{"id":988,"date":"2008-11-09T23:23:52","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-11-09\/988"},"modified":"2008-11-09T23:23:52","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T14:23:52","slug":"ordination-of-sister-yukari-saikawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-11-09\/988","title":{"rendered":"Ordination of Sister Yukari Saikawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 190 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSister Yukari Saikawa<\/span>\nordained a Catholic Nun today in Kyoto\n<\/div>\n\n

My friend Britto's friend, Saikawa-san, was ordained a Catholic<\/span> nun\ntoday, and I was<\/span> invited to photograph the event. I always<\/span> feel a bit<\/span> iffy\nabout using a camera<\/span> during Mass, but I've done it a few<\/span> times when it's\nbeen specifically allowed, such as when Anthony served mass for the\nfirst time<\/a>, and when a\nfriend's<\/span> baby was baptized<\/a>. Today went beyond “allowed” to “requested”,\nso I approached<\/span> it with (an appropriately reserved) gusto.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBishop Prepares to Enter<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 125 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMass Starts<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Just after the vows, she got a hug from a French<\/span>-speaking lady that I\nassumed<\/span> to be her mentor. I was unprepared<\/span> for it and the best I could<\/span> do was this 1\/40th second shot (thank God for the VR lens)...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 120 mm<\/span> — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec<\/span>, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMaking it Official<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBlessing from the Bishop<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Later, just before Mass ended, a final<\/span> blessing...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 140 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPost-Mass Photo Op<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

By the way, I know that<\/span> “ordination” probably isn't the right word to\nuse here, but I'm not sure what the word is when someone becomes a nun.<\/span> In any case<\/span>, you know what I mean<\/span> when I use<\/span> it, so I do.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Britto's wife and son, Antony, were there. Antony turned one year old on\nFriday, and looked absolutely adorable in his traditional Indian little-boy\noutfit. (I suspect<\/span> that he would have looked equally adorable in\nanything... he was so cute I almost<\/span> exploded.)<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 135 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAntony Solomon Britto<\/span>\n1 year 2 days old\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAntony and Mommy<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My friend Britto's friend, Saikawa-san, was ordained a Catholic nun today, and I was invited to photograph the event. I always feel a bit iffy about using a camera during Mass, but I've done it a few times when it's been specifically allowed, such as when Anthony served mass for the first time, and when a friend's baby was baptized. Today went beyond \"allowed\" to \"requested\", so I approached it with (an appropriately reserved) gusto.<\/p>

Just after the vows, she got a hug from a French-speaking lady that I assumed to be her mentor. I was unprepared for it and [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988"}],"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=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}