span> of <span class='nobr'>a vine<\/span>\non <span class='nobr'>a bamboo<\/span> fence (see the image at the lower left), <span class='nobr'>I went back<\/span> to see it\nin <span class='nobr'>a different<\/span> light. <span class='nobr'>I was surprised<\/span> to see how much the vine had withered\naway in just four days (image lower right).<\/p>\n\n<table cellpadding='4' align='center'>\n<tr valign='top'><td align='center'>\n\n<a name='023390' href=\"\/i\/JEF_023390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_023390_sm2.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"493\"\nalt=\"Vine with reddening leaves sticks through a crack in a bamboo fence (Kyoto, Japan)\"\nid=\"i023390_sm2\"\nnoindex=\"noindex\"\ntitle=\"Vine with reddening leaves sticks through a crack in a bamboo fence (Kyoto, Japan)\"\/><\/a><br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\"><sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, f\/9, ISO 640 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_023390.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_023390.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span><br\/><span\nstyle='font-size:130%'>Original (in 10<span style='font-variant: small-caps'>am<\/span> shade)<\/span>\n\n<\/td><td align='center'>\n\n<a name='023856' href=\"\/i\/JEF_023856.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_023856_sm.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"493\"\nalt=\"Withering vine with reddening leaves sticks through a crack in a bamboo fence (Kyoto, Japan)\"\nid=\"i023856\"\nnoindex=\"noindex\"\ntitle=\"Withering vine with reddening leaves sticks through a crack in a bamboo fence (Kyoto, Japan)\"\/><\/a><br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\"><sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>200 sec, f\/10, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_023856.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_023856.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span><br\/><span\nstyle='font-size:130%'>Four Days Later (in 3<span style='font-variant: small-caps'>pm<\/span> sun)<\/span>\n\n<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<p>You can also see how harsh the direct sun of the second is, compared with the morning shade of the first.<\/p>\n\n<p>Harsh sun or not, <span class='nobr'>I thought<\/span> some of the other shots <span class='nobr'>I got<\/span> that day might\nmake <span class='nobr'>a nice<\/span> desktop background image, so I've provided three, in an array\nof both standard and widescreen sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The first is a close-up of the vine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style='margin-bottom:70px' class='ic'><a name='023868' href=\"\/i\/JEF_023868.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_sm.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"449\"\nid=\"i023868\"\nphotostream=\"japan,fall\"\/><\/a><br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/9, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_023868.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_023868.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>\n<span style='margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; opacity: .6; filter: alpha(opacity=60);'>\nStandard: <small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1024x768.jpg\" title=\"1024 x 768 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1024<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>768<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1440x1080.jpg\" title=\"1440 x 1080 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1440<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1080<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1600x1200.jpg\" title=\"1600 x 1200 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1600<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a><\/small>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Widescreen:&nbsp;&nbsp;<small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1280x800.jpg\" title=\"1280 x 800 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1280<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>800<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1680x1050.jpg\" title=\"1680 x 1050 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1680<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1050<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_1920x1200.jpg\" title=\"1920 x 1200 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">1920<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023868_2560x1600.jpg\" title=\"2560 x 1600 desktop background image of red-leaved vine on a bamboo fence\">2560<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1600<\/a><\/small><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next we have a blank section of bamboo fence. Yes, it's boring, but then, it <i>is<\/i> for <span class='nobr'>a desktop<\/span> background....<\/p>\n\n\n<div style='margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:70px' class='ic'><a name='023873' href=\"\/i\/JEF_023873.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_sm.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"449\"\nid=\"i023873\"\nphotostream=\"japan\"\/><\/a><br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55\/2.8 @ 30mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/9, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_023873.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_023873.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>\n<span style='margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; opacity: .6; filter: alpha(opacity=60);'>\nStandard: <small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1024x768.jpg\" title=\"1024 x 768 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1024<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>768<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1440x1080.jpg\" title=\"1440 x 1080 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1440<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1080<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1600x1200.jpg\" title=\"1600 x 1200 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1600<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a><\/small>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Widescreen:&nbsp;&nbsp;<small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1280x800.jpg\" title=\"1280 x 800 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1280<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>800<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1680x1050.jpg\" title=\"1680 x 1050 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1680<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1050<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_1920x1200.jpg\" title=\"1920 x 1200 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1920<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023873_2560x1600.jpg\" title=\"2560 x 1600 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">2560<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1600<\/a><\/small><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Finally, a wider view, in case it appeals to some. <span class='nobr'>The wider<\/span> view\nhighlights that the bamboo slats were not properly perpendicular, and so the whole image feels tilted <span class='nobr'>a bit.<\/span> <span class='nobr'>If I correct<\/span>\nfor the slant one way, it feels tilted the other, so there you have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style='margin-top:30px' class='ic'><a name='023874' href=\"\/i\/JEF_023874.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_sm.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"449\"\nid=\"i023874\"\nphotostream=\"japan\"\/><\/a><br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/9, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_023874.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_023874.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span style='margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; opacity: .6; filter: alpha(opacity=60);'>\nStandard: <small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1024x768.jpg\" title=\"1024 x 768 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1024<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>768<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1440x1080.jpg\" title=\"1440 x 1080 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1440<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1080<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1600x1200.jpg\" title=\"1600 x 1200 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1600<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a><\/small>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Widescreen:&nbsp;&nbsp;<small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1280x800.jpg\" title=\"1280 x 800 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1280<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>800<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1680x1050.jpg\" title=\"1680 x 1050 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1680<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1050<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_1920x1200.jpg\" title=\"1920 x 1200 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">1920<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1200<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class='quiet'\nhref=\"\/i\/JEF_023874_2560x1600.jpg\" title=\"2560 x 1600 desktop background image of bamboo fence\">2560<span style='margin:0 0.1em'>&times;<\/span>1600<\/a><\/small><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days after I posted a photo of a vine on a bamboo fence (see the image at the lower left), I went back to see it in a different light. I was surprised to see how much the vine had withered away in just four days (image lower right).<\/p> Original (in 10am shade) Four Days Later (in 3pm sun) <p>You can also see how harsh the direct sun of the second is, compared with the morning shade of the first.<\/p> <p>Harsh sun or not, I thought some of the other shots I got that day might make a [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,14,2,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}