{"id":480,"date":"2007-06-04T22:43:39","date_gmt":"2007-06-04T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-06-04\/480"},"modified":"2007-06-04T22:43:39","modified_gmt":"2007-06-04T13:43:39","slug":"kfc-and-verena-in-kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-06-04\/480","title":{"rendered":"KFC and Verena in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031429' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031429.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031429_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"KFC and Verena in Kyoto -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031429\"\ntitle=\"Kuan-Fu Chang and Verena Wee in Kyoto, Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 44mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031429.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031429.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>KFC and Verena in Kyoto<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>When it rains it pours. I hadn't had someone visit from The States for\nthree years, and this week I'm enjoying two visits, my <a\nhref=\"\/blog\/2007-06-03\/479\">Aunt Jeannette<\/a> as <span class='nobr'>I noted<\/span>\nyesterday, and separately, an old colleague from Yahoo! who now lives in\nSingapore, Kuan-Fu Chang (aka &#8220;KFC&#8221;), and his wife, also <span class='nobr'>a former<\/span> Yahoo!,\nVerena Wee.<\/p>\n\n<p>I particularly enjoyed how they're both somewhat camera geeks, so <span class='nobr'>I\nenjoyed<\/span> taking pictures of them taking pictures.<\/p>\n\n<p>I'd met them for dinner the other night, bringing along my <a\nhref=\"\/blog\/2006-10-31\/274\" class='quiet'>Sigma 30mm\nf\/1.4<\/a> for the low light, watching as they photographed the various\ndishes as they arrived. <span class='nobr'>In the shot<\/span> below, it's <span class='nobr'>a tomato<\/span> dish, with\nscallions and grated <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daikon\"\nclass='quiet'>daikon<\/a>, and was quite good.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031234' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031234.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031234_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Before the Feast, the Photograph -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031234\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee photographs a Tomato\/Scallion dish in Kyoto, Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Sigma 30mm f\/1.4 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 1000 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031234.jpg\">full exif<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Before the Feast, the Photograph<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Today we walked around my place, visiting the gardens of Murin'an, the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/index.php?s=Nanzen+Temple\">Nanzen\nTemple<\/a>, and the Shogunzuka hilltop overlooking Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031438' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031438.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031438_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Verena Photographing Leaves at Murin'an With this result -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031438\"\ntitle=\"A silhouetted Verena Wee photographs leaves at Murin'an, Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031438.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031438.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Verena Photographing Leaves at Murin'an<\/span>\n<br\/>With <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/qoomonster\/531799888\/\">this result<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031440' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031440.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031440_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"KFC at Murin'an's Tearoom Floor -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031440\"\ntitle=\"Kuan-Fu Chang photographs the floor of the tea room of Murin'an, Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>20 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031440.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031440.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>KFC at Murin'an's Tearoom Floor<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031446' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031446.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031446_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Verena Intently Targeting Across the Lake With this result -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031446\"\nindexhint=\"left\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee takes a photograph at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 50mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>180 sec, f\/5.6, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031446.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031446.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Verena Intently Targeting Across the Lake<\/span>\n<br\/>With <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/qoomonster\/531813654\/\">this result<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031444' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031444.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031444_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Another Low Shot for KFC -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031444\"\ntitle=\"Kuan-Fu Chang photographs at the Murin'an gardens, Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/4.5, ISO 400,\n &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031444.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031444.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Another Low Shot for KFC<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031465' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031465.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031465_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Verena at the Nanzen Temple Just before taking this shot -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031465\"\nindexhint=\"left\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee at the Nanzen Temple, Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f\/4.5, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031465.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031465.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Verena at the Nanzen Temple<\/span><br\/>\nJust before taking <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/qoomonster\/531844828\/in\/set-72157600276070383\/\">this shot<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031468' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031468.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031468_sm.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"600\"\nalt=\"Under the Aqueduct -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031468\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee photographs the arches of the aqueduct at the Nanzen Temple, in Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 32mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, f\/7.1, ISO 500,\n &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031468.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031468.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Under the Aqueduct<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031485' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031485.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031485_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Verena's Lunch Arrives -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031485\"\nindexhint=\"bottom\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee checks her photograph of lunch at Konjaku, near the Heian Shrine in Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 17mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 640 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031485.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031485.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Verena's Lunch Arrives<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031493' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031493.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031493_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Anthony Wasn't Too Hungry -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031493\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee, Kuan-Fu Chang, and Anthony Friedl at Konjaku, near the Heian Shrine, in Kyoto Japan. Anthony is drawing a parking lot.\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 28mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 640 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031493.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031493.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Anthony Wasn't Too Hungry<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name='031495' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031495.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031495_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Kyoto -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031495\"\ntitle=\"Verena Wee photographs Kyoto, Japan from the Shogunzuka hilltop viewing area\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 640,\n &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031495.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031495.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Kyoto<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<a name='butterfly'>&nbsp;<\/a>\n<div class='ic'><a name='031512' href=\"\/i\/JEF_031512.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JEF_031512_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"462\"\nalt=\"Butterfly -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2007 Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i031512\"\ntitle=\"Kuan-Fu Chang photographs a butterfly as his wife looks on, in Kyoto Japan\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, f\/4.5, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a  href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJEF_031512.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JEF_031512.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Butterfly<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p> <p>I particularly enjoyed how they're both somewhat camera geeks, so I enjoyed taking pictures of them taking pictures.<\/p> <p>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 [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480"}],"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=480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}